Queensland Consolidated Regulations

TOW TRUCK REGULATION 2024 - REG 24

24 Requirement to keep particular documents—holders of operator accreditations

(1) The holder of an operator accreditation must keep the following documents—

(a) the accreditation document for the accreditation;

(b) each notice in relation to the accreditation given to the holder by the chief executive under part 2 or 3 of the Act within the last 5 years;

(c) notice of an exemption decision given to the holder under section 133 of the Act if the exemption decision—

(i) is in effect; or

(ii) has stopped having effect within the last 5 years;

(d) notice of the revocation of an exemption decision given to the holder under section 91 (2) (b) or 96 (2) within the last 5 years;

(e) notice of a temporary holding yard approval given to the holder under section 100 (1) if the approval—

(i) is in effect; or

(ii) has stopped having effect within the last 5 years;

(f) a notice extending the period of a temporary holding yard approval given to the holder under section 102 (4) or 103 (6) if the approval—

(i) is in effect; or

(ii) has stopped having effect within the last 5 years;

(g) each private property towing consent relating to an arrangement between the holder and an occupier of private property that—

(i) is in effect; or

(ii) has stopped having effect within the last 2 years;

(h) a copy of each towing authority given within the last 2 years for the towing of a motor vehicle under the accreditation.

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—

(a) for paragraphs (a) to (f) —20 penalty units; or

(b) for paragraphs (g) and (h) —30 penalty units.

(2) The holder of the operator accreditation must ensure that—

(a) a document kept under subsection (1) , including any copy of the document, is kept in a way that prevents an unauthorised person from accessing the document or copy; and

Examples for paragraph (a)—

• locking a hard copy document in a filing cabinet

• using a strong password for accessing a device on which an electronic document is stored

(b) a document kept under subsection (1) is kept in a way that prevents the document from being damaged, lost or stolen.

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.

(3) The holder of the operator accreditation does not commit an offence against subsection (1) or (2) if the holder has a reasonable excuse.