Australian Capital Territory Numbered Regulations Australian Capital Territory Numbered Regulations(1) A police officer or authorised person may inspect a taxi, or any other vehicle that the police officer or authorised person believes on reasonable grounds is operating, or has operated, as a taxi, and may inspect and test its equipment and fittings.
(2) Without limiting subregulation (1), the police officer or authorised person may, for that subregulation, do 1 or more of the following:
(a) request or signal the driver of the vehicle to stop the vehicle;
(b) get into and remain in the vehicle;
(c) operate the vehicle and any of its equipment;
(d) request the driver to give the police officer or authorised person any information the police officer or authorised person reasonably requires to inspect or test the vehicle;
(e) request the driver to do anything else the police officer or authorised person reasonably requires to inspect or test the vehicle.
(3) If a vehicle is stopped because of a request or signal under paragraph (2) (a), any inspection or testing of the vehicle must be carried out—
(a) at, or as near as practicable to, the place where the request or signal is made or given; and
(b) as soon as practicable, and in any case within 1 hour after the vehicle is stopped.
(4) A person must not, without reasonable excuse, fail to comply with a request or signal made or given by a police officer or authorised person under this regulation.
Maximum penalty (for subregulation (4)): 20 penalty units.