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POLICE POWERS AND RESPONSIBILITIES ACT 2000 - SECT 747

Definitions for chapter

747 Definitions for chapter

In this chapter—

"alarm" includes a horn, a siren and another audible warning device.

"corresponding law" , in relation to a transport Act, means a corresponding law under the Road Use Management Act .

"declaration" ...

"evasion offence" ...

"forfeiture order" see section 759 .

"impounding order" see section 758 .

"nominated person" , in relation to a type 1 vehicle related offence, means the person nominated by either of the following as the driver of the motor vehicle involved in the type 1 vehicle related offence when the offence was committed—

(a) the owner of the motor vehicle;
(b) a person nominated in a statutory declaration made under section 755 as any of the following—
(i) the person believed to be driving the motor vehicle when the type 1 vehicle related offence happened;
(ii) the person to whom the motor vehicle was sold;
(iii) the person from whom the motor vehicle was purchased.

"owner" , of a motor vehicle—
(a) generally, means a person in whose name the motor vehicle is registered under a transport Act or corresponding law; or
(b) for a proceeding for an impounding order or a forfeiture order, includes a holder of a security interest registered for the motor vehicle under the Personal Property Securities Act 2009 (Cwlth) .

"prescribed period" , in relation to an application for a forfeiture order, means the relevant period and any period from the end of the relevant period to and including the day on which the application is heard and decided.

"relevant court" , in relation to an application for an impounding order or a forfeiture order under this chapter, means—
(a) the Magistrates Court for the Magistrates Court district, or division of the district, nearest the place where the evasion offence to which the application relates happened; or
(b) if the driver of the motor vehicle is a child—a Childrens Court constituted by a magistrate sitting in the Magistrates Court district, or division of the district, nearest the place where the evasion offence to which the application relates happened.

"relevant period" , in relation to an evasion offence to which an application for an impounding order or a forfeiture order relates, means the period of 3 years before the commission of the evasion offence giving rise to the application for the impounding order or forfeiture order.

"stop" , when used in relation to a direction given to a driver of a motor vehicle under this chapter, includes remain at the place where the driver stops the motor vehicle until the driver is allowed to proceed or is otherwise dealt with according to law.

"warning light" see section 749 .



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