Accident Towing Services Regulations 2019
43Authorities to tow—offences
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43 Authorities to tow—offences
(1) Subject to subregulation (2) and section 158 of the Act, an authority to tow form must not contain any information, text or images other than the information, text or images required to be included in the authority to tow form by this Division.
- 10 penalty units.
(2) Despite subregulation (1), an authority to tow form may include—
(a) a tax invoice; or
(b) contact information of the relevant accident towing service business.
(3) The driver of a licensed tow truck must not drive or use the tow truck for the purpose of providing accident towing services unless there is in the tow truck a bound book of authority to tow forms, in the prescribed form, numbered in series and at least in duplicate.
- 10 penalty units.
(4) The licence holder with respect to a tow truck that provides accident towing services must take reasonable steps to ensure that subregulation (3) is complied with.
- 10 penalty units.
(5) The driver of a licensed tow truck when required by the Act to use an authority to tow form, must ensure that the form used is in order of serial number.
- 10 penalty units.
(6) The licence holder with respect to a tow truck that provides accident towing services must take reasonable steps to ensure that subregulation (5) is complied with.
- 10 penalty units.
(7) The driver of a licensed tow truck that provides accident towing services must only use the bound book of authority to tow forms referred to in subregulation (3) in relation to the authorising of the towing of accident damaged motor vehicles.
- 5 penalty units.
(8) The licence holder with respect to a tow truck that provides accident towing services must take reasonable steps to ensure that subregulation (7) is complied with.
- 5 penalty units.
(9) The driver of a licensed tow truck that provides accident towing services must photograph any accident damaged vehicle, clearly showing the condition and location of the vehicle, at any accident scene the driver attends where salvage is undertaken in order to enable the vehicle to be towed.
Penalty: 5 penalty units.