148ZZFEnforcement officers may take possession of certain micromobility vehicles

148ZZF Enforcement officers may take possession of certain micromobility vehicles

148ZZF Enforcement officers may take possession of certain micromobility vehicles

(1) An enforcement officer may take possession of a micromobility vehicle if—

(a) a removal order has been made in relation to the vehicle, and

(b) the date specified under section 148ZZC(5)(d) has passed, and

(c) the order has not been complied with.

(2) Transport for NSW or an authority may direct an enforcement officer to take possession of a micromobility vehicle if Transport for NSW or the authority is satisfied—

(a) the person responsible for the vehicle cannot be identified, and

(b) a removal order could be made in relation to the vehicle under section 148ZZC(2)(b) or (3)(b)(ii) if the person responsible for the vehicle were identified.

(3) An enforcement officer may take possession of a micromobility vehicle if directed to do so under subsection (2).

(4) The Public Spaces (Unattended Property) Act 2021, section 26 and Part 4 apply to a micromobility vehicle of which an enforcement officer takes possession under this section in the same way as those provisions apply to a class 2 item within the meaning of that Act.

(5) For subsection (4), a reference in the Public Spaces (Unattended Property) Act 2021—

(a) to an authorised officer is taken to be a reference to an enforcement officer, and

(b) to an authority is taken to be a reference to Transport for NSW or an authority within the meaning of this part.

s 148ZZF: Ins 2025 No 77 Sch 1[2].