239AExtension of additional sanction to corporation owned motor vehicles

239A Extension of additional sanction to corporation owned motor vehicles

239A Extension of additional sanction to corporation owned motor vehicles

(1) A police officer may exercise an authorised power in relation to a motor vehicle if the police officer reasonably believes—

(a) the registered operator of the motor vehicle is a corporation, and

(b) a circumstance set out in subsection (2), (3) or (4) is made out.

(2) The motor vehicle was operated on a road to commit a sanctionable offence—

(a) on that day, or

(b) during the past 10 days.

(3) The motor vehicle is being operated on a road—

(a) by a person who is disqualified from holding or obtaining a driver licence, and

(b) to commit an offence, not being a camera recorded offence, of driving a vehicle at a speed more than 30 kilometres per hour over the designated speed limit applying to the driver for the length of road at the time the offence is committed.

(4) The motor vehicle is being operated on a road by a person—

(a) who is disqualified from holding or obtaining a driver licence or who has never been licensed, and

(b) who has been convicted of an offence against section 53(3) or 54(1) on 2 or more previous occasions within the past 5-year period.

(5) The police officer is to notify Transport for NSW of the exercise of the authorised power.

(6) Transport for NSW is, as soon as is practicable, to notify the registered operator of the motor vehicle of the exercise of the authorised power.

(7) For the purposes of this Part—

(a) the exercise of the authorised power of seizure and impoundment is taken to be the exercise of the power under section 239(1)(a), and

(b) the exercise of the authorised power of confiscation of number-plates is taken to be the exercise of the power under section 239(1)(c), and

(c) sections 240, 243 and 245–247 do not apply in relation to the exercise of an authorised power under this section, and