Identification of persons offering driving instruction
51 Identification of persons offering driving instruction
A police officer or an authorised officer who suspects on reasonable grounds that a motor vehicle is a vehicle used, or sometimes used, for the purpose of teaching any person to drive or for the purpose of advertising a driving school or advertising the fact that any person is willing to act as a driving instructor, may require—
the owner of the vehicle, or
the person who has custody of the vehicle, or
if the vehicle is registered in Australia (within the meaning of the Road Transport Act 2013) or registered under the law of another country that corresponds to the requirements of that Act relating to the registration of motor vehicles—the person in whose name the vehicle is registered,
to give to the officer such information relevant to the provision of driving instruction in connection with the vehicle and the activities of the driving school and the identity of persons connected with it as it is within the power of the person to give.
A person must not, without reasonable excuse, fail to comply with a requirement under this section.
Maximum penalty—50 penalty units.
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