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Road Transport Act 2013
148APolice may give reasonable directions for traffic regulation
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#### 148A Police may give reasonable directions for traffic regulation
148A Police may give reasonable directions for traffic regulation
> A police officer may give reasonable directions for the safe and efficient regulation of traffic to any person driving a motor vehicle or riding a motorcycle on or near a road or road related area.
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> Rule 304 of the [Road Rules 2014](/view/html/inforce/current/sl-2014-0758) makes it an offence to fail to obey a reasonable direction for the safe and efficient regulation of traffic given to a person by a police officer.
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> **pt 5.5, div 2 (ss 148A–148D):** Ins 2014 No 31, Sch 3 \[54\] (transferred from the Law Enforcement (Powers and Responsibilities) Act 2002 No 103, Part 12, Divs 1, 2 (secs 185–188)).