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If it is determined that a serious safety risk is occurring or could occur, then a prohibition or an urgent instruction may be issued.
A prohibition or urgent instruction may:
- require ceasing importation, the use, sale or manufacture of the product or installation
- alert the public of safety risks
- specify that an instruction be carried out within a stipulated way.
Failing to comply with a Prohibition or Urgent Instruction, may result in a prosecution and is a Level 2 offence.
The person to whom the instruction is issued is responsible for the costs complying with an Urgent Instruction.
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