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Tow Truck Industry Regulation 2020
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#### 76 Tow truck equipment
76 Tow truck equipment
> > (1) It is a condition of a licence that each tow truck operated under the authority of the licence must be fitted with the following equipment—
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> > > (a) a flashing or rotating warning light that is maintained in good working order,
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> > > (b) fully adjustable mounted lights maintained in good working order to enable the safe loading and unloading of motor vehicles onto or from the tow truck when it is dark.
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> > (2) It is a condition of a licence that each tow truck operated under the authority of the licence to do accident towing must be equipped with—
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> > > (a) a broom, shovel and durable rubbish container for the efficient removal of accident debris, and
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> > > (b) a fire extinguisher that is of at least 4.5 kg capacity and that is maintained in a serviceable condition.
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> > (3) In this clause—
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> > broom means a brush or similar implement consisting of bristles, nylon or twigs attached to a handle at least 1 metre long.
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> > shovel means an implement consisting of a broad metal blade or scoop attached to a handle at least 1 metre long and designed for taking up and removing loose matter (including, for example, earth, snow, coal and rubble).