Queensland Consolidated Acts Queensland Consolidated Acts(1) This section applies if—
(a) a police officer seizes a vehicle, load or other thing under an Act; or
(b) the owner of a damaged vehicle, load or other thing, or the owner's agent, is away from the vehicle, load or other thing or incapacitated.
(2) A police officer may sign a towing authority for the vehicle, load or other thing.
(3) The driver of a tow truck towing the vehicle, load or other thing under the towing authority must tow the vehicle, load or other thing to—
(a) the nearest holding yard available to the driver; or
(b) if directed by a police officer, the nearest police establishment or other place directed by the police officer.
(4) A person must not unlawfully remove a vehicle, load or other thing from the place to which it is towed under subsection (3).
Maximum penalty for subsection (4)—40 penalty units.
(5) In this section—
tow includes carry, lift and tow, lift and carry and lift for the purpose of towing.
towing authority means—
(a) a towing authority under the Tow Truck Act 1973; or
(b) another document authorising a person to tow a vehicle, load or other thing.