Chief executive may direct road user to leave designated rest area
10C Chief executive may direct road user to leave designated rest area
This section applies if the chief executive believes—
a road user is committing an offence against this division in relation to a designated rest area; or
an emergency situation exists on, or near, a designated rest area.
Examples of an emergency situation—
a bush fire, unsafe or unsanitary conditions exist on, or near, the designated rest area
The chief executive may direct a road user to immediately—
leave the designated rest area; and
remove all of the road user’s property from the designated rest area.
When giving the direction, the chief executive must warn the road user it is an offence to fail to comply with the direction.
The road user must comply with the direction unless the road user has a reasonable excuse.
Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.
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