Part 1Preliminary

Part 1—Preliminary

1 Objectives

The objectives of these Regulations are—

(a) to facilitate the safe, timely and efficient provision of accident towing services and other related services; and

(b) to impose requirements on tow truck licence holders, accredited persons and others that advance the objective set out in section 4 of the Accident Towing Services Act 2007; and

(c) to ensure that the attendance of licensed tow trucks at road accident scenes in controlled areas is controlled and efficient; and

(d) to regulate the behaviour of tow truck drivers at road accident scenes; and

(e) to provide for accident towing demerit points for relevant prescribed offences; and

(f) to prescribe infringement offences and prescribe the penalties for those offences.

2 Authorising provision

These Regulations are made under section 223 of the Accident Towing Services Act 2007.

3 Commencement

These Regulations come into operation on 14 December 2019.

4 Revocations

The following Regulations are revoked—

(a) the Accident Towing Services Regulations 2008[1];

(b) the Accident Towing Services Amendment (Licence Fees) Regulations 2010[2];

(c) the Accident Towing Services Amendment Regulations 2012[3];

(d) the Accident Towing Services Amendment (Peninsula Link) Regulations 2012[4];

(e) the Accident Towing Services Amendment Regulations 2014[5].