Queensland Consolidated Regulations

TOW TRUCK REGULATION 2009

- Made under the Tow Truck Act 1973
- As at 7 July 2023
- Reg 168 of 2009

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

   PART 1 - PRELIMINARY

   1.      Short title
   2.      Commencement
   3.      Definitions

   PART 2 - APPROVALS

           Division 1 - Who may apply

   4.      Eligibility to apply for a driver’s certificate
   5.      Eligibility to apply for an assistant’s certificate

           Division 2 - Application for an approval

   6.      Definition for div 2
   7.      Application for approval
   8.      Chief executive may require satisfactory evidence
   9.      Applicant to undertake test or be medically examined

           Division 3 - Grant, renewal or refusal of an approval

   10.     Grant of certificate or miscellaneous permit
   10A.    Form of certificate notice
   10B.    General provisions about certificate notice
   10C.    Expressions on certificate notice
   10D.    Codes on certificate notice
   11.     Identity card for holder of a certificate
   12.     Holder to sign written notice or permit document
   13.     Application by holder for replacement document
   13A.    Chief executive may require document evidencing granting of approval to be replaced
   13B.    Upgrading to smartcard certificate

           Division 4 - Obligations of an approval holder

   14.     Conditions of licence
   14A.    Notifying chief executive if document evidencing granting of approval damaged, lost or stolen
   15.     Change of name, address or postal address
   15A.    Holder of approval to give notice of particular events
   15B.    Notifiable events under other Acts
   16.     Licence or towing permit to be kept in safe custody
   17.     Holder of miscellaneous permit or certificate must carry particular documents
   17A.    Copy of towing consent must be carried
   17B.    Police commissioner must be notified about towing of private property motor vehicle
   17C.    Copy of towing consent must be given
   18.     Dress of holder of approval
   19.     Conduct of holder of approval
   20.     Wilful injury etc. at scene of incident or on private property
   21.     Conduct at scene of incident
   21A.    No disclosure of information
   22.     Remaining at the scene of an incident

           Division 5 - Other obligations

   23.     Damaging a document
   24.     Chief executive may direct superseded document to be destroyed
   24A.    Only 1 certificate to be held at the same time
   24B.    Possessing another person’s document
   24C.    Document purporting to be certificate notice or permit document

   PART 3 - MISCELLANEOUS

   25.     Records to be kept
   26.     Custody of records
   27.     Towing authority to be completed
   28.     First vehicle to be towed
   29.     Authorised officer may authorise tow
   29A.    Dealing with private property motor vehicles
   29B.    On-site release of private property motor vehicle
   30.     Most direct route to be used
   31.     Vehicle owner liable for charges
   32.     Particular charges prohibited
   33.     Towing charges
   34.     Storage charges
   34A.    Notice of charge for viewing outside business hours
   35.     Removal from place of storage
   36.     Chief executive may investigate charges
   37.     Found property must be kept in safe custody
   38.     Tow truck specifications
   39.     Disposal of tow truck
   40.     Regulated areas—Act, sch 2
   41.     Exemption from Act if no class 4 tow truck
   42.     Fees
   42A.    Rounding of amounts expressed as numbers of fee units
   43.     Waiver of additional application fee
   44.     Refund of additional application fee

   PART 4 - REPEAL

   45.     Repeal

   PART 5 - TRANSITIONAL PROVISION

   46.     References to repealed Tow Truck Regulation 1999
           SCHEDULE 1
           SCHEDULE 2
           SCHEDULE 3
           SCHEDULE 4
           SCHEDULE 5