(1) If a relevant person requests a public weighbridge licensee to produce a measurement ticket during the preservation period, the public weighbridge licensee must ensure that either of the following documents is produced to the relevant person as soon as practicable after the request is made:
(a) for a measurement ticket issued from a book or pad of tickets -- the original measurement ticket;
(b) for a measurement ticket generated electronically -- a printed version of the original measurement ticket.
Note For the definition of preservation period , see regulation 1.4.
(2) In this regulation, relevant person means:
(a) an inspector; or
(b) a person who has a genuine interest in examining the measurement ticket.
Note An example of a person with a genuine interest in the measurement ticket is a person whose goods were located on a truck being driven by another person at the time of the weighing.
(3) A person who engages in conduct that contravenes subregulation (1) commits an offence.
Penalty: 20 penalty units.
(4) The offence mentioned in subregulation (3) is an offence of strict liability.
Note For strict liability, see section 6.1 of the Criminal Code .