Queensland Consolidated Acts Queensland Consolidated Acts(1) A police officer may require the person in control of a vehicle to give the officer reasonable help to enable the officer to effectively exercise a power under this chapter in relation to the vehicle.
Examples of requirements for effectively exercising powers--
1 requiring the vehicle to be held stationary on a weighing device to enable the vehicle to be weighed
2 requiring the vehicle's bonnet to be opened to enable the engine to be inspected
(2) A police officer may require the person in control of a vehicle, or a person who is in or has just left the vehicle, to do or not to do anything the police officer reasonably believes is necessary--
(a) to enable the police officer to safely exercise a power under a transport Act in relation to the vehicle; or
(b) to preserve the safety of the police officer, the person or other persons.
Examples of safety requirements--
1 requiring the persons in a vehicle to get out of the vehicle while the police officer inspects the vehicle's undercarriage
2 requiring a person who has just left the vehicle to stand back from the road
3 requiring a person to remain in control of a vehicle for a reasonable time
(3) A person must comply with a requirement under subsection (1) or (2), unless the person has a reasonable excuse.
Maximum penalty for subsection (3)--
(a) for a private vehicle--60 penalty units; or
(b) for another vehicle--120 penalty units.