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Road Transport (General) Regulation 2021
98Powers of police in emergency or obstruction or danger to traffic
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#### 98 Powers of police in emergency or obstruction or danger to traffic
98 Powers of police in emergency or obstruction or danger to traffic
> > (1) A police officer may, during a temporary obstruction or danger to traffic, or in an emergency—
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> > > (a) direct a person not to cause or permit a vehicle to park in a pay parking space or pay parking area, or
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> > > (b) direct the responsible person for, or driver of, a vehicle parking in a pay parking space or pay parking area to remove the vehicle from the space or area, or
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> > > (c) if no person appears to be in charge of a vehicle parked in a pay parking space or pay parking area—remove the vehicle from the space or area.
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> > (2) A person must not, without reasonable excuse, fail to comply with a direction under this section.
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> > Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.
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> > (3) In this section—
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> > pay parking area includes a part of a pay parking area.