Australian Capital Territory Numbered Regulations Australian Capital Territory Numbered Regulations(1) A police officer or authorised person may, by written notice given to the operator of a public passenger vehicle, or any other vehicle that the police officer or authorised person believes, on reasonable grounds, is operating, or has operated, as a public passenger vehicle, require the person to have the vehicle and its equipment and fittings (or stated equipment) inspected or tested.
(2) The notice may require any of the following:
(a) the inspection and testing to be carried out within or at a stated reasonable time;
(b) the inspection and testing to be carried out by or in the presence of a police officer, an authorised person or anyone else;
(c) the inspection and testing to be carried out at a stated reasonable place;
(d) a report of the inspection and testing to be given to a police officer, an authorised person or the road transport authority within a stated reasonable time;
(e) anything else reasonably necessary or convenient for the inspection and testing.
(3) A person must not, without reasonable excuse, fail to comply with a notice given to the person under subregulation (1).
Maximum penalty: 20 penalty units.
(4) For subregulation (1):
"operator", of a vehicle, includes the responsible person for the vehicle within the meaning of the Road Transport (General) Act 1999 , sections 10 and 11.