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Police Powers and Responsibilities Act 2000
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### sec.746 Purpose of chapter
The purpose of this chapter is to enhance community safety by—
reducing the need for police officers to use a police service motor vehicle to pursue another motor vehicle if the driver fails to stop when directed; and
helping police officers investigate type 1 vehicle related offences.
The purpose is mainly achieved by—
providing for an evasion offence; and
providing a power to help police officers investigate type 1 vehicle related offences; and
enabling a court to order the impoundment or forfeiture of a motor vehicle after the court finds the driver of the motor vehicle guilty of an evasion offence.
s 746 ins 2006 No. 26 s 79
sub 2018 No. 20 s 36
amd 2021 No. 9 s 9
(sec.746-ssec.1) The purpose of this chapter is to enhance community safety by— reducing the need for police officers to use a police service motor vehicle to pursue another motor vehicle if the driver fails to stop when directed; and helping police officers investigate type 1 vehicle related offences.
(sec.746-ssec.2) The purpose is mainly achieved by— providing for an evasion offence; and providing a power to help police officers investigate type 1 vehicle related offences; and enabling a court to order the impoundment or forfeiture of a motor vehicle after the court finds the driver of the motor vehicle guilty of an evasion offence.
- (a) reducing the need for police officers to use a police service motor vehicle to pursue another motor vehicle if the driver fails to stop when directed; and
- (b) helping police officers investigate type 1 vehicle related offences.
- (a) providing for an evasion offence; and
- (b) providing a power to help police officers investigate type 1 vehicle related offences; and
- (c) enabling a court to order the impoundment or forfeiture of a motor vehicle after the court finds the driver of the motor vehicle guilty of an evasion offence.