Western Australian Consolidated Regulations Western Australian Consolidated Regulations (1) A person who
issues a compliance notice for a vehicle must serve the notice —
(a) by
serving a copy of it personally on the driver of the vehicle; or
(b) by
affixing a copy of it, in a conspicuous place, to the vehicle or, in the case
of a notice relating to a combination or to a vehicle in a combination, to the
first or only motor vehicle in the combination.
(1a) A person who
issues a compliance notice for a vehicle may, in addition to serving the
notice, affix in a conspicuous place on the vehicle, a sticker in a form
approved by the Director General indicating that a compliance notice is in
force for the vehicle.
(2) While a compliance
notice is in force, a person must not —
(a)
damage or destroy the notice or a copy of it;
(b) if a
copy of the notice is affixed to the vehicle under subregulation (1),
remove the copy from the vehicle except for the purpose of ensuring that the
notice is complied with; and
(c) if a
sticker is affixed to the vehicle under subregulation (1a), remove the
sticker from the vehicle.
Penalty:
(a) for
a first offence: 24 PU;
(b) for
a subsequent offence: 40 PU.
Modified penalty: 8 PU.
(3) If a compliance
notice is issued in respect of a defect that requires rectification,
subregulation (2)(c) does not apply to a person who is repairing that
defect if —
(a) it
is reasonably necessary to remove the sticker in order to repair the defect;
(b) the
person re-affixes the sticker to the vehicle when the defect has been
repaired; and
(c) the
vehicle is not driven on a road until the sticker has been re-affixed.
[Regulation 64 amended in Gazette
3 Jan 2003 p. 7-8.]