Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management) Act 1999
17Regulations about duties of participants in, and
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17 Regulations about duties of participants in, and witnesses to, traffic accidents (1) A regulation may make provision in relation to the duties of the driver of a vehicle or anyone else involved in or affected by a traffic accident on a road or road related area.
(2) In particular, a regulation may require a person mentioned in that subsection— (a) to produce his or her Australian driver licence or external driver licence, or another form of identification, to anyone else; and (b) to give particulars to the police or anyone else about— (i) any vehicle, person or property involved in or affected by the accident; or (ii) injury or damage caused by the accident; or (iii) the names and addresses of witnesses to the accident.
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