Additional power of inquiry for relevant vehicle incidents
56 Additional power of inquiry for relevant vehicle incidents
It is lawful for a police officer to make any reasonably necessary inquiry, investigation, inspection, examination or test—
to obtain information about a vehicle, train, tram, animal or other property involved in a relevant vehicle incident; or
to obtain information about the cause of a relevant vehicle incident and the circumstances in which it happened.
Also, it is lawful for a police officer to make any reasonably necessary inquiry or investigation to obtain information about a person involved in a relevant vehicle incident.
For subsection (1) or (2), a police officer may require a person to answer any question put to the person by the police officer or provide information relevant to the incident.
A person who is required by a police officer to provide information relevant to the incident must not provide any information the person knows to be false.Maximum penalty for subsection (4)—40 penalty units or 6 months imprisonment.
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