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Our police and law enforcement play a big role in keeping Australian roads safe. But as vehicles become more automated, on-road enforcement could present some challenges.
To support safe and effective on-road enforcement of Automated Vehicles (AVs), we have been working with governments, police, road authorities and the vehicle industry to understand how law enforcement agencies will interact with AVs when they are operating on Australian roads and to outline the powers of enforcement officers in relation to human user obligations for AVs.
We've released a paper, On-road enforcement for automated vehicles, which sets out some policy positions that represent our current understanding of what the future on-road enforcement requirements will be.
It follows on from our consultation last year on whether enforcement officers have sufficient the powers needed to interact with and respond to the road safety risks of automated vehicles.
It’s part of our work to ensure we have the legal and regulatory settings right so AVs can be introduced safely onto Australian roads.