Motor Sports Events Act 2022
32Offences relating to road closures
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32 Offences relating to road closures
32 Offences relating to road closures
(1) A person must not bring a vehicle onto a road closed to vehicles under this Subdivision if the person knows the road is closed.
Maximum penalty—30 penalty units.
(2) A person in charge of a vehicle on a road closed to vehicles under this Subdivision must remove the vehicle as soon as practicable after an authorised officer—
(a) informs the person the road is closed, and
(b) directs the person to remove the vehicle.
Maximum penalty—30 penalty units.
(3) A person must not enter a road closed to pedestrians under this Subdivision if the person knows the road is closed.
Maximum penalty—30 penalty units.
(4) A person on a road closed to pedestrians under this Subdivision must leave the road as soon as practicable after an authorised officer—
(a) informs the person the road is closed, and
(b) directs the person to leave the road.
Maximum penalty—30 penalty units.
(5) A person is taken to know a road is closed if the person has passed a sign or barrier indicating the road is closed.
(6) A person must not damage, remove or interfere with a sign or barrier erected for the purpose of closing a road under this Subdivision.
Maximum penalty—30 penalty units.
(7) A person does not commit an offence under this section for anything done with the approval of an authorised officer.