sec.173Failure to comply with direction

sec.173 Failure to comply with direction

The person in control of the vehicle must comply with a direction under section 171 unless the person has a reasonable excuse. Maximum penalty—200 penalty units. It is a reasonable excuse for the person not to comply with a direction if— the vehicle was moving and the authorised officer did not comply with section 172 ; or to comply immediately would have endangered someone else or caused loss or damage to property, and the person complies as soon as it is practicable to do so. Subsection (2) does not limit subsection (1) . A person does not commit an offence against subsection (1) if— the direction the person fails to comply with is given under section 171 (2) ; and the person is not given an offence warning for the direction. (sec.173-ssec.1) The person in control of the vehicle must comply with a direction under section 171 unless the person has a reasonable excuse. Maximum penalty—200 penalty units. (sec.173-ssec.2) It is a reasonable excuse for the person not to comply with a direction if— the vehicle was moving and the authorised officer did not comply with section 172 ; or to comply immediately would have endangered someone else or caused loss or damage to property, and the person complies as soon as it is practicable to do so. (sec.173-ssec.3) Subsection (2) does not limit subsection (1) . (sec.173-ssec.4) A person does not commit an offence against subsection (1) if— the direction the person fails to comply with is given under section 171 (2) ; and the person is not given an offence warning for the direction.

• (a) the vehicle was moving and the authorised officer did not comply with section 172 ; or
• (b) to comply immediately would have endangered someone else or caused loss or damage to property, and the person complies as soon as it is practicable to do so.
• (a) the direction the person fails to comply with is given under section 171 (2) ; and
• (b) the person is not given an offence warning for the direction.