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Road Transport Act 2013
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#### 169B Power to require production of information
169B Power to require production of information
> > (1) An authorised officer may require a relevant person for a vehicle to give the authorised officer information the authorised officer reasonably requires to assess—
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> > > (a) the eligibility of a person to receive a concessional charge for the vehicle, or
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> > > (b) whether or not the registered operator of the vehicle has paid the correct registration charge, fee or tax under the road transport legislation for the vehicle, or
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> > > (c) the compliance of the registered operator of the vehicle with the following—
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> > > > (i) vehicle registration requirements and conditions applying to the vehicle,
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> > > > (ii) conditions, however described, attached to a concessional charge for the vehicle.
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> > (2) The information must be given in the form specified by the authorised officer.
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> > (3) A person must comply with a requirement under subsection (1) unless the person has a reasonable excuse for not complying.
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> > Maximum penalty—
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> > > (a) for an individual—20 penalty units, and
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> > > (b) for a corporation—50 penalty units.
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> > (4) In this section—
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> > concessional charge means the following—
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> > > (a) a registration charge for a vehicle reduced in accordance with the statutory rules,
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> > > (b) an exemption, or partial exemption, granted under this Act or the statutory rules, from payment under the road transport legislation of a registration charge, fee or tax.
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> > relevant person, for a vehicle, means—
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> > > (a) the registered operator of the vehicle, or
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> > > (b) another person the authorised officer reasonably believes has control or possession of the information.
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> **s 169B:** Ins 2021 No 22, Sch 1\[3\].