It is important to read exactly what Eurocontrol says in their ACAS Bulletin no. 8;
To prevent such RAs, EUROCONTROL has recommended that pilots climb or descend at a rate less than 1000 fpm in the last 1000 ft before reaching the cleared flight level when they are aware of traffic in close vicinity at the adjacent flight level. This is equally important in RVSM airspace
In other words there has to be traffic-just don't do it without a reason.
In the Australian AIP it has exactly the same scenario but they qualify it- ie there has to be traffic within 5nm and 2000' vertically.