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.