Western Australian Current Acts Western Australian Current Acts (1) This Division
applies in relation to —
(a) the
towing of a parked motor vehicle if the towing is at the request of, or
otherwise permitted by, a controller of the premises at which the vehicle is
parked; and
(b)
anything done in preparation for towing of the kind referred to in paragraph
(a); and
(c) the
storage and release of a motor vehicle towed or to be towed as referred to in
paragraph (a); and
(d)
charges for or in relation to anything referred to in paragraph (a), (b) or
(c).
(2) This Division does
not apply in relation to —
(a) the
towing of a motor vehicle —
(i)
away from a place on a road where the vehicle has been
involved in a vehicle crash or has broken down or become bogged or stranded;
or
(ii)
by, or with the consent of, a relevant person for the
vehicle; or
(iii)
in the exercise of authorised enforcement action; or
(iv)
in the exercise of a security power; or
(v)
under and in accordance with a written law; or
(vi)
in circumstances prescribed by the regulations;
or
(b)
anything done in preparation for towing of the kind referred to in paragraph
(a); or
(c) the
storage and release of a motor vehicle towed or to be towed as referred to in
paragraph (a); or
(d)
charges for or in relation to anything referred to in paragraph (a), (b) or
(c).
(3) Subsection (1) is
subject to subsection (2).
[Section 96 inserted: No. 38 of 2020 s. 5;
amended: No. 37 of 2024 s. 169.]
[Heading inserted: No. 38 of 2020 s. 5.]