516Direction to move heavy vehicle to enable exercise of

516 Direction to move heavy vehicle to enable exercise of other powers the officer may direct the driver or operator of a heavy vehicle that is stationary or has been stopped under section 513 to move the vehicle, or cause it to be moved, to a stated reasonable place within a 30km radius from— (a) where the vehicle was stationary or stopped; or

(b) if the direction is given within the course of the vehicle’s journey—any point along the forward route of the journey. An authorised officer may direct the driver of a heavy vehicle to move the vehicle onto a weighing or testing device. (2) The direction may be made orally or in any other way, including, for (a) for a direction given to the driver of a heavy vehicle—by way of a sign or electronic or other signal; or (b) for a direction given to the operator of a heavy vehicle—by (3) A person given a direction under subsection (1) must comply with the (4) Without limiting what may be a reasonable excuse for the purposes of subsection (3), in a proceeding for an offence against the subsection, it is a defence for the person charged to prove that— (a) it was not possible to move the heavy vehicle because it was broken down; and (b) the breakdown happened for a physical reason beyond the person’s control; and (c) the breakdown could not be readily rectified in a way that would enable the direction to be complied with within a reasonable