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Environmental Protection Act 1994
sec.459Entry or boarding of vehicles
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### sec.459 Entry or boarding of vehicles
An authorised person may enter or board a vehicle if the authorised person has reasonable grounds for suspecting—
the vehicle is being, or has been, used in the commission of an offence against this Act; or
the vehicle, or a thing in or on the vehicle, may provide evidence of the commission of an offence against this Act; or
the vehicle is of a type prescribed by regulation and is being used to transport waste of a type prescribed by regulation; or
if the vehicle is a train—the train is being used to transport waste of a type prescribed by regulation.
If the vehicle is moving or about to move, the authorised person may signal the person in control of the vehicle to stop the vehicle or not to move it.
To enable the vehicle to be entered or boarded, the authorised person may—
act with necessary and reasonable help and force; and
require the person in control of the vehicle to give reasonable help to the authorised person.
(sec.459-ssec.1) An authorised person may enter or board a vehicle if the authorised person has reasonable grounds for suspecting— the vehicle is being, or has been, used in the commission of an offence against this Act; or the vehicle, or a thing in or on the vehicle, may provide evidence of the commission of an offence against this Act; or the vehicle is of a type prescribed by regulation and is being used to transport waste of a type prescribed by regulation; or if the vehicle is a train—the train is being used to transport waste of a type prescribed by regulation.
(sec.459-ssec.2) If the vehicle is moving or about to move, the authorised person may signal the person in control of the vehicle to stop the vehicle or not to move it.
(sec.459-ssec.3) To enable the vehicle to be entered or boarded, the authorised person may— act with necessary and reasonable help and force; and require the person in control of the vehicle to give reasonable help to the authorised person.
- (a) the vehicle is being, or has been, used in the commission of an offence against this Act; or
- (b) the vehicle, or a thing in or on the vehicle, may provide evidence of the commission of an offence against this Act; or
- (c) the vehicle is of a type prescribed by regulation and is being used to transport waste of a type prescribed by regulation; or
- (d) if the vehicle is a train—the train is being used to transport waste of a type prescribed by regulation.
- (a) act with necessary and reasonable help and force; and
- (b) require the person in control of the vehicle to give reasonable help to the authorised person.