148Offence as to seeking towing work and storage

148 Offence as to seeking towing work and storage

(1) A person must not, in relation to an accident damaged motor vehicle at a road accident scene do any of the following—

(a) tout or solicit for the business of—

(i) towing the vehicle; or

(ii) storing the vehicle;

(b) offer or obtain or attempt to obtain from any other person any form of authority or agreement (whether written or not) in relation to—

(i) towing the vehicle; or

(ii) storing the vehicle.

(2) A person does not commit an offence under subsection (1) if the person is—

(a) in relation to a road accident inside a controlled area—

(i) the driver of a tow truck that is being operated under a regular tow truck licence and that has been authorised by the allocation body, in compliance with Division 9 of Part 2, to attend the road accident scene and to be used to tow or attempt to tow the vehicle, if the vehicle is of a gross vehicle mass of less than 4 tonnes; or

(ii) the driver of a tow truck that is being operated under a tow truck licence, if the vehicle is of a gross vehicle mass of 4 tonnes or more; or

(b) in relation to a road accident outside the controlled area, the driver of a tow truck that is being operated under a tow truck licence.

S. 149 repealed by No. 28/2009 s. 77.

Division 3—Storage of accident damaged motor vehicles

S. 150 (Heading) amended by No. 40/2011 s. 9(1).