(1) A police officer or authorised person may, by written notice given to the responsible person for a vehicle that is a hire vehicle or that the police officer or authorised person believes on reasonable grounds is operating, or has operated, as a hire 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 or authorised person 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 this regulation.
Maximum penalty (for subsection (3)): 20 penalty units.