NSW police seek to auction off car of convicted anti-coal activist under Proceeds of Crime Act

New South Wales police have sought to confiscate and auction a station wagon belonging to a young climate activist after it was seized during her arrest last month.

Activist group Blockade Australia says the car is the property of 26-year-old Sasha, who was arrested in the vehicle on 17 November. She was on a public road near the Port of Newcastle.

The group says Sasha has faced court and pleaded guilty to separate charges of attempting to hinder mining equipment and attempting to hinder a railway.

The notice is a temporary measure that freezes the asset until a court can make an ultimate decision on whether it should be forfeited to the state.

Police said they could not comment because the forfeiture matter was before the court.

Blockade Australia said Sasha had been mostly living in the car, which was registered in Queensland.