Queensland Consolidated Acts

MAJOR EVENTS ACT 2014 - SECT 66

66 Moving expenses

(1) This section applies to the following persons—

(a) if a vehicle is moved under section 65 by a police officer—the commissioner of the police service;

(b) if the vehicle is moved under section 65 by another authorised person—the major event organiser.

(2) The person may recover the reasonable expenses (the
"moving expenses" ) of moving the vehicle, securely storing the vehicle, and publishing any newspaper notice for the vehicle, from—

(a) the person who was in charge of the vehicle immediately before the vehicle was moved; or

(b) if the person in charge can not be identified—the registered operator of the vehicle, unless the vehicle was being used without the registered operator’s consent.

(3) If the moving expenses are paid, the major event organiser must release the vehicle to the registered operator of the vehicle or in accordance with the registered operator’s written directions.