Releasing motor vehicles stored in authorised holding yards
60 Releasing motor vehicles stored in authorised holding yards
This section applies if—
a motor vehicle is towed under an operator accreditation to an authorised holding yard for the accreditation; and
the owner of the vehicle, or the owner’s agent, asks the holder of the accreditation to release the vehicle to the owner or agent.
The holder of the operator accreditation must comply with the request within the period, and in the way, prescribed by regulation.Maximum penalty—50 penalty units.
However, subsection (2) does not apply if—
the holder of the operator accreditation has imposed a charge under this Act on the owner of the motor vehicle in relation to—
the towing, storage, viewing or accessing of the vehicle; or
the taking of property from the vehicle; and
the charge has not been paid.
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