New South Wales Consolidated Acts

TOW TRUCK INDUSTRY ACT 1998 - SECT 4

4 Meaning of “tow truck”

(1) In this Act, a "tow truck" means any of the following motor vehicles that are used or operated for the purposes of towing motor vehicles:

(a) a motor vehicle that is equipped with a lifting device,

(b) a motor vehicle that is equipped with a trailer, towing attachment or other similar device,

(c) a motor vehicle that is fitted with a tilt table-top, or with a tilt table-top and winch,

(d) a motor vehicle that is fitted with a self-loading table-top that is capable of being detached from the motor vehicle for the purpose of loading or unloading another vehicle,

(e) any other motor vehicle prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of this definition.

(2) A "tow truck" does not include:

(a) a motor vehicle that is declared by the regulations not to be a tow truck for the purposes of this Act (any such motor vehicle may be described by reference to a particular class of motor vehicle), or

(b) a motor vehicle referred to in subsection (1) if it is used or operated in such circumstances, or for such purposes, as may be prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of this subsection.