South Australian Current Acts South Australian Current Acts40H—Direction to stop vehicle to enable exercise of other powers
(1) An authorised
officer may, for the purpose of or in connection with exercising other powers
under a road law, direct—
(a) the
driver of a vehicle to stop the vehicle; or
(b) the
driver of a vehicle or any other person not to do one or more of the
following:
(i)
move the vehicle;
(ii)
interfere with it or any equipment in or on it;
(iii)
interfere with its load.
(2) A direction to
stop a vehicle may require that it be stopped without delay, or that it be
stopped at the nearest place for it to be safely stopped as indicated by the
authorised officer.
(3) A direction to
stop the vehicle, or not to move it, or not to interfere with it or any
equipment in or on it or with its load, does not prevent an authorised officer
from giving the driver or another person any later inconsistent directions
under a road law or any other law.
(4) A direction ceases
to be operative to the extent that an authorised officer—
(a)
gives the driver or other person a later inconsistent direction; or
(b)
indicates to the driver or other person that the direction is no longer
operative.
(5) A person commits
an offence if—
(a) the
person is subject to a direction under subsection (1); and
(b) the
person engages in conduct that results in a contravention of the direction.
Maximum penalty: $5 000.
(6) In this
section—
"stop" a vehicle means to stop the vehicle and keep it stationary.