22Direction to produce documents

22 Direction to produce documents

(1)  An authorised officer may, for compliance purposes, direct the driver of a vehicle to which this Division applies to produce to the authorised officer –

(a) the driver’s driver licence; and

(b) any licence the driver is required to have by the regulations; and

(c) any transport documentation that is required to be carried on the vehicle by the regulations.

(2)  A person who is given a direction under subsection (1) must comply with the direction.

Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 35 penalty units.

(3)  The authorised officer may seize a licence, other than a driver licence, produced to the officer in response to the direction if the officer reasonably believes that –

(a) the licence has been cancelled or suspended; or

(b) the licence has otherwise ceased to have effect; or

(c) the licence has been varied and the variation is not recorded on the licence; or

(d) the person who produced the licence is not the licensee.

(4)  An authorised officer to whom a document that appears to be a licence is produced in response to the direction may seize the document if the officer reasonably believes that the document is not a licence.