Road Safety Act 1986

The Chief Commissioner of Police may authorise the use by police officers of a vehicle immobilising device—

to prevent the use of the vehicle by a person for the purpose of escaping from lawful custody; or

to stop or assist in stopping a vehicle in connection with the pursuit of the vehicle by police officers; or

to prevent the use of, or to stop or assist in stopping, a vehicle for the purpose of effecting an arrest; or

to stop or assist in stopping a vehicle from entering a place on or near a road or road related area at which—

there is a public gathering; or

a non-road activity within the meaning of section 99B is being conducted.

The Chief Commissioner of Police may authorise the use by police officers of a vehicle immobilising device for the purposes of subsection (1B).

Subject to subsection (1C), a police officer authorised under subsection (1A) may use a vehicle immobilising device if—

the use of the device is for the purposes of a section specified in subsection (1D) and the device is used in the circumstances specified in relation to that section; and

the police officer suspects on reasonable grounds that a person, by driving or attempting to drive a motor vehicle, is likely to endanger or cause injury to themselves, a police officer or any other person.

A police officer must take reasonable steps to notify a driver of a motor vehicle, unless it is impracticable in the circumstances, of—

the placement or deployment of a vehicle immobilising device before it is used under subsection (1B); and

the removal of the device after it has been used under subsection (1B).

The following sections and circumstances are specified—

section 13(1), (1A), (1C) or (2), 53, 54(3), 55, 55A, 55B, 55BA, 55D, 55E, 62 or 63—to ensure a driver of a motor vehicle stops when requested or signalled and the motor vehicle remains stationary while a police officer exercises a power under that section;

section 59(1)(ab)—to ensure a driver of a motor vehicle stops when requested and the motor vehicle remains stationary while a police officer enforces a duty under section 59(1)(ab);

section 64A(1)—to ensure a driver of a motor vehicle stops when directed and the motor vehicle remains stationary until a police officer indicates that the driver may proceed so as to prevent or stop the commission of an offence under section 64A(1);

section 84F, 84G or 84GA—to prevent or stop a person from driving a motor vehicle at or from a place while a police officer exercises a power under that section.

A provision made by or under this or any other Act that would operate to prohibit or restrict the placement or deployment on or near a road or road related area of a vehicle immobilising device does not apply to the placing or deploying of a vehicle immobilising device by a police officer acting in the exercise of his or her duties.

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