Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Road Safety Act 1986 - SECT 16

Seizure of number plates

16. Seizure of number plates



(1) An authorised officer for the purposes of this section or a member of the
police force may take possession of any number plate which the officer or
member has reasonable grounds for suspecting-

   (a)  is being used other than in accordance with this Act and the
        regulations; or

   (b)  was not issued in accordance with this Act and the regulations-

and may retain it until the Corporation is satisfied that it was not being so
used and that it was issued in accordance with this Act and the regulations.

(1A) A member of the police force, or an officer of the Corporation authorised
by the Corporation for the purposes of this subsection, may take possession of
any number plate displayed on a motor vehicle or trailer which the member has
reasonable grounds for suspecting-

   (a)  does not bear the registration number last assigned to that motor
        vehicle or trailer by the Corporation; or

   (b)  is displayed on a motor vehicle or trailer-

   (i)  that is not registered under Part 2 or exempted from registration
        under the regulations; and

   (ii) in relation to which the period during which the registration of the
        vehicle may be renewed in accordance with the regulations has expired-
        and may return it to the Corporation or retain it until the member is
        satisfied that circumstances exist that allow it to be used without
        being subject to being taken possession of under this subsection.

(2) In this section authorised officer for the purposes of this section means-

   (a)  an officer of the Corporation or an officer or agent of the Transport
        Accident Commission authorised in writing by the Corporation for the
        purposes of this section; or

   (b)  an employee in the Department of Infrastructure authorised in writing
        by the Secretary to the Department of Infrastructure for the purposes
        of this section.

Division 3-Written-off vehicles