DISASTER MANAGEMENT ACT 2003 - SECT 139 139 Warning device or lights on SES or ES vehicle

Queensland Consolidated Acts

139 Warning device or lights on SES or ES vehicle

(1) This section applies to an SES vehicle or an ES vehicle if a warning device or warning lights are fitted to the vehicle.

(2) A person, other than an SES member or an ESU member, must not activate the warning device or warning lights.

Maximum penalty—40 penalty units.

(3) An SES member or an ESU member must not activate the warning device or warning lights unless—

(a) the warning device or warning lights are activated by the member in relation to the performance of an SES function or an ESU function; and

(b) the SES member or ESU member considers it necessary to activate the warning device or warning lights to ensure a person's safety.

Maximum penalty—40 penalty units.