Queensland Consolidated Acts

POLICE POWERS AND RESPONSIBILITIES ACT 2000 - SECT 784

784 Voluntary transfer of ownership of motor vehicle to State

(1) This section applies despite section 770 .

Note—

Under section 770 it is an offence for the owner of a motor vehicle that is the subject of an impounding order or forfeiture order application to modify, sell or otherwise dispose of the vehicle before the application is decided.

(2) The owner of a motor vehicle to which section 770 applies may agree to transfer ownership of the vehicle to the State.

(3) The agreement must be written and witnessed by a person who may witness a statutory declaration.

(4) If the commissioner agrees in writing to the transfer of the motor vehicle—

(a) the motor vehicle becomes the property of the State; and

(b) the commissioner may sell or dispose of the motor vehicle and anything in or on it in the way the commissioner considers appropriate.