Towing worker must notify person if vehicle cannot be towed to authorised place
33 Towing worker must notify person if vehicle cannot be towed to authorised place
This regulation applies if —
an authority to tow has been given authorising the towing of a vehicle to an address by a towing worker; and
it is not possible to tow the vehicle to that address due to unforeseen circumstances; and
the towing worker tows the vehicle to another appropriate location (as referred to in regulation 30(2)(d)).
The towing worker must, as soon as practicable but in any event within 4 hours after the vehicle arrives at the other location, give notice in accordance with subregulation (3) of —
the location to which the vehicle has been towed; and
the reason why it was not possible to tow the vehicle to the address referred to in subregulation (1)(a).
Penalty for this subregulation: a fine of $9 000.
Notice under subregulation (2) must be given —
if the authority to tow was given by a relevant person for the vehicle — to the relevant person in writing; or
if the authority to tow was given by a police officer under section 40(3) of the Act — to the Commissioner of Police in a manner approved by the Commissioner of Police.
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