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ROAD TRANSPORT (SAFETY AND TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT) REGULATIONS 2000 (2000 NO 10) - REG 42

Towing by vehicles under 4.5t (NSW cl 49)

(1)      The driver of a motor vehicle (the towing vehicle ) must not tow another vehicle (the towed vehicle ) on a road if the laden weight of the towed vehicle is more than—

        (a)     the capacity of the towing attachment fitted to the towing vehicle; or

        (b)     the maximum laden weight for the towed vehicle.

Maximum penalty: 20 penalty units.

(2)      Subregulation (1) does not apply to the driver if the towing vehicle has a GVM over 4.5t.

(3)      The road transport authority may exempt a vehicle or person from subregulation (1).

(4)      In this regulation—

maximum laden weight , for the towed vehicle, means—

        (a)     the maximum laden weight for a towed vehicle specified by the manufacturer of the towing vehicle in relation to the towing vehicle; or

        (b)     if there is no such specification by the manufacturer, the manufacturer of the vehicle cannot be identified or the specification is not appropriate because the towing vehicle has been modified—

              (i)     1.5 times the unladen weight of the towing vehicle if the towed vehicle is fitted with a braking system that is working properly; or

              (ii)     the unladen weight of the towing vehicle in any other case.

Note     The following rules of the Australian Road Rules apply to lights on vehicles:

              •     rule 215     (which is about using lights when driving at night or in hazardous weather conditions)

              •     rule 216     (which is about the lights that must be used when towing a vehicle at night or in hazardous weather conditions)

              •     rule 217             (which is about using rear fog lights)

              •     rule 218             (which is about using headlights on high-beam)

              •     rule 219     (which is about not using lights to dazzle other road users)

              •     rule 220     (which is about the use of lights on a vehicle that is stopped)

              •     rule 221     (which is about using hazard warning lights)

              •     rule 222     (which is about the use of warning lights on buses carrying children)

              •     rule 223     (which is about using lights when riding an animal-drawn vehicle at night or in hazardous weather conditions)

              •     rule 259     (which is about using lights when riding a bicycle at night).


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