Towing Services Act 2024

The regulations may make provision for or in relation to the imposition of towing charges and storage charges in relation to a regulated towing business, including by —

prohibiting the imposition of towing charges or storage charges of prescribed kinds or in prescribed circumstances; and

providing for requirements that must be complied with before towing charges or storage charges of prescribed kinds may be imposed; and

providing for maximum amounts, or a means of determining maximum amounts, of towing charges or storage charges that may be imposed.

Without limiting subsection (1), regulations under that subsection —

may be expressed to apply only in particular circumstances or in relation to a particular geographical area; and

may regulate towing charges or storage charges by reference to whether they are reasonable in the circumstances; and

may make different provision in relation to towing charges or storage charges imposed in different circumstances, including (without limitation) by reference to the amount of work undertaken or the distance travelled.

A towing service provider in relation to a regulated towing business is not entitled to recover or retain any charges imposed in contravention of regulations made under this section.