181Power to enter and search tow trucks for compliance purposes

181 Power to enter and search tow trucks for compliance purposes

(1) For the purpose of determining whether this Act, regulations made under this Act or a service standard is being complied with, an inspector may enter and search a tow truck that is—

(a) on any road or road related area; or

(b) in any public place.

(2) Without limiting subsection (1), an inspector who enters and searches a tow truck under subsection (1) may, for the purpose set out in that subsection, do any one or more of the following—

(a) weigh the tow truck or any part of the tow truck or its equipment or load; or

(b) otherwise measure or test the tow truck or any part of the tow truck or its equipment or load (other than a passenger); or

(c) take samples, photographs or film, videotape or otherwise record images or record sounds; or

(d) require any person in or on the tow truck to produce to the inspector any document that is required to be kept for the purpose set out in subsection (1) and that is located in or on the tow truck that is in the person's custody or possession or under the person's control; or

(e) make copies of, or take extracts from, any document that is required to be kept for the purpose set out in subsection (1) and that is kept in or on the tow truck; or

(f) exercise any other power under this Act conferred on the inspector for those purposes.

(3) This section does not authorise the use of force, but the inspector may do any or all of the following—

(a) open unlocked doors, panels, objects or other things, or open unlocked places;

(b) move, but not take away, anything that is not locked up or sealed.

(4) This section does not authorise an inspector to search a person, even if the person is part of a tow truck's load.