Victorian Numbered Acts

ACCIDENT TOWING SERVICES ACT 2007 (NO. 30 OF 2007) - SECT 44

    (1)     If an accident damaged motor vehicle has been damaged in a road accident on a designated road and has been towed from the road accident scene to a place in accordance with section 42(3), the holder of a regular tow truck licence must not cause a tow truck operating under that licence     to be used to tow, or attempt to tow, the vehicle from that place, unless the allocation body for that area has authorised that the tow truck operating under the licence be so used, and the allocation body has given a job number for that authorisation to the holder of the licence.

Penalty:     100 penalty units.

    (2)     If an accident damaged motor vehicle has been damaged in a road accident on a designated road and has been towed from the road accident scene to a place in accordance with section 42(3), the driver of a regular tow truck must not use the tow truck to tow, or attempt to tow, that vehicle from that place unless the allocation body for that area has authorised that the tow truck be so used, and the allocation body has given a job number for that authorisation to the holder of the licence for that tow truck.

Penalty:     50 penalty units.