37Powers of authorised officers – inspection

37 Powers of authorised officers – inspection (1) An authorised officer may, for compliance purposes, inspect a road vehicle to which this Division applies. (2) The power to inspect the vehicle includes the power: (a) to enter the vehicle; and (b) to weigh, test, measure or take photographs of the vehicle or any part of it or its equipment or load; and

Transport of Dangerous Goods by Road and Rail (National Uniform Legislation) Act 2010 25 (c) to take, in accordance with section 65, a sample of any part of the vehicle's load; and (d) to check the existence or details of, or take photographs of, placards or other information required by the regulations to be displayed in or on the vehicle or any load on it; and (e) to inspect and take copies of, or extracts from, any records that are located in or on the vehicle and that are required to be carried in or on the vehicle by the regulations; and (f) to access or download information required to be kept by the regulations that is: (i) stored electronically in equipment located in or on the (ii) accessible electronically from equipment located in or on the vehicle. (3) This section does not authorise the use of force by the officer, but the officer may under this section do one or more of the following in relation to the vehicle: (b) inspect anything that has been opened or otherwise accessed; (a) the driver of the vehicle; or (b) a person apparently in charge of the vehicle; or