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Land Transport Act 1998

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

52A: Contravention of section 114

You could also call this:

“Breaking the law by not stopping for enforcement officers”

You break the law if you don’t stop your vehicle when asked to by an enforcement officer. This includes not stopping when signalled, not staying stopped when told to, or giving false information to an officer.

If you’re caught breaking this law, you might have to pay up to $10,000. If it’s your first time and you were speeding or driving dangerously, you’ll lose your driver licence for 6 months.

If you break this law a second time, you’ll lose your licence for 1 to 2 years. For a third or more time, you could go to jail for up to 3 months and lose your licence for 2 years.

These punishments are in addition to any others you might get for the same incident. If you were also caught drink driving, there are special rules about how long you’ll lose your licence.

Remember, it’s important to always follow instructions from enforcement officers when you’re driving.

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

52AContravention of section 114

  1. A person commits an offence if the person—

  2. is the driver of a vehicle that fails to stop—
    1. as soon as practicable when signalled or requested to stop under section 114(1); or
      1. when required to stop under section 114(2); or
      2. is the driver of a vehicle that is stopped and fails to remain stopped in accordance with section 114(2A) or (3)(a); or
        1. fails or refuses to provide information or provides false or misleading information in response to a demand for information made by an enforcement officer under section 114(3)(b).

          1. The maximum penalty on conviction for an offence against subsection (1) is a fine not exceeding $10,000.

          2. If a person is convicted of a first offence against subsection (1)(a) or (b) and committed the offence while exceeding the applicable speed limit or operating a motor vehicle in an otherwise dangerous manner, a court must order the person to be disqualified from holding or obtaining a driver licence for 6 months.

          3. If a person is convicted of a second offence against subsection (1), a court must order the person to be disqualified from holding or obtaining a driver licence for a period of not less than 1 year and not more than 2 years.

          4. If a person is convicted for a third or subsequent offence against subsection (1),—

          5. the maximum penalty is imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 months; and
            1. the court must order the person to be disqualified from holding or obtaining a driver licence for 2 years.

              1. A disqualification ordered under subsection (3), (4), or (5) is cumulative on, and not concurrent with, any other disqualification that a court may order in respect of the facts that gave rise to the person’s conviction for an offence described in subsection (1).

              2. If an offence against subsection (1) is a concurrent offence in relation to a qualifying offence for an alcohol interlock sentence, then in relation to that alcohol interlock sentence—

              3. section 65AH(3) does not apply; and
                1. the mandatory disqualification in subsection (3), (4), or (5) is the period of disqualification for the purposes of section 65AE(d).

                  1. Subsection (6) does not apply to offending that occurs after the facts that gave rise to the person’s conviction for an offence described in subsection (1).

                  Notes
                  • Section 52A: inserted, on , by section 41 of the Land Transport Amendment Act 2017 (2017 No 34).
                  • Section 52A(4): amended, on , by section 7 of the Land Transport (Road Safety) Amendment Act 2023 (2023 No 62).