Towing Services Act 2024

An authorised officer may do all or any of the following —

direct a person mentioned in subsection (2) to —

state the person’s name, residential address and date of birth; or

give any information that is required; or

answer a question put to the person;

direct a person mentioned in subsection (2) to produce a record that is in the person’s possession or under the person’s control;

make a copy of, take an extract from, download or print out any record produced under paragraph (b);

seize a record produced under paragraph (b) and retain it for as long as is reasonably necessary.

The powers in subsection (1)(a) and (b) may be exercised in relation to any of the following —

a person who holds or has held a towing business authorisation or an agent of such a person;

a person whom an authorised officer suspects on reasonable grounds is or was a towing service provider in relation to a regulated towing business or an agent of such a person;

a person who is or was a responsible officer of an authorised towing service provider;

a person who is or was an employee of an authorised towing service provider;

a person who holds or has held a towing worker authorisation;

a person whom an authorised officer suspects on reasonable grounds has engaged in towing work for the purposes of a regulated towing business.