7Power to stop and search vehicles at roadblock

7 Power to stop and search vehicles at roadblock

(1)  At, or in the vicinity of, a roadblock, a police officer may –

(a) stop any vehicle and detain it for the time reasonably necessary to search it for evidential material relevant to a matter referred to in section 5(1) ; and

(b) enter a vehicle, using reasonable force if necessary, for the purpose of searching it; and

(c) for the purpose of performing his or her functions under this or any other Act, detain the driver, a passenger in or on the vehicle or any person who has disembarked from the vehicle.

(2)  The driver of a vehicle must stop the vehicle at a roadblock when requested or signalled to do so.

Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 50 penalty units or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months.

(3)  The driver of a vehicle must not, without reasonable excuse, avoid a roadblock.

Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 50 penalty units or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months.