Western Australian Current Acts Western Australian Current Acts (1) If a responsible
person for a vehicle who is given a surrender notice surrenders the vehicle
according to the notice, the vehicle must be impounded for a period that
commences at the time when the vehicle is surrendered.
(2) If a responsible
person for a vehicle who is given a surrender notice fails to surrender the
vehicle according to the notice, the vehicle must be impounded for a period
that commences at the time when a police officer takes possession of the
vehicle for the purpose of impounding it.
(3) The time when the
period for which a vehicle is impounded under subsection (1) or (2) commences
is not required to be within a period of 28 days after the day of the offence.
(4) The period for
which a vehicle is impounded under subsection (1) or (2) ends when the
impounding period has passed since the end of the day on which the vehicle was
impounded.
(5) A person who is
given a surrender notice in relation to a vehicle commits an offence if the
person fails to comply with the notice.
Penalty for this subsection: a fine of 50 PU.
(6) A person who is
given a surrender notice in relation to a vehicle commits an offence if,
without the authority of a court order, the person —
(a)
disposes of an interest that the person has in the vehicle; or
(b) does
anything, or causes or permits another person to do anything, that results or
will result in a reduction in the value of the vehicle.
Penalty for this subsection: a fine of 50 PU.
[Section 79BB inserted: No. 23 of 2009 s. 12;
amended: No. 8 of 2012 s. 37; No. 51 of 2016 s. 23.]