New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

TOW TRUCK INDUSTRY REGULATION 2008 - REG 4

4 Meaning of “tow” and “tow truck”

(1) In accordance with paragraph (e) of the definition of "tow" in section 3 (1) of the Act, "tow" includes tow by use of a rigid frame, rigid bar or similar device.

(2) In accordance with section 4 (2) of the Act, car carriers are declared not to be tow trucks for the purposes of the Act.

(3) In subclause (2):
"car carrier" means a motor vehicle combination that is designed or adapted for use for the transport of motor vehicles, being a combination:

(a) that is not equipped or fitted with any lifting equipment (whether portable or fixed) to load the motor vehicles to be transported, and

(b) onto which the motor vehicles to be transported are loaded by travelling along a ramp under their own propulsion.