Queensland Consolidated Regulations

TRANSPORT OPERATIONS (ROAD USE MANAGEMENT--ACCREDITATION AND OTHER PROVISIONS) REGULATION 2015 - REG 139

139 Light or sign creating danger to traffic

(1) This section applies if the chief executive or commissioner considers a light or sign in, on, or near a road, or attached to a building or other structure in the vicinity of a road, may create a danger to traffic.

(2) The chief executive or commissioner may give the owner of the light or sign a written notice requiring the owner, within the time stated in the notice, to—

(a) remove the light or sign; or

(b) modify the light or sign, in the way stated in the notice, so it does not create a danger to traffic.

(3) The owner must comply with the notice unless the owner has a reasonable excuse.

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—40 penalty units.

(4) If the owner does not comply with the notice, the chief executive or commissioner may—

(a) remove the light or sign; and

(b) recover the removal costs from the owner as a debt.