Land Transport Act 1998 Flashcards

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What does RIDS mean?

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RIDS are reasons to ticket someone.

Restraints
Impairment
Distractions
Speed

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What does NADPOO mean?

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NADPOO is an acronym to remember what details a driver must provide under section 114 (stop and demand details).

Name
Address
Date of birth
Phone
Occupation
Ownership

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What is DIMDFFD?

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DIMDFFD As an acronym used to remember general powers given under section 113.

Direct a person to give details.

Inspect, test and examine.

Moving any vehicle in the interest of public safety.

Direct anyone to remove any vehicle off the road and interest of public safety.

Forbid a unlicensed driver to drive.

Forbid a person who is operating a transport service without a license to operate the transport service.

Direct a person using a vehicle on the road to stop the vehicle.

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What is FARMED?

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FARMED is And acronym used to to remember powers a enforcement officer may use to imobilise vehicles for specific circumstances. (Section121)

Forbid that person to drive for a specific time.

All keys are to be surrendered.

Render the vehicle on mobile.

Move or cause of vehicle to be moved.

EBA offenders must be forbidden to drive for 12 hours.

Direct person to drive to a place to rest.

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Section 90?

Land transport act 1998.

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Suspension of license or disqualification from driving under the demerit point system.

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Section 95?

Land transport act 1998.

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28 day license suspension.

For exceeding 650 µg of alcohol per litre of breath.
For exceeding 130 mg of alcohol per 100 mL of blood.

OR

After being previously convicted for any relevant offence….
(EBA, driving under the influence of drugs/alcohol, causing injury or death while under the influence, refusing to permit blood specimen or undergo impairment test).

For exceeding 400 µg of alcohol per litre of breath.
Exceeding 80 mg of alcohol per 100 mL of blood.

ALSO…

Exceeding the speed limit by 40 km/h or the temporary street limit by 50 km/h.

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Section 96?

Land transport act 1998.

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28 days impound vechile.

If the driver was driving while disqualified.

If the driver was suspended from driving.

That the person operated that vehicle contrary to the conditions of that license. (Interlock license holder breaches conditions).

Operated in a race or unnecessary exhibition of speed.

Failed to remain stop under section 114.

Fail/refuse blood test w/ 2 convictions within the last four years.

Exceeding 400 breath or 80 blood w/ 2 conversions within the last four years.

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Section 113?

Land transport act 1998.

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Enforcement officers my enforce transport legislation. (DIMDFFD)

Direct a person to give details.

Inspect, test and examine.

Move any vehicle in the interest of public safety.

Direct to remove a vehicle of the road.

Forbid a unlicensed driver.

Forbid a person who is operating a transport service without a licence.

Direct a person using a vehicle to stop.

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Section 114?

Land transport act 1998.

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Powers to stop and demand details.

(NADPOO)

Name.
Address.
Date of birth.
Phone.
Occupation.
Owner.

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Section 115?

Land transport act 1998.

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Enforcement offices may give directions prohibiting driving of vehicles.

(Pink and green sticker)

Green sticker (POL650):
Fails to comply with regulations.

Pink sticker (POL555):
Not in a safe condition to be driven on the road.

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Section 118 (1) and (2)?

Land transport act 1998.

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If RGTB an offence has been committed an enforcement officer may require the registered owner to give information as to the identity of the driver or passenger within 14 days.

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Section 118 (4)?

Land transport act 1998.

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If the vehicle failed to stop an enforcement officer can require the registered owner to give information as to the identity of the driver IMMEDIATELY.

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Section 119?

Land transport act 1998.

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Powers of entry after freshly pursuing that person.

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Section 121?

Land transport act 1998.

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Enforcement offices may immobilise vehicles in specific circumstances. (FARMED)

Forbid that person to drive for a specific time.

All keys to be surrendered.

Render the vehicle on mobile.

Move or cause vehicle to be moved.

EBA offenders must be forbidden to drive for a 12 hour period.

Direct that person to drive to a specific place to rest if they exceeded their driving hours.

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Section 122?

Land transport act 1998.

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Seize and impound a vehicle for up to 12 hours in an emergency if you have reasonable grounds to believe that it is in the interests of public safety.

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Section 123?

Land transport act 1998.

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Seize and impound a vehicle for up to 10 working days to preserve evidence.

You must have RGTB it has been involved in a serious traffic incident OR a hit-and-run OR the driver failed to stop in accordance with section 114.

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What is inconsiderate driving?

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Driving that includes inattention or thoughtless actions or omissions as well as deliberate ones which is inconsiderate to the other road users.

For example:

Driving it’s such a low speed as to hinder traffic.

Not taking reasonable steps to allow a line of following vehicles to pass.

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What is careless driving?

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Falling below the driving standards of a reasonable prudent motorist.

For example:

Indicating a left and then changing your mind immediately and turning right into the path of an overtaking car.

Colliding with a correctly parked car while travelling along the street.

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What is dangerous driving?

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Driving in a manner or speed which was or might have been dangerous to anyone.

For example:

The driver on a two lane road pulling out to overtake on the wrong side of the road in the face of incoming traffic.

Travelling at 80 km/h at 08:30 am in a 50km/h built-up area in the presence of school children what other pedestrians.

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What is reckless driving?

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Knowingly disregarding one’s duty as a driver or deliberately running in an justifiable risk of injury or collision.

For example:

Knowingly trying to out run a patrol car at night, turns off headlights, endangering public safety.

Deliberately driving for a stop sign at 80 to 100 km/h which the driver knows is there, knowing that they would not be able to stop if required to.

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What is the definition of a vehicle?

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A vehicle means a contrivance equipped with wheels, tracks or revolving runners on which it moves or is moved.

This includes…

A hovercraft
A skateboard
In-line skates
And rollerskates

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What is the definition of a road?

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A road includes…

Streets

Motorways

A beach

A place which the public Access

Bridges, culverts, theories, forwards

All sites at work vehicles maybe weighed

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When must POLICE suspend a person’s drivers license under section 95?

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You must suspend a person from driving for 28 days and require them to surrender their drivers license when…

Their breath alcohol is over 650.
The blood alcohol is over 130.

If they have been previously convicted of certain offences and their breath alcohol is over 400 or their blood alcohol is over 80.

They either fail or refuse a blood test.

They drive more than 40 km/h over the permanent speed limit.
They drive more than 50 km/h over any temporary speed limit.

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In what circumstances must police impound vehicles under section 96?

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When you have reasonable grounds to believe the ofender drove while….

Disqualified.

Suspended.

Broke the conditions of their license (alcohol interlock license).

Previously forbidden or suspended and their license has expired.

Racing.

Sustained loss of traction.

Failed to stop or remain stopped.

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Crashes and Accidents:

Understand the requirement to stop and ascertain injury.

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Every driver must…

Stop. Ascertain. Render.

Failure to do so will result in..

Non-injury: 3 months prison/$4500/6 months mandatory disqualification.

Injury-death: 5 years prison/$20,000 fine/one year mandatory disqualification.

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Crashes or Accidents:

Identify relevant timeframes in relation to the duty to report injury in the duty to report damage.

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Injury: Within 24 hours to POLICE

Damage: Within 48 hours to owner, within 60 hours to POLICE.

Penalty for failing to do so:
$5000 fine.