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POLICE OFFENCES ACT 1935 - SECT 37ZH Disposal of confiscated vehicle

POLICE OFFENCES ACT 1935 - SECT 37ZH

Subdivision 5 - Disposal of vehicles, &c. Disposal of confiscated vehicle

(1)  If, within 2 months after the authorised period of confiscation of a vehicle ends, the vehicle is not recovered, the Commissioner may sell or dispose of the vehicle and anything in or on it in a way the Commissioner considers appropriate.
(2)  The Commissioner must –
(a) advertise the proposed sale or disposal in a newspaper circulating in the locality where the vehicle was confiscated; and
(b) give written notice of the proposed sale or disposal of the vehicle to the registered operator if the registered operator can be found.