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The Accident Towing Services Act 2007 (the Act) is a law enacted by the Parliament of the State of Victoria, Australia.〔(Accident Towing Services Act 2007 )〕 The Act is the prime statute regulating the vehicle towing industry which provides towing and recovery services for light and heavy road vehicles across Victoria. It is predominately founded on safety and consumer protection sentiments. The Act continued economic controls over the industry and contains occupational regulation characteristics. The style of the underlying regulatory scheme varies in parts and represents a blend which is prescriptive in some parts and performance and process-based in others. The Accident Towing Services Act was the first dedicated statute regulating Victoria's towing industry and replaced provisions in the former Transport Act 1983.〔This Act has since been renamed. It has carried the title Transport (Compliance and Miscellaneous) Act 1983 since 1 July 2010 by virtue of changes made by the Transport Integration Act 2010.〕 The Act generally strengthened the scheme of regulation for accident towing activity in Victoria and, at the same time, deregulated trade towing industry controls. In essence, towing vehicles damaged in a road accident and the individuals working in that sector are subject to tight controls while trade towing activities such as breakdown towing have few controls. The Accident Towing Services Act was passed by the Victorian Parliament on 17 July 2007 and commenced on 1 January 2009. The Act was developed as part of the Transport Legislation Review conducted by the Department of Transport and is aimed at promoting the safe, efficient and timely provision of towing and related services particularly following road accidents.〔Accident Towing Services Act 2007, section 1.〕 The Act forms part of the transport policy and legislation framework in Victoria headed by the Transport Integration Act.〔Transport Integration Act 2010 - see paragraph (a) in the definition of "transport legislation" in section 3.〕 As a result, the application of the Accident Towing Services is subject to the overarching transport system vision, transport system objectives and decision-making principles set out in the Transport Integration Act. The responsible Victorian Government Minister for the Accident Towing Services Act is the Minister for Roads. == Objectives == The stated objective of the Accident Towing Services Act is twofold. First, the Act seeks to promote the safe, efficient and timely provision of accident towing and related services.〔Accident Towing Services Act 2007, section 4(a).〕 Second, the Act seeks to ensure that the persons who provide accident towing services are of appropriate character. The Act is also aimed at ensuring that the persons in the industry are technically competent to provide accident towing services. The statute also requires that those persons act with integrity and in a manner that is safe, timely and efficient when providing the services. Emphasis is also placed on the need for regard to be had to vulnerable persons in recognition of the shock and trauma that typically afflicts persons involved in road accidents.〔Accident Towing Services Act 2007, section 4(b).〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Accident Towing Services Act」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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