Rail Safety National Law (Queensland)
sec.228Applying brake or emergency device
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sec.228 Applying brake or emergency device
A person must not, without reasonable excuse— apply any brake or make use of any emergency device fitted to a train or tram; or make use of any emergency device on railway premises. Maximum penalty: $10 000. Emergency devices include an emergency button on a station communication board or on an escalator. Subsection (1) places an evidential burden on the accused to show a reasonable excuse. (sec.228-ssec.1) A person must not, without reasonable excuse— apply any brake or make use of any emergency device fitted to a train or tram; or make use of any emergency device on railway premises. Maximum penalty: $10 000. Emergency devices include an emergency button on a station communication board or on an escalator. (sec.228-ssec.2) Subsection (1) places an evidential burden on the accused to show a reasonable excuse.
- (a) apply any brake or make use of any emergency device fitted to a train or tram; or
- (b) make use of any emergency device on railway premises.