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PROTECTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT OPERATIONS ACT 1997 - SECT 208
Stopping of vehicles and vessels for inspection or testing
208 Stopping of vehicles and vessels for inspection or testing
(1) The driver or person in charge of a vehicle or vessel that is being used
in any place must, for the purpose of enabling an authorised officer to
inspect or test it under this Part, comply with any reasonable direction by an
authorised officer-- (a) to stop the vehicle or vessel (being a direction
given by displaying a sign or by any other reasonable method), or
(b)
relating to facilitating the inspection or testing of the vehicle or vessel by
an authorised officer, or
(c) to move the vehicle or vessel to a suitable
place for inspection or testing.
(2) If a vehicle or vessel has been stopped
in compliance with such a direction (other than a direction to move the
vehicle or vessel to a suitable place for inspection or testing at a later
time), inspection and testing of it under this section must be carried out--
(a) at or as near as practicable to the place where the direction to stop the
vehicle or vessel is given, and
(b) as soon as practicable, and in any case
within one hour, after the vehicle or vessel is stopped in accordance with the
direction.
(2A) If a direction is given to move a vehicle or vessel to a
suitable place for inspection or testing and the inspection or testing is not
to take place at the time, the direction must be given by notice in writing
specifying the time, date and place for the inspection or testing.
(3) The
maximum penalty for an offence under section 211 in connection with a
requirement under this section is 30 penalty units despite anything to the
contrary in that section.
(4) In this section,
"vehicle" includes aircraft.
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