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Tow Truck Industry Act 1998
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#### 60 Licensee required to keep certain records
60 Licensee required to keep certain records
> > (1) This section applies in relation to any licensee who holds a licence that authorises the towing of motor vehicles involved in accidents.
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> > (2) A licensee to whom this section applies must make a record of—
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> > > (a) the full name, residential address and drivers certificate number of each tow truck driver who is employed or engaged by the licensee or whose services are otherwise used by the licensee, and
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> > > (b) in relation to each occasion on which a licensed tow truck is used or operated by such a tow truck driver—
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> > > > (i) the date on which the tow truck was used or operated, and
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> > > > (ii) the name of any person who travelled as a passenger in the tow truck, and
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> > > > (iii) the location of any accident attended by the tow truck, and
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> > > > (iv) the number of any towing authorisation obtained by the driver, and
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> > > > (v) the address to which any motor vehicle was towed in accordance with the towing authorisation, and
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> > > > (vi) the registration number of any such motor vehicle.
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> > Maximum penalty—50 penalty units.
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> > (3) Any such record must—
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> > > (a) be in the approved form, and
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> > > (b) include particulars of the name and business address of the licensee, and
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> > > (c) be completed as soon as practicable after each occasion on which the licensed tow truck is used or operated.
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> > Maximum penalty—50 penalty units.
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> > (4) The licensee must keep the record at the licensee’s place of business for at least 5 years after the information is recorded.
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> > Maximum penalty—50 penalty units.
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> > (5) If the licence is revoked or suspended or otherwise ceases to be in force, the licensee must provide to the Secretary any records kept in accordance with this section.
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> > Maximum penalty—50 penalty units.
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> > (6) The licensee must, on demand by an authorised officer or a police officer, provide the officer with the name and address of any tow truck driver whose services have been or are being used by the licensee.
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> > Maximum penalty—50 penalty units.
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> **s 60:** Am 2007 No 54, Sch 1 \[14\].