Victorian Current Acts Victorian Current Acts(1) An analyst who carries out an analysis may prepare and sign a certificate in writing of the analysis.
(2) An authorised officer who, for the purposes of this Act or the regulations, does any of the following things—
(a) takes a measurement, recording or sample;
(b) conducts an inspection, calculation or test;
(c) analyses recordings of noise emissions;
(d) inspects and evaluates the records of monitoring equipment, or of other equipment or installations—
may prepare and sign a report in writing about the thing done.
(3) If an authorised officer inspects monitoring equipment, or other equipment or installations, the authorised officer may give a report in writing to the Authority stating—
(a) the possible offences against this Act or the regulations detected and recorded by the equipment or installations; and
(b) the information supplied by the equipment or installations, and the officer's evaluation of that information.
(4) An authorised officer or a police officer who observes or inspects a motor vehicle may sign a report to the effect that—
(a) the motor vehicle did not comply with a provision of this Act or the regulations; or
(b) the motor vehicle was used on a highway; or
(c) a specified person was the driver of the motor vehicle.
S. 337(4A) inserted by No. 35/2023 s. 44.
(4A) A protective services officer who observes a motor vehicle while the officer is on duty at a designated place or on duty on or in the vicinity of police premises may sign a report to the effect that the motor vehicle did not comply with a provision of this Act or the regulations.
(5) A police officer, or an officer authorised under section 13 of the Road Safety Act 1986 , who stopped a motor vehicle being used on a highway may sign a report to the effect that—
(a) the police officer or the officer lawfully stopped the motor vehicle; and
(b) the motor vehicle was being used on a highway.
S. 338 inserted by No. 39/2018 s. 7 (as amended by Nos 27/2019 ss 12− 30, 3/2020 ss 42– 44, 47/2020 s. 26).