Western Australian Consolidated Regulations Western Australian Consolidated Regulations (1) Every pedestrian
and driver shall obey the signal by hand or the reasonable oral direction
given by a member of the Police Force or—
(a) an
authorised person, if the signal or direction given by him or her is given for
the purpose of ensuring the safety, or facilitating the movement, of traffic
or persons at or near the scene of an incident resulting in a dangerous
situation;
(b) an
authorised person, if the signal or direction given by him or her is given for
the purpose of facilitating the movement of a fire engine or other emergency
vehicle;
(c) an
authorised person, if the signal given by him or her is given for the purpose
of facilitating the movement of an ambulance that is an emergency vehicle; or
(d) an
authorised person, if the signal or direction given by that person is
given —
(i)
for the purpose of facilitating the movement of an
oversize vehicle being escorted by an accredited pilot; and
(ii)
while the authorised person is wearing reflective apparel
of a type approved by the Commissioner of Police by notice published in the
Gazette ,
notwithstanding that
the signal or oral direction given by any of them appears to require the
pedestrian or driver to act in contravention of these regulations.
Points: 3 (driver)
Modified penalty: 2 PU (driver or pedestrian)
(2) It is a defence to
any prosecution notice of a breach of these regulations that the accused was,
at the time of the alleged offence, acting in conformity with a signal or
direction given under subregulation (1).
[Regulation 272 amended in Gazette
11 Jan 2002 p. 51; 30 Jul 2004 p. 3107;
29 Feb 2008 p. 697.]