Animal Care and Protection Act 2001
sec.133Failure to comply with stop signal
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sec.133 Failure to comply with stop signal
A person in control of a vehicle to whom a stop signal has been given must obey the stop signal unless the person has a reasonable excuse. Maximum penalty—100 penalty units. It is a reasonable excuse for the person not to obey the signal if— to immediately obey the signal would have endangered the person or someone else; and the person obeys the signal as soon as it is practicable to obey it. (sec.133-ssec.1) A person in control of a vehicle to whom a stop signal has been given must obey the stop signal unless the person has a reasonable excuse. Maximum penalty—100 penalty units. (sec.133-ssec.2) It is a reasonable excuse for the person not to obey the signal if— to immediately obey the signal would have endangered the person or someone else; and the person obeys the signal as soon as it is practicable to obey it.
- (a) to immediately obey the signal would have endangered the person or someone else; and
- (b) the person obeys the signal as soon as it is practicable to obey it.