Tow Truck Act 2023
sec.151General regulation-making power
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sec.151 General regulation-making power
The Governor in Council may make regulations under this Act. A regulation may make provision about the following— the making of an application under part 2 , including when the application is taken to have been withdrawn; the giving, renewal and amendment of accreditations, including— the form of an accreditation document; and the information, codes and expressions that may be included in an accreditation document; and the identification of the holder of an accreditation in an accreditation document; the replacement of accreditation documents; the obligations, duties and standards of conduct of persons who hold an accreditation; the auditing by the chief executive of accreditation holders for compliance with this Act, including compliance with the conditions of an accreditation; requirements in relation to the carrying out of regulated towing, including regulated towing that involves providing a tow to safety service; obtaining and dealing with towing authorities; requirements in relation to the storage and release of motor vehicles towed under an operator accreditation and movable property inside the vehicles, including requirements in relation to holding yards; the making of an exemption application, including when an exemption application is taken to be withdrawn, and the revocation of exemption decisions; the notification of a change of personal particulars, including notification of a change to the executive officers of a corporation or a change to a partnership; the carrying, keeping, production, return and destruction of documents under this Act; the damaging of documents under this Act; the things for which a person may or must not impose a charge, and the maximum and minimum amounts for a charge; the classification of tow trucks, and specifications and requirements for tow trucks, including requirements in relation to the disposal of an authorised tow truck for an operator accreditation; the possession by a person of— someone else’s accreditation document or a part of the accreditation document; or a document purporting to be an accreditation document or part of an accreditation document; obtaining or attempting to obtain a person’s authority to repair a motor vehicle damaged in an incident in a regulated area while the vehicle is at the scene of the incident or being towed by a tow truck; the giving or receiving of consideration— for the purpose of enabling a person to obtain a towing authority for a motor vehicle; or in exchange for information or advice for the purpose of enabling a person to obtain the work of carrying out private property towing; the giving of consideration to the holder of an accreditation, or the receipt of consideration by the holder of an accreditation, for the purpose of obtaining work or business for a person other than the holder. Also, a regulation may— prescribe fees payable under this Act and provide for the fees to be refunded or waived; and provide for a maximum penalty of 80 penalty units for a contravention of a regulation. In this section— give , in relation to consideration, includes agree or offer to give. receive , in relation to consideration, includes agree or offer to receive. (sec.151-ssec.1) The Governor in Council may make regulations under this Act. (sec.151-ssec.2) A regulation may make provision about the following— the making of an application under part 2 , including when the application is taken to have been withdrawn; the giving, renewal and amendment of accreditations, including— the form of an accreditation document; and the information, codes and expressions that may be included in an accreditation document; and the identification of the holder of an accreditation in an accreditation document; the replacement of accreditation documents; the obligations, duties and standards of conduct of persons who hold an accreditation; the auditing by the chief executive of accreditation holders for compliance with this Act, including compliance with the conditions of an accreditation; requirements in relation to the carrying out of regulated towing, including regulated towing that involves providing a tow to safety service; obtaining and dealing with towing authorities; requirements in relation to the storage and release of motor vehicles towed under an operator accreditation and movable property inside the vehicles, including requirements in relation to holding yards; the making of an exemption application, including when an exemption application is taken to be withdrawn, and the revocation of exemption decisions; the notification of a change of personal particulars, including notification of a change to the executive officers of a corporation or a change to a partnership; the carrying, keeping, production, return and destruction of documents under this Act; the damaging of documents under this Act; the things for which a person may or must not impose a charge, and the maximum and minimum amounts for a charge; the classification of tow trucks, and specifications and requirements for tow trucks, including requirements in relation to the disposal of an authorised tow truck for an operator accreditation; the possession by a person of— someone else’s accreditation document or a part of the accreditation document; or a document purporting to be an accreditation document or part of an accreditation document; obtaining or attempting to obtain a person’s authority to repair a motor vehicle damaged in an incident in a regulated area while the vehicle is at the scene of the incident or being towed by a tow truck; the giving or receiving of consideration— for the purpose of enabling a person to obtain a towing authority for a motor vehicle; or in exchange for information or advice for the purpose of enabling a person to obtain the work of carrying out private property towing; the giving of consideration to the holder of an accreditation, or the receipt of consideration by the holder of an accreditation, for the purpose of obtaining work or business for a person other than the holder. (sec.151-ssec.3) Also, a regulation may— prescribe fees payable under this Act and provide for the fees to be refunded or waived; and provide for a maximum penalty of 80 penalty units for a contravention of a regulation. (sec.151-ssec.4) In this section— give , in relation to consideration, includes agree or offer to give. receive , in relation to consideration, includes agree or offer to receive.