160Rail safety officer may direct a thing’s return

160 Rail safety officer may direct a thing’s return

160 Rail safety officer may direct a thing’s return

(1) If a rail safety officer has directed a person to take a thing to a specified place within a specified time under section 159(1), a rail safety officer may direct the person to return the thing to the place from which it was taken.

(2) A person given a direction under subsection (1) must comply with that direction unless the person has a reasonable excuse.

Maximum penalty—$5 000.

(3) Subsection (2) places an evidential burden on the accused to show a reasonable excuse.