Queensland Consolidated Acts

TOW TRUCK ACT 1973 - SECT 40

40 Offences generally and penalty

(1) A person who contravenes or fails to comply with any provision of this Act commits an offence against this Act.

(2) If the holder of a licence contravenes a condition of the licence mentioned in section 12 (2) (a) to (d) , the holder commits an offence against this Act.

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—50 penalty units.

(3) If a person contravenes a condition of the licence mentioned in section 12 (2) (e) to (t) , the person and, if the person is not the holder of the licence, the holder, commits an offence against this Act.

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—50 penalty units.

(4) Save where a specific penalty is otherwise prescribed a person who commits an offence against this Act is liable to a penalty of 40 penalty units.

(5) A penalty imposed by this Act may be recovered by way of summary proceedings before a Magistrates Court constituted under the Justices Act 1886 .

(6) A court before which a person is convicted of an offence against this Act shall cause particulars of the conviction to be furnished to the chief executive.