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CurrentAuthority to tow must be obtained only by tow truck driver present with suitable tow truck
37 Authority to tow must be obtained only by tow truck driver present with suitable tow truck
An individual must not obtain, or attempt to obtain, an authority to tow authorising the towing of a vehicle from a crash site if any of the following requirements is not satisfied —
(a)
the individual must be a towing worker who drives a tow truck (the suitable tow truck) that —
(i)
is of a tow truck class that is suitable to be used to tow the vehicle; and
(ii)
is immediately available to be used to tow the vehicle;
(b)
the individual must be present at the crash site;
(c)
the suitable tow truck must be stopped at the crash site;
(d)
the tow truck to be used in towing the vehicle must be the suitable tow truck.
Penalty: a fine of $12 000.
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