sec.48Obtaining towing authorities

sec.48 Obtaining towing authorities

This section applies if a motor vehicle— is damaged in an incident in a regulated area; or is seized in a regulated area. The holder of a driver accreditation must not, either directly or indirectly, obtain or attempt to obtain the authorising person’s signature on, or approval of, a towing authority for the motor vehicle unless— the approved form for the towing authority is properly and fully completed, including stating the following information— the name of the holder of the driver accreditation; the name of the holder of the operator accreditation under which the holder of the driver accreditation is acting (the relevant operator accreditation ); the registration or other identification number of the tow truck to be used to tow the vehicle; the premises, nominated by the authorising person, to which the vehicle is to be towed; if a business is conducted at the premises—the name of the business; the day and time the holder of the driver accreditation completes the approved form; and the tow truck stated in the towing authority is in sufficient proximity to the motor vehicle to enable the holder to start lifting or loading the vehicle onto the tow truck immediately after the towing authority is signed or approved. Maximum penalty—40 penalty units. Subsection (4) applies if the authorising person for the motor vehicle nominates that the vehicle is to be towed to an authorised holding yard for the relevant operator accreditation without nominating a particular authorised holding yard. For subsection (2) (a) (iv) , the towing authority must state the address of the authorised holding yard for the relevant operator accreditation that is nearest to the scene of the incident or place of seizure and has capacity to store the motor vehicle. (sec.48-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. (sec.48-ssec.2) The holder of a driver accreditation must not, either directly or indirectly, obtain or attempt to obtain the authorising person’s signature on, or approval of, a towing authority for the motor vehicle unless— the approved form for the towing authority is properly and fully completed, including stating the following information— the name of the holder of the driver accreditation; the name of the holder of the operator accreditation under which the holder of the driver accreditation is acting (the relevant operator accreditation ); the registration or other identification number of the tow truck to be used to tow the vehicle; the premises, nominated by the authorising person, to which the vehicle is to be towed; if a business is conducted at the premises—the name of the business; the day and time the holder of the driver accreditation completes the approved form; and the tow truck stated in the towing authority is in sufficient proximity to the motor vehicle to enable the holder to start lifting or loading the vehicle onto the tow truck immediately after the towing authority is signed or approved. Maximum penalty—40 penalty units. (sec.48-ssec.3) Subsection (4) applies if the authorising person for the motor vehicle nominates that the vehicle is to be towed to an authorised holding yard for the relevant operator accreditation without nominating a particular authorised holding yard. (sec.48-ssec.4) For subsection (2) (a) (iv) , the towing authority must state the address of the authorised holding yard for the relevant operator accreditation that is nearest to the scene of the incident or place of seizure and has capacity to store the motor vehicle.