sec.53Operating or assisting with operation of tow trucks without driver accreditation or assistant accreditation

sec.53 Operating or assisting with operation of tow trucks without driver accreditation or assistant accreditation

This section applies if— a motor vehicle— is damaged in an incident in a regulated area; or is seized in a regulated area; or a motor vehicle is parked on private property in a regulated area and the owner of the vehicle has not expressly requested or directed the towing of the vehicle from the property. A person must not drive, or offer to drive, a tow truck for the purpose of towing the motor vehicle from the scene of the incident, place of seizure or private property unless the person is the holder of a driver accreditation. Maximum penalty—80 penalty units. A person who is at the scene of the incident, place of seizure or private property must not otherwise operate, or assist with the operation of, a tow truck to tow the motor vehicle from the scene, place or property unless the person is the holder of— a driver accreditation; or an assistant accreditation. Maximum penalty—80 penalty units. For subsection (3) , a person is not assisting with the operation of a tow truck to the extent the person is carrying out repairs to the tow truck. (sec.53-ssec.1) This section applies if— a motor vehicle— is damaged in an incident in a regulated area; or is seized in a regulated area; or a motor vehicle is parked on private property in a regulated area and the owner of the vehicle has not expressly requested or directed the towing of the vehicle from the property. (sec.53-ssec.2) A person must not drive, or offer to drive, a tow truck for the purpose of towing the motor vehicle from the scene of the incident, place of seizure or private property unless the person is the holder of a driver accreditation. Maximum penalty—80 penalty units. (sec.53-ssec.3) A person who is at the scene of the incident, place of seizure or private property must not otherwise operate, or assist with the operation of, a tow truck to tow the motor vehicle from the scene, place or property unless the person is the holder of— a driver accreditation; or an assistant accreditation. Maximum penalty—80 penalty units. (sec.53-ssec.4) For subsection (3) , a person is not assisting with the operation of a tow truck to the extent the person is carrying out repairs to the tow truck.

• (a) a motor vehicle— (i) is damaged in an incident in a regulated area; or (ii) is seized in a regulated area; or
• (i) is damaged in an incident in a regulated area; or
• (ii) is seized in a regulated area; or
• (b) a motor vehicle is parked on private property in a regulated area and the owner of the vehicle has not expressly requested or directed the towing of the vehicle from the property.
• (i) is damaged in an incident in a regulated area; or
• (ii) is seized in a regulated area; or
• (a) a driver accreditation; or