Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts(1) An authorised person may direct a person who is involved in the transport of dangerous goods to give reasonable assistance to the authorised person to allow the authorised person effectively to exercise a function in relation to goods with which the person is involved.
(2) Without limiting subsection (1), the assistance may include helping the authorised person to do 1 or more of the following:
(a) find and gain access to a record or information relating to a vehicle, including but not limited to—
(i) a record or information required to be kept in a vehicle; or
(ii) a record or information in a useable form to find out its compliance with requirements under this Act;
Note A reference to an Act includes a reference to the statutory instruments made or in force under the Act, including any regulation (see Legislation Act, s 104).
(b) find and gain access to electronically stored information;
(c) weigh or measure—
(i) all or part of a vehicle; or
(ii) all or part of a vehicle's equipment or load;
(d) operate equipment or facilities for a purpose relevant to the function being or proposed to be exercised;
(e) give access to photocopying equipment to copy any records or other material;
(f) take a sample of any substance or packaging.
(3) This section authorises the giving of a direction to run the engine of a vehicle, but not otherwise to drive the vehicle.
(4) A direction—
(a) may only be given in relation to a function under this Act (the principal function ) while the principal function can lawfully be exercised; and
(b) ceases to be operative if the principal function ceases to be exercisable.
(5) A direction—
(a) may be given orally, in writing or in any other way; and
(b) if not given in person—may be sent or transmitted by post, telephone, fax, email, radio or in any other way.