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Land Transport Act 1998

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

55: Tampering with vehicle surveillance equipment or point-to-point average speed system

You could also call this:

“Don't mess with speed cameras or road monitoring equipment”

You are not allowed to tamper with or interfere with approved vehicle surveillance equipment or a point-to-point average speed system. This means you can’t mess with the equipment or try to stop it from working properly. If you do this, you are breaking the law. This is called an offence. If you are found guilty of this offence, you might have to pay a fine. The most you could be fined is $5,000. This law is to make sure that the equipment used to monitor vehicles and speed on the roads works correctly and isn’t damaged.

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Part 5 Offences relating to driving (other than alcohol- and drug-related offences) and penalties
Other offences

55Tampering with vehicle surveillance equipment or point-to-point average speed system

  1. A person commits an offence if the person—

  2. tampers with approved vehicle surveillance equipment or a point-to-point average speed system; or
    1. interferes with—
      1. approved vehicle surveillance equipment or a point-to-point average speed system; or
        1. the operation of approved vehicle surveillance equipment or a point-to-point average speed system.

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

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        Notes
        • Section 55 heading: amended, on , by section 8(1) of the Land Transport (Road Safety) Amendment Act 2023 (2023 No 62).
        • Section 55(1)(a): amended, on , by section 8(2) of the Land Transport (Road Safety) Amendment Act 2023 (2023 No 62).
        • Section 55(1)(b)(i): amended, on , by section 8(2) of the Land Transport (Road Safety) Amendment Act 2023 (2023 No 62).
        • Section 55(1)(b)(ii): amended, on , by section 8(2) of the Land Transport (Road Safety) Amendment Act 2023 (2023 No 62).