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Police Powers and Responsibilities Act 2000
sec.74FForfeiture of motor vehicles if driver found guilty of fourth or subsequent type 2 vehicle related offence
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### sec.74F Forfeiture of motor vehicles if driver found guilty of fourth or subsequent type 2 vehicle related offence
This section applies in relation to a motor vehicle impounded under section 74E if the driver of the motor vehicle—
has been found guilty of 3 type 2 vehicle related offences committed within the relevant period; and
is found guilty of the fourth or subsequent type 2 vehicle related offence mentioned in section 74E (1) .
On the driver being found guilty—
the motor vehicle becomes the property of the State; and
any right of a person to enforce a security interest under the Personal Property Securities Act 2009 (Cwlth) against a person other than the State by taking possession of the vehicle is extinguished.
This section applies subject to division 2 .
Under division 2 the commissioner may grant an application for the release of an impounded or immobilised motor vehicle.
However, subsection (5) applies if—
before the driver of the motor vehicle is found guilty of the offence mentioned in subsection (1) (b) , the motor vehicle is released under section 79D , 79F or 79H with a condition; and
the motor vehicle is later impounded or immobilised under section 79P because of a breach of the condition.
Subsection (2) applies in relation to the motor vehicle as if the motor vehicle had not been released under section 79D , 79F or 79H .
s 74F ins 2013 No. 15 s 16
(sec.74F-ssec.1) This section applies in relation to a motor vehicle impounded under section 74E if the driver of the motor vehicle— has been found guilty of 3 type 2 vehicle related offences committed within the relevant period; and is found guilty of the fourth or subsequent type 2 vehicle related offence mentioned in section 74E (1) .
(sec.74F-ssec.2) On the driver being found guilty— the motor vehicle becomes the property of the State; and any right of a person to enforce a security interest under the Personal Property Securities Act 2009 (Cwlth) against a person other than the State by taking possession of the vehicle is extinguished.
(sec.74F-ssec.3) This section applies subject to division 2 . Under division 2 the commissioner may grant an application for the release of an impounded or immobilised motor vehicle.
(sec.74F-ssec.4) However, subsection (5) applies if— before the driver of the motor vehicle is found guilty of the offence mentioned in subsection (1) (b) , the motor vehicle is released under section 79D , 79F or 79H with a condition; and the motor vehicle is later impounded or immobilised under section 79P because of a breach of the condition.
(sec.74F-ssec.5) Subsection (2) applies in relation to the motor vehicle as if the motor vehicle had not been released under section 79D , 79F or 79H .
- (a) has been found guilty of 3 type 2 vehicle related offences committed within the relevant period; and
- (b) is found guilty of the fourth or subsequent type 2 vehicle related offence mentioned in section 74E (1) .
- (a) the motor vehicle becomes the property of the State; and
- (b) any right of a person to enforce a security interest under the Personal Property Securities Act 2009 (Cwlth) against a person other than the State by taking possession of the vehicle is extinguished.
- (a) before the driver of the motor vehicle is found guilty of the offence mentioned in subsection (1) (b) , the motor vehicle is released under section 79D , 79F or 79H with a condition; and
- (b) the motor vehicle is later impounded or immobilised under section 79P because of a breach of the condition.