Tow Truck Regulation 2024
sec.86Giving and receiving consideration for the purpose of obtaining towing authorities
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sec.86 Giving and receiving consideration for the purpose of obtaining towing authorities
The holder of an accreditation must not, for the purpose of enabling a person to obtain a towing authority for a motor vehicle, give consideration to the authorising person for the vehicle. Maximum penalty—40 penalty units. The holder of an accreditation must not, for the purpose of enabling a person to obtain a towing authority for a motor vehicle, give consideration to another person in exchange for the giving of information or advice about the following matters— the occurrence of an incident, or the seizure of a motor vehicle, in a regulated area; the presence on or near a road in a regulated area of a motor vehicle damaged in an incident; the presence on a road in a regulated area of a seized motor vehicle. Maximum penalty—40 penalty units. A person must not, for the purpose of enabling another person to obtain a towing authority for a motor vehicle, receive consideration from the holder of an accreditation in exchange for the giving of information or advice about a matter mentioned in subsection (2) . Maximum penalty—30 penalty units. (sec.86-ssec.1) The holder of an accreditation must not, for the purpose of enabling a person to obtain a towing authority for a motor vehicle, give consideration to the authorising person for the vehicle. Maximum penalty—40 penalty units. (sec.86-ssec.2) The holder of an accreditation must not, for the purpose of enabling a person to obtain a towing authority for a motor vehicle, give consideration to another person in exchange for the giving of information or advice about the following matters— the occurrence of an incident, or the seizure of a motor vehicle, in a regulated area; the presence on or near a road in a regulated area of a motor vehicle damaged in an incident; the presence on a road in a regulated area of a seized motor vehicle. Maximum penalty—40 penalty units. (sec.86-ssec.3) A person must not, for the purpose of enabling another person to obtain a towing authority for a motor vehicle, receive consideration from the holder of an accreditation in exchange for the giving of information or advice about a matter mentioned in subsection (2) . Maximum penalty—30 penalty units.
- (a) the occurrence of an incident, or the seizure of a motor vehicle, in a regulated area;
- (b) the presence on or near a road in a regulated area of a motor vehicle damaged in an incident;
- (c) the presence on a road in a regulated area of a seized motor vehicle.