Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management) Act 1999
40Regulations about seizure, impounding etc of vehicles
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40 Regulations about seizure, impounding etc of vehicles A regulation may make provision in relation to— (a) the seizure and moving to a retention area of a vehicle that is— (i) a danger to the public or an unreasonable obstruction to traffic; or (ii) unattended on a road or road related area; or (iii) parked unlawfully on a road or road related area where there is conspicuously displayed a sign including the words ‘tow away area’ or ‘vehicles impounded’ or other words indicating the vehicle may be seized; and (b) the conditions to be complied with before a vehicle can be seized; and (c) the application of the Uncollected Goods Act 1996 to a vehicle seized and moved to a retention area.
Parking Division 8.4