(1) An impounding officer is not authorised to impound except when in
possession of a written authorisation issued by the impounding authority. This
does not apply to a police officer.
(2) The impounding officer must produce
that written authorisation to a person who questions or asks for evidence of
the officer's authority, when the officer is or is proposing to exercise the
powers of an impounding officer.
(3) The regulations may impose requirements
on the form and contents of the authorisation.
(4) The authorisation required
by this section may be combined with and form part of another authorisation
that an impounding officer has in some other capacity.
