sec.111State’s liability to pay costs of impounding or immobilisation

### sec.111 State’s liability to pay costs of impounding or immobilisation Unless otherwise expressly provided by this division, the State is not liable to pay the costs of removing a motor vehicle impounded or immobilised under this chapter and keeping it for the period for which it is impounded or immobilised. However, the State is liable to pay the costs of removing an impounded or immobilised vehicle and keeping it if— the driver of the motor vehicle— was a child when the driver committed the offence for which it was impounded or immobilised; or is found not guilty of the offence for which the motor vehicle was impounded or immobilised; or the proceeding for the offence for which the motor vehicle was impounded or immobilised is withdrawn. s 111 ins 2002 No. 33 s 6 amd 2003 No. 92 s 3 sch sub 2005 No. 64 s 11 amd 2006 No. 57 s 34 ; 2013 No. 15 s 63 ; 2024 No. 24 s 57 sch 1 pt 2 (sec.111-ssec.1) Unless otherwise expressly provided by this division, the State is not liable to pay the costs of removing a motor vehicle impounded or immobilised under this chapter and keeping it for the period for which it is impounded or immobilised. (sec.111-ssec.2) However, the State is liable to pay the costs of removing an impounded or immobilised vehicle and keeping it if— the driver of the motor vehicle— was a child when the driver committed the offence for which it was impounded or immobilised; or is found not guilty of the offence for which the motor vehicle was impounded or immobilised; or the proceeding for the offence for which the motor vehicle was impounded or immobilised is withdrawn. - (a) the driver of the motor vehicle— (i) was a child when the driver committed the offence for which it was impounded or immobilised; or (ii) is found not guilty of the offence for which the motor vehicle was impounded or immobilised; or - (i) was a child when the driver committed the offence for which it was impounded or immobilised; or - (ii) is found not guilty of the offence for which the motor vehicle was impounded or immobilised; or - (b) the proceeding for the offence for which the motor vehicle was impounded or immobilised is withdrawn. - (i) was a child when the driver committed the offence for which it was impounded or immobilised; or - (ii) is found not guilty of the offence for which the motor vehicle was impounded or immobilised; or