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Land Transport Act 1998

Offences relating to driving (other than alcohol- and drug-related offences) and penalties - Other offences

51: Contravention of section 198(4)

You could also call this:

“Breaking the law by not helping with a vehicle inspection”

If someone asks you to help with an audit or inspection under section 198, you need to do what they ask. If you don’t help without a good reason, you’re breaking the law. This is called an offence.

If you’re found guilty of not helping with an audit or inspection, you might have to pay a fine. The most you could be fined is $5,000.

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Other offences

51Contravention of section 198(4)

  1. A person commits an offence if the person, without reasonable excuse, fails or refuses to comply with a requirement made under section 198 in relation to an audit or inspection.

  2. The maximum penalty on conviction for an offence against subsection (1) is a fine not exceeding $5,000.