Power to stop and search vehicles at roadblock
7 Power to stop and search vehicles at roadblock
At, or in the vicinity of, a roadblock, a police officer may – stop any vehicle and detain it for the time reasonably necessary to search it for evidential material relevant to a matter referred to in section 5(1); and enter a vehicle, using reasonable force if necessary, for the purpose of searching it; and for the purpose of performing his or her functions under this or any other Act, detain the driver, a passenger in or on the vehicle or any person who has disembarked from the vehicle.
The driver of a vehicle must stop the vehicle at a roadblock when requested or signalled to do so. Fine not exceeding 50 penalty units or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months.
The driver of a vehicle must not, without reasonable excuse, avoid a roadblock. Fine not exceeding 50 penalty units or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months.
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