New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

TOW TRUCK INDUSTRY REGULATION 2008

- Made under the Tow Truck Industry Act 1998
- As at 1 September 2008
- Reg 366 of 2008

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

   PART 1 - PRELIMINARY

   1.      Name of Regulation
   2.      Commencement
   3.      Definitions
   4.      Meaning of “tow” and “tow truck”

   PART 2 - LICENCES AND DRIVERS CERTIFICATES

           Division 1 - Provisions relating to licences

   5.      Particulars to be included in licence applications
   6.      Application for licence
   7.      Offences that disqualify applicants for licences
   8.      Qualifications of tow truck operators
   9.      Additional grounds for refusing licence application
   10.     Payment of licence fee
   11.     Licence conditions
   12.     Exemption from “on-hook” liability insurance requirement
   13.     Exemption from certain licence conditions for tow trucks registered interstate

           Division 2 - Provisions relating to drivers certificates

   14.     Particulars to be included in drivers certificate applications
   15.     Application for drivers certificate
   16.     Offences that disqualify applicants for drivers certificates
   17.     Qualifications of tow truck drivers
   18.     Additional grounds for refusing application for drivers certificate
   19.     Particulars on drivers certificate
   20.     Conditions of drivers certificate
   21.     Payment of drivers certificate fee

           Division 3 - General provisions

   22.     Variation of licence conditions
   23.     Refund of fees if licence or drivers certificate voluntarily surrendered
   24.     Pending application for subsequent licence or drivers certificate
   25.     Furnishing of information

   PART 3 - TOWING AUTHORISATIONS

   26.     Definition
   27.     Exception from requirement to obtain towing authorisations for towing work
   28.     Requirement to leave accident scene once towing authorisations obtained
   29.     Persons who may give towing authorisations
   30.     Completion of, and dealing with, towing authorisations
   31.     False information in towing authorisations
   32.     Other requirements relating to towing authorisations
   33.     Towing authorisation books
   34.     Keeping and production of towing authorisations

   PART 4 - HOLDING YARDS

   35.     Location of holding yards
   36.     Security requirements
   37.     Storage capacity
   38.     Access to holding yard
   39.     Holding yard register
   40.     Certain operators not required to maintain a holding yard

   PART 5 - OTHER OFFENCES AND REQUIREMENTS

   41.     Offence to incite or encourage commission of offence
   42.     Misuse of licences and drivers certificates
   43.     Lost or stolen etc licences and drivers certificates
   44.     Tow truck equipment
   45.     Particulars to be displayed on tow trucks
   46.     Inspection of tow trucks
   47.     Tow truck number-plates to be visible while towing
   48.     Conduct and duties of tow truck drivers
   49.     Licensee required to keep certain records of non-accident towing work
   50.     Records relating to charges
   51.     Invoices
   52.     Disposal of unclaimed motor vehicles
   53.     Prohibited tow trucks
   54.     Stand-by tow trucks

   PART 6 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

   55.     Exemption relating to interstate tow truck drivers and operators
   56.     Penalty notices
   57.     Savings
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