Queensland Consolidated Acts Queensland Consolidated Acts(1) A police officer may impound a motor vehicle if the driver of the motor vehicle is charged with having committed a type 1 vehicle related offence in relation to the motor vehicle.
(2) Also, a police officer may impound a motor vehicle if the driver of the motor vehicle—
(a) is charged with having committed a type 2 vehicle related offence in relation to the motor vehicle; and
(b) has, within the relevant period, been charged with, or found guilty of, another type 2 vehicle related offence.
(3) Also, a police officer may impound a motorbike if, in relation to the motorbike—
(a) the driver of the motorbike is charged with having committed—
(i) a motorbike noise direction offence; or
(ii) a motorbike noise order offence; or
(b) the driver of the motorbike is a child, paragraph (a) does not apply, and the police officer reasonably suspects the child has committed—
(i) a motorbike noise direction offence; or
(ii) a motorbike noise order offence.
Note—
For when a person is charged with an offence, see section 71.
(4) A motor vehicle impounded under subsection (1), (2) or (3) is impounded for the initial impoundment period.