Queensland Consolidated Acts

TRANSPORT OPERATIONS (ROAD USE MANAGEMENT) ACT 1995 - SECT 161B

161B Improvement notices

(1) This section applies if an authorised officer reasonably believes a person has contravened, is contravening or is likely to contravene a provision under this Act about the transport of dangerous goods or relating to a prescribed dangerous goods vehicle.

(2) The authorised officer may give the person a notice (an
"improvement notice" ) requiring the person to remedy the contravention or likely contravention, or the matters or activities occasioning the contravention or likely contravention, before the date stated in the notice.

(3) The improvement notice must state a date, with or without a time, by which the person is required to remedy the contravention or likely contravention, or the matters or activities causing the contravention or likely contravention, that the officer considers is reasonable having regard to—

(a) the severity of any relevant risks; and

(b) the nature of the contravention or likely contravention.

(4) The improvement notice must state each of the following—

(a) that the authorised officer reasonably believes that a person has contravened, is contravening or is likely to contravene a provision under this Act;

(b) the reasons for that belief;

(c) the provisions under this Act in relation to which that belief is held;

(d) the prescribed review information for the decision;

(e) that the notice is given under this section.

(5) The improvement notice may state the way the alleged contravention or likely contravention, or the matters or activities occasioning the alleged contravention or likely contravention, are to be remedied.