Tow Truck Regulation 2024
sec.55Producing private property towing consents to authorised officers
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sec.55 Producing private property towing consents to authorised officers
This section applies if the holder of a driver accreditation is operating a tow truck to tow the motor vehicle from the private property. The holder of the driver accreditation must, if asked by an authorised officer, produce to the officer for inspection a private property towing consent that— is in effect for the private property; and relates to an arrangement between— the occupier of the property; and the holder of the operator accreditation under which the holder of the driver accreditation is acting. Maximum penalty—30 penalty units. The holder of the driver accreditation does not commit an offence against subsection (2) if the holder has a reasonable excuse. It is not a reasonable excuse for the holder of the driver accreditation to fail to comply with subsection (2) that the holder does not have the private property towing consent in the holder’s immediate possession. In this section— private property towing consent includes a copy of a private property towing consent. (sec.55-ssec.1) This section applies if the holder of a driver accreditation is operating a tow truck to tow the motor vehicle from the private property. (sec.55-ssec.2) The holder of the driver accreditation must, if asked by an authorised officer, produce to the officer for inspection a private property towing consent that— is in effect for the private property; and relates to an arrangement between— the occupier of the property; and the holder of the operator accreditation under which the holder of the driver accreditation is acting. Maximum penalty—30 penalty units. (sec.55-ssec.3) The holder of the driver accreditation does not commit an offence against subsection (2) if the holder has a reasonable excuse. (sec.55-ssec.4) It is not a reasonable excuse for the holder of the driver accreditation to fail to comply with subsection (2) that the holder does not have the private property towing consent in the holder’s immediate possession. (sec.55-ssec.5) In this section— private property towing consent includes a copy of a private property towing consent.
- (a) is in effect for the private property; and
- (b) relates to an arrangement between— (i) the occupier of the property; and (ii) the holder of the operator accreditation under which the holder of the driver accreditation is acting.
- (i) the occupier of the property; and
- (ii) the holder of the operator accreditation under which the holder of the driver accreditation is acting.
- (i) the occupier of the property; and
- (ii) the holder of the operator accreditation under which the holder of the driver accreditation is acting.