47Duties and powers of police, &c.

47 Duties and powers of police, &c. (1) A member of the Police Force shall do all things in that member's power to ensure that this Act is duly observed. (2) For the purposes of subsection (1), a member of the Police Force may drive, use, ride on or be carried or drawn by, any vehicle or animal the driver of which has been given a direction or order under this Act and that member shall not be liable for the payment of any fare ordinarily chargeable for such use, hire or carriage. (3) Where a driver or person in charge of a vehicle is arrested or otherwise lawfully detained by a member of the Police Force and that driver or person is unwilling or unable, for whatever reason, to move or secure the vehicle, the member may: (a) park and secure the vehicle at or near the place where the driver or person is arrested or detained; or (b) arrange for it to be towed, moved or, where considered by the member to be safe to do so, driven to a police station or other place, without liability for any damage or loss which may occur to the vehicle or to anything in it. (4) Where a vehicle is not registered, a member of the Police Force may take charge of the vehicle and may arrange for it to be towed, moved or, where considered by the member to be safe to do so, driven, to a police station or other place without liability for any damage or loss which may occur to the vehicle or to anything in it. (5) Where a vehicle is, under subsection (3) or (4), towed, moved or driven to a police station or other place, the vehicle may be kept at that station or place until the costs of towing or moving it and of detaining it are paid to the Territory. (6) Where, at the expiration of 3 months after a vehicle has been taken charge of under subsection (3) or (4), the costs referred to in subsection (5) have not been paid, the Commissioner may, by public auction, dispose of the vehicle and the money, if any, obtained from the sale of the vehicle shall, after payment of the costs referred to in subsection (5), be paid into the Public Account, within the meaning of the Financial Management Act 1995, in accordance with the requirements of that Act. (7) A sale in accordance with subsection (6) shall be valid as against all persons. Traffic Act 1987 103