Road Transport (Vehicle Registration) Act 1997 No 119
Current version for 6 July 2012 to date (accessed 25 May 2013 at 20:44)
Part 4Section 27A

27A   Power of entry to inspect damaged vehicles

(1)  The Authority may, at any time:
(a)  enter any premises on which the business of carrying out repairs to registrable vehicles damaged as a result of accidents is ordinarily carried on, and
(b)  inspect any registrable vehicle or part of a registrable vehicle that is found by the Authority in or on those premises for the purpose of ascertaining whether or not the vehicle complies with the vehicle standards that apply to it.
(2)  A person must not wilfully delay or obstruct the Authority in the exercise of the Authority’s powers under this section.

Maximum penalty: 20 penalty units.

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