New South Wales Consolidated Acts

IMPOUNDING ACT 1993 - SECT 43

43 Police required to provide assistance on request

(1) The officer in charge of a police station must, on request by an impounding officer or impounding authority:

(a) cause inquiries to be made as to the ownership of a motor vehicle, and

(b) within 3 business days after the request is made, furnish to the officer or authority a written statement of the result of those inquiries.

(2) If the vehicle is or has been registered under the Road Transport (Vehicle Registration) Act 1997 , the statement may consist of particulars of the name and address of the last registered owner of the vehicle according to the records kept by the Roads and Traffic Authority.