15Action to be taken before disposing of class 3 item—the Act, s 32

15 Action to be taken before disposing of class 3 item—the Act, s 32

15 Action to be taken before disposing of class 3 item—the Act, s 32

(1) For the Act, section 32(6), before disposing of a class 3 item, an authority must—

(a) consider a response made by the Commissioner of Police, if any, to the notification under section 10(2), and

(b) search the Personal Property Securities Register under the Personal Property Securities Act 2009 of the Commonwealth for security interests in the vehicle, and

(c) if the search reveals a security interest—give notice of the proposed disposal to the person who claims the interest, and

(d) give notice of the proposed disposal to the registered operator of the vehicle.

(2) Subsection (1)(d) does not apply—

(a) if searching registers to which the authority has access for information about the vehicle and its registered operator does not reveal the registered operator, or

Note—

See section 13(1)(d)(i).

(b) if the authority has already taken reasonable steps to notify the registered operator that the vehicle is in the authority’s possession.

Note—

See the following provisions—

(a) the Act, section 29(1)(b) and (2),

(b) this Regulation, section 13(2).