Western Australian Consolidated Acts Western Australian Consolidated Acts (1) Where the Minister
or Commissioner refers any question to the Committee under section 23L(1)
and the Commissioner believes on reasonable grounds that goods of the class or
description, or the particular goods to which the question relates are so
dangerous that their supply ought, in the interests of the safety of the
public to be prohibited immediately, the Commissioner may make an interim
order prohibiting the supply of goods of the class or description specified,
or of any particular goods so specified, for a period not exceeding
28 days from the date on which the order is published in the Government
Gazette .
(2) Where in
considering a question referred to it pursuant to section 23L(1), the
Committee is of the opinion that goods of the class or description or, the
particular goods to which the question relates are so dangerous that their
supply ought, in the interests of the safety of the public to be prohibited
immediately, notwithstanding that the Committee has not fully considered the
question, the Committee may recommend to the Commissioner that he make an
interim order with respect to those goods.
(3) Without limiting
subsection (1), the Commissioner may, if he agrees with the
recommendation of the Committee, make an interim order prohibiting the supply
of goods of the class or description specified in the recommendation, or, of
any particular goods so specified, for a period not exceeding 28 days
from the date on which the order is published in the Government Gazette .
(4) If the
Commissioner makes an order under this section he shall cause the order to be
published in the Government Gazette .
(5) An order made
under this section shall not be capable of being renewed or replaced by a
further order made under this section, but the Commissioner may, by notice
published in the Government Gazette on the recommendation of the Committee,
extend the operation of the order for one period not exceeding 28 days.
(6) The Commissioner
may, by notice published in the Government Gazette on his own motion or on the
recommendation of the Committee revoke or amend an order made under this
section.
(7)
Where —
(a) an
order made under this section is in effect in respect of goods of any class or
description or any particular goods; and
(b)
before that order expires or is revoked an order made under section 23R
takes effect in respect of goods of that class or description or those
particular goods,
the order made under
this section is revoked.
[Section 23Q inserted by No. 90 of 1978
s. 7; amended by No. 69 of 2006 s. 7.]