25Major event lane permits

25 Major event lane permits

25 Major event lane permits

(1) The responsible authority for a major event may issue a permit to a person to authorise the person to drive a vehicle (or be driven in a vehicle) in a major event lane (a major event lane permit).

(2) A police officer may direct the person in charge of a vehicle that is displaying a major event lane permit (or a document that purports to be such a permit) in a major event lane to remove the permit or document from the vehicle and give it to the officer.

(3) A police officer to whom such a permit or document is given may do any one or more of the following—

(a) inspect the permit or document,

(b) request the person purporting to be the holder of the permit to identify himself or herself,

(c) request and inspect the identification of that person for the purpose of confirming that person’s identity,

(d) if the officer has reasonable grounds to suspect that—

(i) a permit given to the officer is not being used by the holder of the permit, or

(ii) a document purporting to be a permit is not a permit,

confiscate the permit or document.

(4) A person to whom a direction is given under subsection (2) must immediately comply with that direction.

Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.