Western Australian Repealed Acts

This legislation has been repealed.

DANGEROUS GOODS (TRANSPORT) ACT 1998 - SECT 28

28 .         Preventing injury and damage by direct action
(Cwlth s 31)

                If —

            (a)         an authorized officer believes on reasonable grounds that a dangerous situation exists; and

            (b)         either —

                  (i)         a person to whom a notice under section 25 or 26 has been given has not complied with the notice; or

                  (ii)         giving such a notice to a person would not be appropriate to avert, eliminate or minimize the danger,

                the authorized officer may take or cause to be taken any action he or she believes on reasonable grounds to be necessary to avert, eliminate or minimize the danger.