Queensland Consolidated Acts

TRANSPORT OPERATIONS (PASSENGER TRANSPORT) ACT 1994 - SECT 129AA

129AA Power to require production of driver licence

(1) This section applies if an authorised person reasonably suspects a person in control of a motor vehicle, or a person who reasonably appears to be the person in control of a motor vehicle, has just committed, or is committing, an offence against this Act.

(2) The authorised person may require the person to produce his or her driver licence.

(3) If the person is unable to comply with the requirement immediately but holds an open licence, the person may comply with the requirement by producing the licence to the chief executive at a place nominated by the authorised person within 2 business days after the requirement is made.

(4) The person must comply with a requirement under subsection (2) or (3) , unless the person has a reasonable excuse.

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—60 penalty units.

(5) The place nominated under subsection (3) must be an office of the department that is reasonable in the circumstances.

(6) In this section—

"driver licence" see the Transport Operations (Road Use Management) Act 1995 .

"open licence" see the Transport Operations (Road Use Management) Act 1995 .