117Production and confiscation of scheme authorities

#### 117 Production and confiscation of scheme authorities 117 Production and confiscation of scheme authorities > > (1) An authorised officer may direct the person in charge of a vehicle to remove a scheme authority, or an interstate or overseas authority, or a document or other thing purporting to be an authority, displayed in the vehicle and give it to the officer if— > > > > > (a) the vehicle is stopped in a parking area for people with disabilities, or > > > > > (b) the vehicle is parked contrary to a permissive parking sign. > > > (2) A person to whom a direction is given must immediately comply with the direction. > > > > Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. > > > (3) An authorised officer to whom a scheme authority is given may do one or more of the following— > > > > > (a) inspect the authority, > > > > > (b) request and inspect the identification of the person in charge of the vehicle for the purpose of confirming the person’s identity, > > > > > (c) confiscate the scheme authority if the authorised officer has reasonable grounds to suspect the authority— > > > > > > > (i) is not being used by the holder of the scheme authority, or > > > > > > > (ii) is being used contrary to the conditions of the scheme authority, or > > > > > > > (iii) has expired or been revoked. > > > (4) If a scheme authority is confiscated under this section, Transport for NSW must determine whether to revoke the scheme authority in accordance with section 119. > > > (5) Transport for NSW must return the scheme authority to its holder as soon as is reasonably practicable if it determines not to revoke the authority. > > > (6) In this section— > > > > authorised officer means— > > > > > (a) a police officer, or > > > > > (b) an authorised officer within the meaning of section 132 who is not an officer referred to in Schedule 4 as a Class 3 officer or a Class 4 officer. > > > > parking area for people with disabilities has the same meaning as in the [Road Rules 2014](/view/html/inforce/current/sl-2014-0758), rule 203.