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Tow Truck Industry Regulation 2020
56Maximum fees for certain salvage of heavy motor vehicles
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#### 56 Maximum fees for certain salvage of heavy motor vehicles
56 Maximum fees for certain salvage of heavy motor vehicles
> > (1) The maximum fee that may be charged for the salvage of a heavy motor vehicle involved in an accident that is still at the scene of the accident is—
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> > > (a) $0 for the first 30 minutes, and
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> > > (b) 0.88 fee units for each hour or part of an hour that a certified driver is actually involved in the salvage, after the first 30 minutes, and
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> > > (c) an additional 0.65 fee units for each hour or part of an hour of site administration work involved in arranging the salvage of the motor vehicle or of its load or freight, payable for only one driver for each accident, and
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> > > (d) if any part of the salvage work or site administration work occurs outside the hours between 8 am and 5 pm on any business day, or on a day that is not a business day—an additional 50% of the part of the fee calculated under paragraphs (a)–(c) that relates to the work that occurred outside those hours, and
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> > > (e) if any additional equipment is required to complete the salvage and that equipment has been arranged for and paid for by the licensee or certified driver—110% of the cost of the use of that equipment.
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> > (2) For the purposes of determining the time involved in the salvage of a heavy motor vehicle, any time using a tow truck is not to be counted.
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> > (3) Subclause (1) does not prevent a licensee from charging an additional amount for any time spent using oxy-acetylene equipment, an air bag or an air jack for the salvage of a heavy motor vehicle involved in an accident that is still at the scene of the accident.