State Transport Act 1938

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(2) Every such regulation shall be in force for the period specified therein not exceeding 3 months but may by regulation be extended for a further period or periods no one of which shall exceed 3 months. (3) If a state of emergency has been declared, the Governor in Council may give such directions and prescribe such matters as the Governor in Council shall deem necessary or desirable to secure the peace, welfare, order, good government, or the public safety of the State or any part of the State according as a state of emergency has been declared under this Act to exist within the State or within such part thereof. (4) And without limiting the generality of such powers the Governor in Council may make provisions for securing the essentials of life to the people generally or, in any particular case, the securing and regulating of the supply and distribution of food, water, fuel, light, or other necessities, the provision and maintenance of the means of transit, transport, locomotion, or other services, and prescribing such other acts, matters, and things as the Governor in Council shall consider necessary or expedient in the regulation. s 2 prev s 2 om 1995 No. 58 s 4sch 1 pres s 2 amd 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1 hdg prec s 3 om 1995 No. 58 s 4sch 1 3 General penalty Every person committing a breach of or failing to comply with any of the provisions of this Act shall, if no other penalty is specified, be liable to a maximum penalty of 20 penalty units. s 3 prev s 3 om 1995 No. 58 s 4sch 1 pres s 3 amd 1981 No. 93 s 10; 1995 No. 58 s 4sch 1 hdg prec s 4 om 11 Geo 6 No. 17 s 5(1)(i) 4 Regulation making power (1) The Governor in Council may make regulations under this Act. (2) A regulation may prescribe offences for a contravention of a regulation and fix a maximum penalty of not more than 4 penalty units, and, for a continuing offence, a further penalty of not more than 1 penalty unit for each day the offence continued after the conviction of the person for the offence. s 4 prev s 4 om 11 Geo 6 No. 17 s 5(1)(i) pres s 4 amd 1981 No. 93 s 12 sub 1995 No. 58 s 4sch 1 hdg prec s 5 om 11 Geo 6 No. 17 s 5(1)(i) 5 [Repealed] s 5 om 11 Geo 6 No. 17 s 5(1)(i) hdg prec s 6 om 11 Geo 6 No. 17 s 5(1)(i) 6 [Repealed] s 6 om 11 Geo 6 No. 17 s 5(1)(i) 7 [Repealed] s 7 om 11 Geo 6 No. 17 s 5(1)(i) 8 [Repealed] s 8 om 11 Geo 6 No. 17 s 5(1)(i) hdg prec s 9 om 11 Geo 6 No. 17 s 5(1)(i) 9 [Repealed] s 9 om 11 Geo 6 No. 17 s 5(1)(i) 10 [Repealed] s 10 om 11 Geo 6 No. 17 s 5(1)(i) 11 [Repealed] s 11 om 11 Geo 6 No. 17 s 5(1)(i) 12 [Repealed] s 12 om 11 Geo 6 No. 17 s 5(1)(i) hdg prec s 13 om 28 November 1995 RA s 38 13 [Repealed] s 13 amd 11 Geo 6 No. 17 s 5(2) om 1995 No. 58 s 4sch 1 14 [Repealed] s 14 om 11 Geo 6 No. 17 s 5(1)(i) hdg prec s 15 om 11 Geo 6 No. 17 s 5(1)(i) 15 [Repealed] s 15 om 11 Geo 6 No. 17 s 5(1)(i) hdg prec s 16 om 11 Geo 6 No. 17 s 5(1)(i) 16 [Repealed] s 16 om 11 Geo 6 No. 17 s 5(1)(i) 17 [Repealed] s 17 om 11 Geo 6 No. 17 s 5(1)(i) hdg prec s 18 om 11 Geo 6 No. 17 s 5(1)(i) 18 [Repealed] s 18 om 11 Geo 6 No. 17 s 5(1)(i) 19 [Repealed] s 19 om 13 Geo 6 No. 26 s 4(a) hdg prec s 20 om 11 Geo 6 No. 17 s 5(1)(i) 20 [Repealed] s 20 om 11 Geo 6 No. 17 s 5(1)(i) 21 [Repealed] s 21 om 11 Geo 6 No. 17 s 5(1)(i) hdg prec s 22 om 28 November 1995 RA s 38 hdg prec s 23 om 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1 23A [Repealed] s 23A ins 1981 No. 93 s 11 om 1995 No. 58 s 4sch 1 hdg prec s 24 om 1995 No. 58 s 4sch 1 25 [Repealed] s 25 prev s 25 om 11 Geo 6 No. 17 s 5(1)(i) pres s 25 ins 1995 No. 58 s 4sch 1 om 28 November 1995 RA s 37 26 [Repealed] s 26 om 1995 No. 58 s 4sch 1 hdg prec s 27 om 11 Geo 6 No. 17 s 5(1)(i) 27 [Repealed] s 27 amd 7 Geo 6 No. 13 s 13 om 11 Geo 6 No. 17 s 5(1)(i) Schedule 1 [Repealed] sch 1 om 11 Geo 6 No. 17 s 5(1)(ii) Schedule 2 [Repealed] sch 2 pts 1–3 om 11 Geo 6 No. 17 s 5(1)(ii) sch 2 pt 4 om 13 Geo 6 No. 26 s 4(b) sch 2 pt 5 om 11 Geo 6 No. 17 s 5(1)(ii) Schedule 3 [Repealed] sch 3 ss 1–12 om 11 Geo 6 No. 17 s 5(1)(iii) sch 3 ss 13–14 om 13 Geo 6 No. 26 s 4(c) sch 3 ss 15–18 om 11 Geo 6 No. 17 s 5(1)(iii) sch 3 ss 19–30 om 13 Geo 6 No. 26 s 4(c) sch 3 s 31 om 11 Geo 6 No. 17 s 5(1)(iii) sch 3 ss 32–34 om 13 Geo 6 No. 26 s 4(c) sch 3 ss 35–39 om 11 Geo 6 No. 17 s 5(1)(iii) sch 3 s 40 om 13 Geo 6 No. 26 s 4(c) sch 3 s 41 om 11 Geo 6 No. 17 s 5(1)(iii) from top.html --> Site footer Copyright Disclaimer Privacy Right to information --> Accessibility Jobs in Queensland Government Other languages © The State of Queensland (Office of the Queensland Parliamentary Counsel) 2014-2026 (Ver. 2.7.30-7865 Rev. ) Queensland Government -->