sec.98Authorised officer may issue certificate of inspection

sec.98 Authorised officer may issue certificate of inspection

An authorised officer, other than a police officer, may issue a certificate of inspection for a vehicle if the authorised officer— inspected the vehicle and is reasonably satisfied the vehicle is not defective; or reasonably believes— the vehicle was inspected by another person, who is appropriately qualified to inspect the vehicle, and the other person found the vehicle to not be defective. See section 9 for the action an authorised officer may take if the officer reasonably believes a light vehicle is defective. See also the Heavy Vehicle National Law (Queensland), section 526 in relation to vehicle defect notices for heavy vehicles. Subject to section 99 , the authorised officer must, immediately after issuing a certificate of inspection for a vehicle, give the certificate to the owner of the vehicle or the owner’s agent. If the authorised officer inspects the vehicle, the inspection must be carried out in a way that is consistent with— for a light vehicle—the Queensland Light Vehicle Inspection Manual; or for a heavy vehicle—the National Heavy Vehicle Inspection Manual. (sec.98-ssec.1) An authorised officer, other than a police officer, may issue a certificate of inspection for a vehicle if the authorised officer— inspected the vehicle and is reasonably satisfied the vehicle is not defective; or reasonably believes— the vehicle was inspected by another person, who is appropriately qualified to inspect the vehicle, and the other person found the vehicle to not be defective. See section 9 for the action an authorised officer may take if the officer reasonably believes a light vehicle is defective. See also the Heavy Vehicle National Law (Queensland), section 526 in relation to vehicle defect notices for heavy vehicles. (sec.98-ssec.2) Subject to section 99 , the authorised officer must, immediately after issuing a certificate of inspection for a vehicle, give the certificate to the owner of the vehicle or the owner’s agent. (sec.98-ssec.3) If the authorised officer inspects the vehicle, the inspection must be carried out in a way that is consistent with— for a light vehicle—the Queensland Light Vehicle Inspection Manual; or for a heavy vehicle—the National Heavy Vehicle Inspection Manual.

• (a) inspected the vehicle and is reasonably satisfied the vehicle is not defective; or
• (b) reasonably believes— (i) the vehicle was inspected by another person, who is appropriately qualified to inspect the vehicle, and (ii) the other person found the vehicle to not be defective.
• (i) the vehicle was inspected by another person, who is appropriately qualified to inspect the vehicle, and
• (ii) the other person found the vehicle to not be defective.
• (i) the vehicle was inspected by another person, who is appropriately qualified to inspect the vehicle, and