Tow Truck Act 2023
sec.158Existing licences taken to be operator accreditations
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sec.158 Existing licences taken to be operator accreditations
This section applies to— a licence in effect immediately before the commencement; or a licence that has been suspended under the repealed Act if the period of the suspension had not ended before the commencement. From the commencement— the licence is taken to be an operator accreditation; and a document given under the repealed Act evidencing the licence is taken to be the accreditation document for the operator accreditation. The operator accreditation— has effect for the remaining term of the licence; and is subject to any condition, imposed on the licence under the repealed Act, section 10, that applied to the licence immediately before the commencement, even if the condition could not be imposed under this Act. If the licence has been suspended under the repealed Act, the operator accreditation is taken to be suspended until the end of the period of the suspension of the licence. (sec.158-ssec.1) This section applies to— a licence in effect immediately before the commencement; or a licence that has been suspended under the repealed Act if the period of the suspension had not ended before the commencement. (sec.158-ssec.2) From the commencement— the licence is taken to be an operator accreditation; and a document given under the repealed Act evidencing the licence is taken to be the accreditation document for the operator accreditation. (sec.158-ssec.3) The operator accreditation— has effect for the remaining term of the licence; and is subject to any condition, imposed on the licence under the repealed Act, section 10, that applied to the licence immediately before the commencement, even if the condition could not be imposed under this Act. (sec.158-ssec.4) If the licence has been suspended under the repealed Act, the operator accreditation is taken to be suspended until the end of the period of the suspension of the licence.
- (a) a licence in effect immediately before the commencement; or
- (b) a licence that has been suspended under the repealed Act if the period of the suspension had not ended before the commencement.
- (a) the licence is taken to be an operator accreditation; and
- (b) a document given under the repealed Act evidencing the licence is taken to be the accreditation document for the operator accreditation.
- (a) has effect for the remaining term of the licence; and
- (b) is subject to any condition, imposed on the licence under the repealed Act, section 10, that applied to the licence immediately before the commencement, even if the condition could not be imposed under this Act.