354Direction by police officer or authorised person in connection with offences

354 Direction by police officer or authorised person in connection with offences

(1)  A police officer or authorised person may give a person such directions as the police officer or authorised person considers necessary or expedient if the police officer or authorised person –

(a) finds the person committing an offence against the Act, the Passenger Transport Services Act 2011 or the Taxi and Hire Vehicle Industries Act 2008; or

(b) reasonably believes that the person has committed an offence against the Act, the Passenger Transport Services Act 2011 or the Taxi and Hire Vehicle Industries Act 2008.

Note 1

Act, authorised person and police officer are defined in the dictionary.

Note 2

An offence against the Road Rules is an offence against the Act.

Note 3

Rule 304 also deals with directions by police officers and authorised persons, being directions for the safe and efficient regulation of traffic.

(2)  A person must obey a direction given to the person under this rule whether or not the person may contravene another provision of the Road Rules by obeying the direction.

Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 15 penalty units.

(3)  It is a defence to the prosecution of a person for an offence against a provision of the Road Rules if, at the time of the offence, the person was obeying a direction given to the person under subrule (1).