Heavy Vehicle National Law (South Australia) Act 2013
Div 3Authorisations for purposes of this jurisdiction
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Division 3—Authorisations for purposes of this jurisdiction 12—Authority to use force (1) An authorised officer who is a police officer is authorised to use force against a person in the exercise or purported exercise of a function under the Heavy Vehicle National Law (South Australia). See section 491 of the Law. (2) An authorised officer is authorised to use force against property in the exercise or purported exercise of a function under the Heavy Vehicle National Law (South Australia) in relation to this jurisdiction. See section 492 of the Law. 13—Authority to amend or withdraw vehicle defect notices An authorised officer who is a police officer of another jurisdiction may amend or withdraw a vehicle defect notice issued in this jurisdiction by an authorised officer who is a police officer. See section 531 of the Law. 14—Authority to seize heavy vehicles or things Section 552(1) of the Heavy Vehicle National Law (South Australia) does not apply to an authorised officer who is a police officer impounding or seizing a heavy vehicle or thing under an Act or law of this jurisdiction. See section 552(2) of the Law. 15—Authorised use of protected information For the purposes of Chapter 13 Part 4 of the Heavy Vehicle National Law (South Australia), the Motor Vehicles Act 1959 is specified as a relevant law. See paragraph (k) of the definition of authorised use in respect of protected information in section 727(1) of the Law.