sec.205Procedure for entry

### sec.205 Procedure for entry Subsection (2) applies if— an authorised person is intending to enter a vehicle under section 204 ; and the person in control of the vehicle is present at the vehicle. Before entering the vehicle, the authorised person must do, or make a reasonable attempt to do, each of the following things— identify himself or herself to the person in control by producing the authorised person’s identity card or another document evidencing the authorised person’s appointment; tell the person the purpose of the entry; seek the consent of the person to the entry; tell the person the authorised person is permitted under this Act to enter the vehicle without the person’s consent. If the person in control of the vehicle is not present at the vehicle, the authorised person must take reasonable steps to advise the person or any registered operator of the vehicle of the authorised person’s intention to enter the vehicle. Subsection (3) does not require the authorised person to take a step the authorised person reasonably believes may frustrate or otherwise hinder the performance of the authorised person’s functions or the purpose of the intended entry. In this section— registered operator , of a vehicle, means— if it is registered in Queensland—the person in whose name the vehicle is registered under the Transport Operations (Road Use Management) Act 1995 ; or if it is registered in another State—the person in whose name the vehicle is registered under the Act of the State that corresponds to the Transport Operations (Road Use Management) Act 1995 . (sec.205-ssec.1) Subsection (2) applies if— an authorised person is intending to enter a vehicle under section 204 ; and the person in control of the vehicle is present at the vehicle. (sec.205-ssec.2) Before entering the vehicle, the authorised person must do, or make a reasonable attempt to do, each of the following things— identify himself or herself to the person in control by producing the authorised person’s identity card or another document evidencing the authorised person’s appointment; tell the person the purpose of the entry; seek the consent of the person to the entry; tell the person the authorised person is permitted under this Act to enter the vehicle without the person’s consent. (sec.205-ssec.3) If the person in control of the vehicle is not present at the vehicle, the authorised person must take reasonable steps to advise the person or any registered operator of the vehicle of the authorised person’s intention to enter the vehicle. (sec.205-ssec.4) Subsection (3) does not require the authorised person to take a step the authorised person reasonably believes may frustrate or otherwise hinder the performance of the authorised person’s functions or the purpose of the intended entry. (sec.205-ssec.5) In this section— registered operator , of a vehicle, means— if it is registered in Queensland—the person in whose name the vehicle is registered under the Transport Operations (Road Use Management) Act 1995 ; or if it is registered in another State—the person in whose name the vehicle is registered under the Act of the State that corresponds to the Transport Operations (Road Use Management) Act 1995 . - (a) an authorised person is intending to enter a vehicle under section 204 ; and - (b) the person in control of the vehicle is present at the vehicle. - (a) identify himself or herself to the person in control by producing the authorised person’s identity card or another document evidencing the authorised person’s appointment; - (b) tell the person the purpose of the entry; - (c) seek the consent of the person to the entry; - (d) tell the person the authorised person is permitted under this Act to enter the vehicle without the person’s consent. - (a) if it is registered in Queensland—the person in whose name the vehicle is registered under the Transport Operations (Road Use Management) Act 1995 ; or - (b) if it is registered in another State—the person in whose name the vehicle is registered under the Act of the State that corresponds to the Transport Operations (Road Use Management) Act 1995 .