Australian Capital Territory Current Acts

NATURE CONSERVATION ACT 2014 - SECT 327

    (1)     This section applies if a conservation officer suspects on reasonable grounds that a vehicle, or something in a vehicle, is connected with an offence against this Act.

Note     In , a vehicle, includes on the vehicle (see dict).
"Vehicle" includes vessel (see dict).

    (2)     The conservation officer may, to exercise a function under division 14.2.2 (Powers of conservation officers), direct the driver of the vehicle to stop the vehicle (a stop vehicle direction )—

        (a)     without delay; or

        (b)     at the nearest place that the vehicle can be safely stopped as indicated by the conservation officer.

Note     A conservation officer can enter a vehicle stopped under this section (see s 338 (1) (g)) and inspect or examine, etc anything in the vehicle (see s 341).

    (3)     A direction may be given to a driver orally or by means of a sign or signal (electronic or otherwise) or in any other way.

    (4)     A direction to a driver ceases to be operative to the extent that a conservation officer—

        (a)     gives the driver or other person a later inconsistent direction; or

        (b)     indicates to the driver that the direction is no longer operative.

    (5)     However, a conservation officer may direct a vehicle to be stopped only for the amount of time necessary for the conservation officer to exercise the function.

    (6)     In this section:

"connected"—see section 337.

"offence"—see section 337.

Note     The power to make a direction includes the power to amend or repeal the direction. The power to amend or repeal the direction is exercisable in the same way, and subject to the same conditions, as the power to make the direction (see Legislation Act

, s 46).