Queensland Consolidated Acts Queensland Consolidated Acts(1) This section applies on the conviction of a person for an extreme overloading offence.
(2) The court may order a motor vehicle used to commit the offence be forfeited to the State.
(3) In considering whether it is appropriate to make a forfeiture order for the vehicle, the court may, for example, have regard to—
(a) any hardship that may reasonably be expected to be caused to anyone by the order; and
(b) the use that is ordinarily made, or is intended to be made, of the vehicle.
(4) The court may make any order to enforce the forfeiture that it considers appropriate.
(5) This section does not limit the court's powers under the Penalties and Sentences Act 1992 or any other law.
(6) On the forfeiture of the vehicle—
(a) it becomes the State's property; and
(b) it may be dealt with as the chief executive considers appropriate.
(7) The chief executive must not deal with the vehicle until any appeal against the order to forfeit the vehicle is decided.
(8) In this section—
extreme overloading offence means a severe risk breach of a mass requirement applying to a heavy vehicle if the subject matter of the contravention is equal to or greater than 160% of the mass requirement (rounded up to the nearest 0.1t) applying to the vehicle under this Act.
vehicle means heavy vehicle.