Western Australian Current Acts Western Australian Current Acts (1) If a motor vehicle
has been towed using a tow truck, or loaded or partially loaded onto a tow
truck, a relevant person for the vehicle, or a police officer, may request a
copy of the towing arrangement in relation to the towing from any or all of
the following —
(a) the
tow truck driver;
(b) if
the tow truck driver is not the towing service provider who is party to the
towing arrangement — that towing service provider;
(c) if
the vehicle is or was stored in a storage yard after being towed — the
person in charge of the storage yard.
(2) A person to whom a
request is made under subsection (1) must, as soon as is practicable but in
any event within 5 business days after the day on which the request is made,
give the relevant person or police officer a copy of the towing arrangement.
Penalty for this subsection: a fine of 100 PU.
(3) A request under
subsection (1) may be made whether or not the vehicle has been released.
(4) A towing service
provider must, for each towing arrangement to which the towing service
provider is a party, ensure that the following persons are given, or have
access to, the towing arrangement —
(a) each
tow truck driver requested or permitted to tow motor vehicles under the towing
arrangement;
(b) the
person in charge of each storage yard that is approved under section 104(3)
for a tow truck driver referred to in paragraph (a).
Penalty for this subsection: a fine of 40 PU.
(5) Regulations may
make provision for or in relation to the disclosure or publication of towing
arrangements or the information contained in towing arrangements.
[Section 102 inserted: No. 38 of 2020 s. 5.]