Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2016C00708:clause:2_123
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2016C00708
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 2 cl 123
Character Range: 191900–192591

123  Formal warnings
 (1) An authorised officer or police officer may, instead of taking proceedings against a person for a contravention of a road law, formally warn the person if the officer believes:
 (a) the person had taken reasonable steps to prevent the contravention and was unaware of the contravention; and
 (b) the contravention is appropriate to be dealt with by way of a formal warning under this section.
 (2) A formal warning must be in writing.
 (3) A formal warning may not be given for a substantial risk breach or a severe risk breach of a mass, dimension or load restraint requirement.
 (4) In this section:
proceedings includes action by way of an infringement notice.