Permitted use of vehicle the subject of a major or minor defect notice without permission of authorised officer
529B Permitted use of vehicle the subject of a major or minor defect notice without permission of authorised officer
A heavy vehicle that is the subject of a major defect notice or minor defect notice may be used on a road if—
the relevant repairs have been carried out; and
the vehicle is being taken to a place to be inspected for the purpose of enabling the vehicle defect notice to be cleared under section 530;
and
the vehicle is not carrying goods or passengers; and
the use of the vehicle does not pose a safety risk.
An authorised officer may require a driver of the heavy vehicle to produce evidence of the relevant repairs to the authorised officer within a reasonable time, and in a reasonable way, stated by the officer.
Subsection (1) stops applying to the vehicle if the driver fails to comply with the requirement.
The use of the heavy vehicle under subsection (1) is not a contravention of the vehicle defect notice.
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