Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management) Act 1999
10BImpounding or forfeiture of vehicles on conviction etc for certain
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10B Impounding or forfeiture of vehicles on conviction etc for certain offences 25 10BA Powers of police officers to issue surrender notices for motor vehicles 27 10C Powers of police officers to seize and impound vehicles used in committing certain offences 29 10D Registered operator to be notified of seizure 31 10E Keeping of certain vehicles seized or surrendered 32 10F Keeping of vehicles impounded or forfeited under s 10A or s 10B 34 10G Certain vehicles seized or surrendered—release by chief police officer 34 10H Certain vehicles seized or surrendered—release by Magistrates Court 35 10I Safekeeping of vehicles 36 10J Failure to prosecute 37 10K Disposal of vehicles 37
Page contents 3 11 Meaning of loaded unsafely 38 12 Driver of vehicle loaded unsafely 38 13 Responsible person for vehicle loaded unsafely 39 14 Proceeding against pt 3 40 15 Meaning of traffic accident 41 16 Driver or rider to stop and give assistance 41 17 Regulations about duties of participants in, and witnesses to, traffic accidents 41 18 Authority to install etc prescribed traffic control devices 43 19 Offences about prescribed traffic control devices 43 20 Removal of unauthorised devices 44 21 Devices generally presumed to be lawfully installed or displayed 45 22 Notice of intention to challenge certain issues 45 Division 6.1 Definitions—pt 6 22A Definitions—pt 6 47 22B Meaning of average speed—pt 6 48 Division 6.2 Traffic offence detection devices—general 23 Meaning of traffic offence detection device 48 24 Regulation for approval etc of device or system 49 24A Average speed of vehicle is evidence of actual speed in certain circumstances 50 24B Other forms of proof of speeding offences not excluded by s 24A 51 25 Evidentiary certificates etc 52 26 Interfering with traffic offence detection devices 55 27 Inspection and purchase of images taken by traffic offence detection devices 55
Page contents 4 Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management) 28 Notice of intention to challenge certain issues 56 29 Use, retention and disclosure of data by road transport authority and other people 57 30 Road or road related area may be closed temporarily to traffic 59 31 Removal of dangers and obstructions to traffic 59 32 Removal of unattended vehicles from certain places 60 Part 8 Regulations about safety and traffic management 33 General regulation-making power 62 34 Regulations may apply certain documents 63 35 Regulations may exclude vehicles, people and animals from Act 63 36 Regulations about safety generally 64 37 Regulations about safe operation of vehicles 64 38 Regulations about child safety 64 39 Regulations about traffic management generally 65 40 Regulations about seizure, impounding etc of vehicles 66 41 Regulations about towing fees 67 42 Regulations about parking 67 43 Regulations about marking tyres 69 44 References to Motor Traffic Act, Traffic Act etc 70
Page contents 5 Dictionary 71 1 About the endnotes 76 2 Abbreviation key 76 3 Legislation history 77 4 Amendment history 84 5 Earlier republications 97