102Retention of suspicious goods

#### 102 Retention of suspicious goods 102 Retention of suspicious goods > > (1) An authorised officer who has reasonable grounds for believing that a motor vehicle, motor vehicle part, accessory or any other thing that is in the possession of a licence holder has been stolen or is unlawfully obtained may issue a non-disposal notice to the licence holder. > > > (2) A non-disposal notice is a notice that prohibits the licence holder, for a period of 14 days after the notice is given, from altering the form of the thing, selling or otherwise disposing of it in any way or parting with possession of it. > > > (3) The Local Court may, on application by an authorised officer, order that the effect of a non-disposal notice be extended for a further period of up to 28 days. More than one application may be made under this subsection. > > > (4) A licence holder, or an employee of a licence holder, must not contravene a notice given under this section. > > > > Maximum penalty—500 penalty units.