New South Wales Consolidated Acts New South Wales Consolidated Acts(cf Traffic Act s 24)
(1) A police officer may seize any unregistered registrable vehicle (other than a registrable vehicle exempted from registration under this Act) that is being used on a road or road related area.
(2) If any such registrable vehicle has been seized, the Local Court may, on the application of a police officer, make an order declaring the vehicle to be forfeited to the Crown.
(3) If such an application is made, the following provisions have effect:(a) notice of the application is to be given to the person who had the custody of the vehicle at the time of the seizure if the person can be found and to such other persons (if any) as the Local Court may direct,(b) no order of forfeiture may be made if the owner of the vehicle satisfies the Local Court that there has been no intent to evade registration of the vehicle.
(4) A person aggrieved by an order of the Local Court made under this section may appeal against the order in the manner provided by the Justices Act 1902 .
(5) The Authority may waive the forfeiture of a vehicle on payment within such period as the Authority may allow of a fine equivalent to the sum obtained by adding together:(a) the fee for the registration or renewal of the registration of the vehicle for each applicable registration period in any part of which the vehicle was used while unregistered, and(b) the motor vehicle tax imposed under the Motor Vehicles Taxation Act 1988 or the charges or administration fees imposed under the Road Transport (Heavy Vehicles Registration Charges) Act 1995 which would be due on the application for that registration or renewal,together with a further fine of 20 per cent of that sum.
(6) If any such fine is not paid within the period so allowed, the Authority may dispose of the vehicle in the manner prescribed by the regulations.
(7) If a vehicle is sold under subsection (6), the Authority is to apply the proceeds of the sale as prescribed by the regulations.