Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Road Safety Act 1986 - SECT 63B

Use of tyre deflation devices in police pursuits

63B. Use of tyre deflation devices in police pursuits





(1) The Chief Commissioner of Police may authorise the use by members of the
police force of a device (a tyre deflation device) that causes the deflation
of the tyres of a vehicle-

   (a)  to prevent the use of the vehicle by a person for the purpose of
        escaping from lawful custody or avoiding arrest; or

   (b)  to stop or assist in stopping a vehicle in connection with the pursuit
        of the vehicle by members of the police force.

(2) A provision made by or under this or any other Act that would operate to
prohibit or restrict the placement or deployment on or near a road or road
related area of a tyre deflation device does not apply to the placing or
deploying of a tyre deflation device by a member of the police force acting in
the exercise of his or her duties.