Towing worker must hold current driver licence
60A Towing worker must hold current driver licence
A towing worker must hold an Australian driver licence that is in force and not suspended at all times when the towing worker is doing any of the following for the purposes of a regulated towing business —
engaging in towing work;
unloading a vehicle from a tow truck;
obtaining, or attempting to obtain, an authority to tow a vehicle.
Subregulation (1) is specified as a safety standard for a towing worker.
A towing worker who contravenes subregulation (1) commits an offence.
Penalty for this subregulation: a fine of $5 000.
A towing service provider in relation to a regulated towing business that fails to ensure that a relevant towing worker complies with subregulation (1) commits an offence.
Penalty for this subregulation:
for an individual, a fine of $5 000;
for a body corporate, a fine of $25 000.
[Regulation 60A inserted: SL 2026/53 r. 16.]
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