Western Australian Consolidated Regulations

ROAD TRAFFIC CODE 2000 - REG 241

241 .         Police to consider safety of alleged offenders

        (1)         A member of the Police Force who apprehends a driver or a passenger committing an offence under regulation 235(1), 238A(1) or 239(1) may, having regard to the location in which the offence is alleged, and the safety of the apprehended person, give a direction authorising the apprehended person to travel to a specified destination, even though travelling to that destination would otherwise involve a further breach of the relevant regulation.

        (2)         A direction given under subregulation (1) may be subject to such reasonable conditions that the member of the Police Force considers necessary to ensure the safety of any person or persons affected by the direction.

        (3)         A person —

            (a)         travelling under the authority of a member of the Police Force under subregulation (1); and

            (b)         acting in accordance with the conditions (if any) imposed by the member of the Police Force when the direction was given,

                does not commit a further offence against regulation 235(1), 238A(1) or 239(1) when travelling to the specified destination.

        [Regulation 241 amended in Gazette 1 Dec 2000 p. 6756.]