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TRANSPORT OPERATIONS (ROAD USE MANAGEMENT) ACT 1995 - SECT 51G Moving abandoned, or otherwise stationary, vehicle, load or other thing on road

TRANSPORT OPERATIONS (ROAD USE MANAGEMENT) ACT 1995 - SECT 51G

Moving abandoned, or otherwise stationary, vehicle, load or other thing on road

51G Moving abandoned, or otherwise stationary, vehicle, load or other thing on road

(1) This section applies if—
(a) any of the following applies—
(i) a vehicle or load on a road is immobilised by a breakdown, collision or fuel shortage or is otherwise stationary;
(ii) another thing that is not abandoned is placed or comes to rest on a road;
(iii) the chief executive reasonably believes a vehicle, load or other thing on a road is abandoned; and
(b) either—
(i) the chief executive can not immediately find the person in control of the vehicle, load or other thing; or
(ii) the chief executive can immediately find the person in control of the vehicle, load or other thing but reasonably believes the person is unable or unwilling to move the vehicle, load or other thing immediately.
(2) The chief executive may take the steps that are reasonably necessary to move the vehicle, load or other thing on, or remove the vehicle, load or other thing from, the road.
Example of reasonably necessary steps—
driving, pushing or towing the vehicle, load or other thing
(3) If the chief executive asks a service or towing vehicle operator to move or remove the vehicle, load or other thing, the service or towing vehicle operator may take the steps that are reasonably necessary to move or remove it as requested.
(4) However, for a vehicle, load or other thing mentioned in subsection (1) (a) (i) or (ii) , the chief executive may take the steps mentioned in subsection (2) only if the chief executive reasonably believes it is necessary for the safety or convenience of people using the road.