Use of tyre deflation devices
148C Use of tyre deflation devices
The Commissioner of Police may authorise the use by police officers of a device (a tyre deflation device) that causes the deflation of the tyres of a vehicle—
to enable police to stop or assist in the stopping of a vehicle in connection with the pursuit of the vehicle by police, or
to enable police to prevent the use of the vehicle by a person for the purpose of escaping from lawful custody or avoiding arrest.
Provision made by or under an Act that would operate to prohibit or restrict the placement or deployment on or near a road or road related area of a tyre deflation device does not apply to the placing or deploying of a tyre deflation device by a police officer acting in the exercise of his or her duties.
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