(1) If an authorised officer issues a major defect notice for a heavy vehicle, the authorised officer must attach a defective vehicle label to the vehicle.
(2) If an authorised officer issues a minor defect notice for a heavy vehicle, the authorised officer may attach a defective vehicle label to the vehicle.
(3) A person must not remove or deface a defective vehicle label attached to a heavy vehicle under subsection (1) or (2).
Maximum penalty—$3000.
(4) Subsection (3) does not apply to a person removing a defective vehicle label under section 530(2) or 531(5).