Duty to take reasonable measures to be able to comply with identity request
175 Duty to take reasonable measures to be able to comply with identity request
In this section —
identity request means a request made under this Division for information as to the identity of the person who was driving or in charge of a vehicle at any particular time;
responsible person, for a vehicle, has the same meaning as it has in the Road Traffic (Administration) Act 2008 section 4 as if this section were a road law.
A responsible person for a vehicle commits an offence if the responsible person fails to take reasonable measures, or make reasonable arrangements, to ensure that if an identity request is made in relation to the vehicle, the responsible person will be able to comply with it.
Penalty for this subsection:
for an individual —
for a first offence, a fine of $5 000;
for a subsequent offence, a fine of $10 000;
for a body corporate, a fine of $25 000.
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