Transport of Dangerous Goods by Road and Rail (National Uniform Legislation) Act 2010
95Oral direction may be given before prohibition notice is served
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95 Oral direction may be given before prohibition notice is served grounds: (a) a dangerous activity is occurring or may occur; and (b) it is not reasonable or immediately possible to serve a prohibition notice. (2) The authorised officer may orally direct a person who has or appears to have control over the activity to do or not to do a specified act.
Transport of Dangerous Goods by Road and Rail (National Uniform Legislation) Act 2010 64 (3) The authorised officer must, in giving the direction: (a) specify the reason for giving the direction; and (b) tell the person that it is an offence not to comply with the direction. (4) The direction ceases to have effect if a prohibition notice for the dangerous activity is not served on the person within 5 days after the direction is given. (5) A person commits an offence if: (a) a direction under subsection (2) has been given to the person; and of the direction. subsection (5) if the defendant: (a) establishes a reasonable excuse; and (b) without limiting paragraph (a), establishes that the authorised officer did not tell the person that it is an offence not to comply