Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts(1) A police officer or authorised person may inspect a registrable vehicle on a road or road related area to find out its identity, condition or the status of any registration or permit relating to the vehicle.
(2) Without limiting subsection (1), the police officer or authorised person may, for that subsection, enter in or on the vehicle.
(3) The responsible person for the registrable vehicle must give the police officer or authorised person all reasonable assistance to make the inspection.
Maximum penalty: 20 penalty units.
(4) On discovering a defective vehicle, a police officer or authorised person may, in accordance with the regulations, do 1 or more of the following:
(a) issue a warning or a defect notice;
(b) impose conditions on the use of the vehicle;
(c) prohibit the use of the vehicle.
(5) A defect notice may be withdrawn or cleared in accordance with the regulations.
(6) After inspecting a registrable vehicle, a police officer or authorised person may seize any device, plate or document in or on the vehicle if the police officer or authorised person suspects on reasonable grounds that the device, plate or document has been or is being used in committing an offence against this Act.