Police officer or authorised person may require evidence of public passenger vehicle insurance
112 Police officer or authorised person may require evidence of public passenger vehicle insurance
A police officer or authorised person may require the accredited operator of a public passenger vehicle to produce evidence that a public passenger vehicle policy is in force for the vehicle.
The accredited operator must not fail to produce the evidence when required to do so.
Maximum penalty: 20 penalty units.
It is a defence to an offence against subsection (2) if—
the accredited operator has a reasonable excuse for failing to produce the evidence when required to do so; and
within 3 days after being required to produce the evidence, produces the evidence at a place prescribed by regulation or as directed by the police officer or authorised person.
This provision refers to the regulations (prescribed by regulation
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