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Heavy Vehicle National Law Act 2012
sec.513Direction to stop heavy vehicle to enable exercise of other powers
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### sec.513 Direction to stop heavy vehicle to enable exercise of other powers
To enable an authorised officer to exercise a power under this Law, the officer may direct the driver of a heavy vehicle to stop the vehicle.
An authorised officer may direct the driver of a heavy vehicle to stop the vehicle so that the authorised officer can enter and inspect it under section 520 or enter and search it under section 521 .
The direction may be given orally or in any other way, including, for example, by way of a sign or electronic or other signal.
The direction may require the heavy vehicle to be—
stopped immediately; or
stopped at a place indicated by the authorised officer as the nearest place for it to be safely stopped.
A person given a direction under subsection (1) must comply with the direction, unless the person has a reasonable excuse.
Maximum penalty—$6000.
When the heavy vehicle stops, the authorised officer must as soon as practicable produce for the inspection of the vehicle’s driver—
for an authorised officer who is a police officer—an identity card or other document evidencing the officer’s appointment as a police officer; or
for an authorised officer who is not a police officer—the identity card issued to the officer under this Law or another document evidencing the officer’s appointment as an authorised officer.
Subsection (5) (a) does not apply to a police officer in uniform.
In this section—
stop a heavy vehicle means to stop the vehicle and keep it stationary.
(sec.513-ssec.1) To enable an authorised officer to exercise a power under this Law, the officer may direct the driver of a heavy vehicle to stop the vehicle. An authorised officer may direct the driver of a heavy vehicle to stop the vehicle so that the authorised officer can enter and inspect it under section 520 or enter and search it under section 521 .
(sec.513-ssec.2) The direction may be given orally or in any other way, including, for example, by way of a sign or electronic or other signal.
(sec.513-ssec.3) The direction may require the heavy vehicle to be— stopped immediately; or stopped at a place indicated by the authorised officer as the nearest place for it to be safely stopped.
(sec.513-ssec.4) A person given a direction under subsection (1) must comply with the direction, unless the person has a reasonable excuse. Maximum penalty—$6000.
(sec.513-ssec.5) When the heavy vehicle stops, the authorised officer must as soon as practicable produce for the inspection of the vehicle’s driver— for an authorised officer who is a police officer—an identity card or other document evidencing the officer’s appointment as a police officer; or for an authorised officer who is not a police officer—the identity card issued to the officer under this Law or another document evidencing the officer’s appointment as an authorised officer.
(sec.513-ssec.6) Subsection (5) (a) does not apply to a police officer in uniform.
(sec.513-ssec.7) In this section— stop a heavy vehicle means to stop the vehicle and keep it stationary.
- (a) stopped immediately; or
- (b) stopped at a place indicated by the authorised officer as the nearest place for it to be safely stopped.
- (a) for an authorised officer who is a police officer—an identity card or other document evidencing the officer’s appointment as a police officer; or
- (b) for an authorised officer who is not a police officer—the identity card issued to the officer under this Law or another document evidencing the officer’s appointment as an authorised officer.