Queensland Consolidated Acts

TOW TRUCK ACT 1973 - SECT 43

(1) The Governor in Council may make regulations under this Act.

(2) A regulation may make provision about the following--

(a) the making of applications for licences, certificates or permits;

(b) the issue and renewal of licences or certificates; the issue of permits;

(c) the return of expired licences or certificates;

(d) the granting and issuing of duplicate licences, certificates or permits;

(e) obtaining and dealing with towing authorities;

(f) the identification in a form of licence, certificate or permit of the holder thereof;

(g) the duties and standard of conduct of persons operating tow trucks and of persons employed on or in connection with the use of tow trucks;

(h) the inspection of tow trucks by an authorised officer for the purposes of determining whether or not they comply with this Act and the action to be taken if tow trucks do not so comply, and in connection with any inspection authorising the entry in or upon any tow truck, building or place;

(i) the powers of an authorised officer to enter upon premises from which a tow truck operator conducts his or her business and to inspect, seize and make copies of those records, and the production of those records by any person having custody thereof upon the requisition of an authorised officer;

(j) the production to authorised officers and other prescribed persons of licences, certificates, permits and other documents;

(k) the fees payable under this Act and the purposes for which those fees are payable, and the fixing of those fees;

(l) the design, classification, construction, equipment and identification of tow trucks;

(m) the qualifications and ages of drivers of tow trucks;

(n) the conditions under which tow trucks may be operated;

(o) premises or places to which tow truck operators deliver or cause to be delivered motor vehicles towed by the tow truck they operate and the use of those premises or places by those operators and the towing of motor vehicles thereto;

(p) the making of investigations into the charges being made or that should be made for towing seized motor vehicles, or towing or salvaging damaged motor vehicles; the appointment of persons to make such investigations; the powers and duties of such persons;

(q) the amount to be charged by operators of tow trucks for the towing or salvaging of motor vehicles and fixing maximum and minimum charges therefor;

(r) the amounts to be charged for towing and keeping vehicles impounded under the Police Powers and Responsibilities Act 2000, chapter 4 or 22;

(s) notification of the sale, disposal or acquisition of licensed tow trucks or tow trucks in respect of which permits have been issued;

(t) the granting of exemption or conditional exemption from compliance with all or any of the provisions of this Act and the revocation of any exemption or conditional exemption so granted;

(u) the institution and conduct of and all matters pertaining to appeals against the chief executive's decisions for the purposes of this Act;

(v) penalties of not more than 20 penalty units for each offence against a regulation.