Traffic Regulation 1962
sec.210ABANPR camera systems and dangerous goods vehicle detection camera systems—placard load offences
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sec.210AB ANPR camera systems and dangerous goods vehicle detection camera systems—placard load offences
If an ANPR camera system or a dangerous goods vehicle detection camera system is used to provide evidence of a prescribed offence that is a placard load offence, the following provisions must be complied with— the system’s camera must be positioned and aimed so that an image made by the system shows the front or rear of the vehicle, including— the vehicle’s number plate; and the placard about the vehicle’s load; if a relevant event happens—the system must be tested in accordance with the specifications of the system’s manufacturer to ensure the system operates correctly; if a fault is indicated in the system because of testing under paragraph (b) —corrective action must be taken and the testing must be repeated until no fault is indicated in the system; if the tests or an image when viewed indicates a fault has affected the proper operation of the system as required under this section, the image must be rejected for evidentiary purposes. In this section— relevant event , for an ANPR camera system or a dangerous goods vehicle detection camera system, means each of the following— the installation of the system; the reinstallation, replacement or repair of camera system hardware for the system; the replacement of the system’s camera a change to the computer software used by the system; the application of a software patch the reporting, by the system, of a fault affecting the proper operation of the system. s 210AB ins 2014 SL No. 219 s 22 amd 2016 SL No. 7 s 5 ; 2021 SL No. 102 s 26 sch 1 (sec.210AB-ssec.1) If an ANPR camera system or a dangerous goods vehicle detection camera system is used to provide evidence of a prescribed offence that is a placard load offence, the following provisions must be complied with— the system’s camera must be positioned and aimed so that an image made by the system shows the front or rear of the vehicle, including— the vehicle’s number plate; and the placard about the vehicle’s load; if a relevant event happens—the system must be tested in accordance with the specifications of the system’s manufacturer to ensure the system operates correctly; if a fault is indicated in the system because of testing under paragraph (b) —corrective action must be taken and the testing must be repeated until no fault is indicated in the system; if the tests or an image when viewed indicates a fault has affected the proper operation of the system as required under this section, the image must be rejected for evidentiary purposes. (sec.210AB-ssec.2) In this section— relevant event , for an ANPR camera system or a dangerous goods vehicle detection camera system, means each of the following— the installation of the system; the reinstallation, replacement or repair of camera system hardware for the system; the replacement of the system’s camera a change to the computer software used by the system; the application of a software patch the reporting, by the system, of a fault affecting the proper operation of the system.