Queensland Consolidated Regulations(1) If an authorised officer issues a defect notice for a vehicle, the officer may also attach a label (defective vehicle label) to a conspicuous part of the vehicle.
(2) A person must not remove a defective vehicle label from the vehicle, unless the person has a reasonable excuse.
Maximum penalty--30 penalty units.
(3) However, an authorised officer may remove the label if the officer is reasonably satisfied the vehicle is no longer defective.