Australian Capital Territory Numbered Regulations Australian Capital Territory Numbered Regulations(1) This section applies to a police officer or authorised person exercising a power under the Act, division 3.1.2 ( Directions to stop, move and leave heavy vehicles and heavy combinations).
(2) If the police officer or authorised person has been authorised to exercise powers by the road transport authority, the officer or person must wear a badge or other distinguishing mark given to the officer or person by the road transport authority to indicate the authority of the officer or person.
(3) Without limiting the Act, section 327 (How directions may be given), a police officer or authorised person exercising a power to direct a vehicle to stop under the Act, division 3.1.2, may, by displaying a notice or in any other way, direct the driver of a vehicle to stop at—
(a) an on-road mobile vehicle inspection station (an inspection station ); or
(b) a place on a road or road related area near the inspection station.
(4) The notice must be displayed—
(a) at or near the inspection station; or
(b) on or near the road or road related area.
(5) The notice may be—
(a) held by hand; or
(b) displayed (electronically or otherwise) on a vehicle; or
(c) otherwise displayed in a conspicuous way.
(6) To remove any doubt, if the notice is an illuminated notice, it may be switched on by a police officer or authorised person, whether or not the officer or person is in the immediate vicinity of the sign at the time.
(7) In this section:
"on-road mobile vehicle inspection station" includes an area on the side of the road indicated by 2 or more markers.
Examples—markers
1 traffic cones
2 witches hats
Note An example is part of the regulation, is not exhaustive and may extend, but does not limit, the meaning of the provision in which it appears (see Legislation Act, s 126 and s 132).