Police Powers and Responsibilities Regulation 2026

This regulation may be cited as the Police Powers and Responsibilities Regulation 2026.

This regulation commences on 31 March 2026.

The dictionary in schedule 12 defines particular words used in this regulation.

For section 69A(2)(e) of the Act, each of the following offences against the Road Use Management Act is prescribed—

an offence against the vehicle standards and safety regulation, section 8(1), if the offence involves a vehicle that is defective under section 7(1)(a), (b) or (c) of that regulation;

an offence against the vehicle standards and safety regulation, section 18(1), if the offence involves a modification of a vehicle mentioned in subsection (2)(c) of that section;

an offence against the vehicle standards and safety regulation, section 19(1);

an offence against the vehicle standards and safety regulation, section 20;

an offence against the vehicle standards and safety regulation, section 102(1) or (2).

For section 69A(2)(e) of the Act, each of the following offences against the Heavy Vehicle National Law (Queensland) (the Law) is prescribed—

an offence against section 60(1) of the Law, if the offence involves—

failing to fit a vehicle with equipment (required equipment) required for the vehicle in the heavy vehicle standards; or

fitting a vehicle with required equipment that does not comply with the requirements for the equipment stated in the heavy vehicle standards; or

fitting a vehicle with other equipment that does not comply with the requirements for the equipment stated in the heavy vehicle standards; or

failing to comply with the stationary noise level for a vehicle stated in the heavy vehicle standards;

an offence against section 90(1) or (3) of the Law, if the offence involves an emission control system that reduces noise emission from a vehicle;

an offence against section 91(1) or (2) of the Law, if the offence involves an emission control system that reduces noise emission from a vehicle;

an offence against the Heavy Vehicle (Vehicle Standards) National Regulation, section 18(2).

In this section—heavy vehicle standards see section 5 of the Law.vehicle standards and safety regulation means the Transport Operations (Road Use Management—Vehicle Standards and Safety) Regulation 2021.

This division prescribes for section 78(4)(c) of the Act—

information that must be stated on impounding notices; and

information that must be stated on immobilising notices.

An impounding notice for a motor vehicle that has been impounded must state the following information—

that the owner of the motor vehicle may be required to produce satisfactory evidence of the ownership of the motor vehicle before the motor vehicle may be recovered;

that the driver of the motor vehicle, if the driver is an adult, will be required to pay the costs of removing or keeping the motor vehicle;

that the court may, if the driver of the motor vehicle is a child who is found guilty of the offence for which the motor vehicle was impounded, order the child or the child’s parent or guardian to pay the costs of removing or keeping the motor vehicle;

that the owner of the motor vehicle, if the owner was the driver of the motor vehicle when it was impounded and fails to recover the motor vehicle after the period of impounding ends, will be required to pay the costs of keeping the motor vehicle for each day after the period of impounding ends, whether or not the owner is found guilty of the offence for which the motor vehicle was impounded;

that the owner of the motor vehicle, if the owner was not the driver of the motor vehicle when it was impounded and fails to recover the motor vehicle after the period of impounding ends, will be required to pay the costs of keeping the motor vehicle for each day after the period of impoundment ends that is more than 2 business days after the owner is given the impounding notice;

the penalty for unlawfully removing the motor vehicle from the place at which it is held;

the meaning of ‘found guilty of an offence’ under schedule 6 of the Act, definition found guilty.

This section applies if a police officer impounds a motor vehicle under section 74A(1) of the Act.

Without limiting section 6, the impounding notice must also state information about—

how the motor vehicle may become the property of the State under section 74B(2) of the Act; and

how the motor vehicle may be taken to be forfeited to the State under section 118A(3) of the Act.

This section applies if a police officer impounds a motor vehicle under section 74E(1) of the Act.

Without limiting section 6, the impounding notice must also state information about—

how the motor vehicle may become the property of the State under section 74F(2) of the Act; and

how the motor vehicle may be taken to be forfeited to the State under section 118A(3) of the Act.

An immobilising notice for a motor vehicle that has been immobilised must state the following information—

that the owner of the motor vehicle may be required to produce satisfactory evidence of the ownership of the motor vehicle before the motor vehicle may be recovered;

that if the motor vehicle is immobilised by the removal and confiscation of the vehicle’s number plates, the person entitled to possession of the number plates may be required to produce satisfactory evidence of the entitlement before the number plates are returned;

that the driver of the motor vehicle, if the driver is an adult, will be required to pay the costs of removing or keeping the motor vehicle;

that the court may, if the driver of the motor vehicle is a child who is found guilty of the offence for which the motor vehicle was immobilised, order the child or the child’s parent or guardian to pay the costs of removing or keeping the motor vehicle;

the penalties for unlawfully operating a motor vehicle—

during a number plate confiscation period applying to the vehicle; or

if an immobilising device attached to the vehicle is unlawfully removed, tampered with or modified;

the penalties for removing, tampering with or modifying—

a number plate confiscation notice attached to a motor vehicle; or

an immobilising device attached to a motor vehicle;

the meaning of ‘found guilty of an offence’ under schedule 6 of the Act, definition found guilty.

For section 378B of the Act, the prescribed quantity of a dangerous drug, S4 medicine or S8 medicine is the quantity stated in schedule 1, part 2 or 3, column 2 opposite the drug or medicine.

For section 494(5) of the Act and schedule 6 of the Act, definition QDNA index, this division prescribes—

types of QDNA indexes; and

the type of information that may be included in each index.

Each of the following is a type of QDNA index—

the crime scene index;

the missing persons index;

the serious offenders index;

the statistical index;

the suspects index;

the unknown deceased persons index;

the volunteers (limited purpose) index;

the volunteers (unlimited purpose) index.