Offences relating to interaction with police, vehicle registration and general penalty provisions

Offences relating to interaction with police officers

Offence Max penalty
Contravene direction to stop vehicle $6,600
Contravene direction to give information $4,400
Disqualified driver fail to surrender licence $2,200
Driver/passenger fail/refuse to disclose identity $5,500 and/or 12 months disqualification
Give false name of driver/passenger $5,500 and/or 12 months disqualification
Give false/misleading address information for driver/passenger $5,500 and/or 12 months disqualification
Fail/refuse to comply with direction given by police officer $5,500 and/or 12 months disqualification

Vehicle registration offences

Offence Max penalty
Use unregistered registrable vehicle $2,200
Obtain registration by false statement, etc $2,200
Use registrable vehicle contrary to conditions or prohibitions $2,200
Offences relating to identification numbers on engines and other parts of motor vehicles/trailers $2,200 and/or 6 months disqualification

General penalty provisions

Section187 of the Road Transport (General) Act 2005 (NSW) provides the court with the power to order the disqualification of a person convicted of an offence under the road transport legislation from holding a licence for such a period as the court specifies. Any disqualification under this section is in addition to any penalty imposed for the offence itself.

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