Victorian Consolidated Regulations

ACCIDENT TOWING SERVICES REGULATIONS 2019 - REG 5

In these Regulations—

Reg. 5 def. of allocation officer amended by S.R. No. 148/2019 reg. 4(Sch. 1 item 1(a)).

"allocation officer", in relation to the allocation body of a controlled area, means a person appointed by the Secretary under regulation 30(2);

Reg. 5 def. of chief allocation officer amended by S.R. No. 148/2019 reg. 4(Sch. 1 item 1(b)).

"chief allocation officer", in relation to the allocation body of a controlled area, means the person appointed by the Secretary under regulation 30(1);

Reg. 5 def. of depot number amended by S.R. No. 148/2019 reg. 4(Sch. 1 item 1(c)).

depot number means the identification number allocated by the Secretary to a specified depot under regulation 21(6);

"driver licence" has the same meaning as in the Road Safety Act 1986 ;

"exempt tow truck licence" means a Melbourne licence that has been exempted from the requirement that a tow truck be specified in respect of the licence under section 27(1) of the Act;

"highway" has the same meaning as in the Road Safety Act 1986 ;

"industry accreditation "means—

        (a)     a towing operator accreditation; or

        (b)     a towing depot manager accreditation;

licence holder means a person who is the holder of a regular tow truck licence or a heavy tow truck licence;

"lightboard" means a lightboard that complies with regulation 23(1)(h) ;

"non-exempt tow truck licence" means a Melbourne licence that is not an exempt tow truck licence;

rostered tow truck in relation to a regular tow truck licence (the holder of which has been granted a place on the road accident scene roster for a controlled area) means—

        (a)     subject to paragraph (b), the tow truck specified in respect of the licence under section 10 of the Act; or

        (b)     in the case of a transferred towing entitlement, the tow truck specified in the non-exempt tow truck licence under section 10 of the Act;

standards for registration has the same meaning as in the Road Safety (Vehicles) Regulations 2009 ^[6] ;

"the Act" means the Accident Towing Services Act 2007 ;

"tow truck licence certificate "means the certificate given to the holder of a tow truck licence under section 24 of the Act;

"transferred towing entitlement" means an allocation roster entitlement applied to a non‑exempt tow truck licence that was previously applied to an exempt tow truck licence.