Tow Truck Regulation 2009
LegislationReferenced in 5 bills
Tow Truck (Towing from Private Property) Amendment Bill 2017
This bill extends Queensland's tow truck laws, which currently only cover accident towing, to also cover towing from private property like shopping centre and commercial car parks. It would cap fees and towing distances, require clear warning signs, and set up a complaints system for tow truck operators.
Transport and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2017
This bill bundles a series of changes to Queensland transport laws. It lowers the age for the state proof-of-age card from 18 to 15 and renames it the 'photo identification card', lets people apply for many transport products online instead of on paper forms, tightens rules that stop people convicted of attempted rape from driving taxis and buses, and updates public transport enforcement, dangerous goods and road works rules.
Tow Truck and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2017
This bill brings private property towing under the Tow Truck Act for the first time, capping charges and requiring licensed operators with written consent from property occupiers. It also keeps 17-year-old drivers subject to mandatory disqualifications and SPER enforcement, and lets toll operators combine multiple unpaid tolls into a single demand notice.
Tow Truck and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2018
This bill reforms Queensland's tow truck industry to protect motorists from unfair private property towing practices, reinstates driving penalties for 17-year-old drivers following their inclusion in the youth justice system, and reduces toll road administration charges by allowing demand notices to be combined.
Tow Truck Bill 2023
This bill replaces Queensland's 50-year-old Tow Truck Act 1973 with a modernised framework for regulating tow trucks that remove crashed, seized or privately parked vehicles. It introduces a unified accreditation system, increases penalties for non-compliance, and strengthens consumer protections for motorists who may be vulnerable after a crash or whose vehicle has been towed from private property.