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Tow Truck Industry Act 1998
70Production of licence and drivers certificate
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#### 70 Production of licence and drivers certificate
70 Production of licence and drivers certificate
> > (1) A licensee must, at the licensee’s place of business, produce the licence to an authorised officer or police officer on demand.
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> > Maximum penalty—25 penalty units.
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> > (2) A certified driver must, whenever the driver is—
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> > > (a) at, or in the vicinity of, the scene of an accident, or
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> > > (b) driving or standing a licensed tow truck on a road or road related area, or
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> > > (c) carrying out, or attempting to obtain, any towing work, or
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> > > (d) travelling in a licensed tow truck as a passenger, or
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> > > (e) otherwise using or operating a licensed tow truck,
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> > produce to an authorised officer or police officer, on demand, a copy of the licence under which the tow truck is authorised.
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> > Maximum penalty—25 penalty units.
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> > (3) In addition to any other requirement in relation to the wearing of a drivers certificate, a certified driver must, on demand made by an authorised officer or police officer at any time—
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> > > (a) if the driver has the certificate in his or her immediate possession—produce the certificate for inspection by the officer, or
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> > > (b) if the driver does not have the certificate in his or her immediate possession—produce it, as soon as practicable after the demand is made, to the officer who made the demand or to another person nominated by the officer.
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> > Maximum penalty—25 penalty units.
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> > (4) A person is guilty of an offence under this section only if the authorised officer or police officer, when making the demand, explains to the person that failure to comply with the demand is an offence under this Act.
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> **ss 68–70:** Am 2007 No 54, Sch 1 \[15\].