25Authorised officers may take possession of items

#### 25 Authorised officers may take possession of items 25 Authorised officers may take possession of items > > (1) An authorised officer may take possession of an item if the officer reasonably believes— > > > > > (a) the item is unattended, and > > > > > (b) the item— > > > > > > > (i) is obstructing access to or within a public place, or > > > > > > > (ii) poses a risk to persons, animals or the environment, or > > > > > > > (iii) is interfering with public amenity, or > > > > > > > (iv) has been in the same or substantially the same place for— > > > > > > > > > (A) the period prescribed by the regulations, or > > > > > > > > > (B) if no period is prescribed by the regulations—7 days or more, or > > > > > > > (v) is unattended in another circumstance prescribed by the regulations including, for example— > > > > > > > > > (A) the item is in a public place in contravention of a code of practice prescribed by the regulations that applies to items of that class, or > > > > > > > > > (B) the item does not comply with a standard prescribed by the regulations. > > > (2) If the unattended item referred to in subsection (1) is a motor vehicle, the authorised officer may, without or before taking possession of the vehicle, enter the vehicle for the purpose of identifying the responsible person for the vehicle. > > > (3) The regulations may provide for additional matters in relation to authorised officers taking possession of items, including— > > > > > (a) the matters to be considered by authorised officers in forming a reasonable belief items are unattended, including, for example, having regard to guidelines prescribed by the regulations, and > > > > > (b) other conditions that must be satisfied before authorised officers may take possession of items generally or a class of items, and > > > > > (c) matters about giving notices in relation to taking possession of items.