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TRAFFIC ACT - SECT 29AAB

When police can pull driver over at random

29AAB. When police can pull driver over at random

(1) A police officer may direct the driver of a motor vehicle to pull over, without reasonable suspicion the driver has committed an offence, for one or both of the following purposes:

(a) to require the driver to submit to a breath test to determine whether there is alcohol in the driver's blood;

(b) to require the driver of a vehicle with a GVM of 4.5 t or greater to submit to a saliva test to determine whether there is a prohibited drug in the driver's blood.

(2) The person must comply with the direction.

Maximum penalty: 200 penalty units or imprisonment for 12 months.



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