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Local Government Act 1993
651BImmobilisation of vehicles
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#### 651B Immobilisation of vehicles
651B Immobilisation of vehicles
> > (1) A person must not immobilise a vehicle owned by any other person by means of wheel clamps, or by means of any other device prescribed by the regulations, except with the consent of that other person.
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> > Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.
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> > (2) This section does not affect any right to immobilise a vehicle that a person may have—
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> > > (a) as the driver or person in charge of the vehicle, or
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> > > (b) under the terms of a court order, or
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> > > (c) under the terms of a credit contract (within the meaning of the [National Credit Code](http://www.legislation.gov.au/) as set out in Schedule 1 to the [National Consumer Credit Protection Act 2009](http://www.legislation.gov.au/) of the Commonwealth) in force with respect to the vehicle, or
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> > > (d) under Part 7.6 of the “[Road Transport Act 2013](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2013-018).
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> > (3) For the purposes of this section, an owner or occupier of premises is not in charge of a vehicle merely because the vehicle has been left on those premises.
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> **s 651B:** Ins 1998 No 62, Sch 1 \[2\]. Am 2008 No 4, Sch 3.1; 2010 No 6, Sch 2.10; 2013 No 19, Sch 4.37 \[5\].