Applicability of state and territory roadside enforcement powers to automated vehicles: report for the National Transport Commission
This report is intended to assist the National Transport Commission (NTC) in considering the extent and adequacy of roadside enforcement powers in the context of automated vehicles (AVs). State and territory roadside enforcement officers will be at the frontline in dealing with increasing automation of the national vehicle fleet. The NTC has acknowledged that ‘the on-road operation of automated vehicles will create unique challenges for enforcement agencies’. Current state and territory policing, road and vehicle laws – including the Heavy Vehicle National Law (HVNL) – empower officers to interact with vehicles, drivers and traffic for a range of purposes. These powers have developed over a century of regulation and policing of the motor vehicle. There are concerns that these powers will not be adequate to ensure the safety of an increasingly automated vehicle fleet. There are concerns about: 1. powers to stop and interact with AVs; 2. powers to investigate crashes involving AVs; 3. powers to enforce road rules and vehicle compliance rules with AVs; 4. powers to access information from AVs relating to data of automated driving functions; 5. powers of roadside enforcement agencies to share and disclose vehicle information and data with other entities; 6. difference in powers between the states and territories. This report provides a body of knowledge on the current state and territory roadside enforcement powers in the context of AVs.
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Corporate Authors:
National Transport Commission (NTC)
Melbourne, Victoria -
Authors:
- Brady, M
- Tranter, K
- Bennett, B
- Publication Date: 2021-7
Media Info
- Pagination: 145p
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Automated vehicle control; Autonomous vehicles; Compliance; Law enforcement; Legislation; Police; Safety; State government; Vehicle safety
- Geographic Terms: Australia
- ATRI Terms: Autonomous vehicle; Compliance; Law enforcement; Legislation; Police; State government; Vehicle safety
- ITRD Terms: 1534: Enforcement (law); GOVERNMENT (NATIONAL)
- Subject Areas: Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies; I10: Economics and Administration; I91: Vehicle Design and Safety;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01784388
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: ARRB Group Limited
- Files: ITRD, ATRI
- Created Date: Oct 7 2021 4:32PM