Australian Capital Territory Numbered Regulations Australian Capital Territory Numbered Regulations(1) The road transport authority may, by displaying a notice (a prohibition notice ) on or near a vulnerable road, prohibit the driving of a stated kind of heavy vehicle or heavy combination on the vulnerable road.
(2) The road transport authority may prohibit the driving of a kind of heavy vehicle or heavy combination on a vulnerable road under subsection (1) only if satisfied the driving of the kind of heavy vehicle or heavy combination is likely to damage the road.
(3) A prohibition notice for a vulnerable road must state—
(a) that driving a stated kind of heavy vehicle or heavy combination on the road is prohibited if—
(i) the axle load for an axle of the vehicle exceeds the stated axle load for an axle of the kind of heavy vehicle or heavy combination; or
(ii) the sum of the axle loads for a group of axles for the vehicle exceeds the stated sum of axle loads for a group of axles for the kind of heavy vehicle or heavy combination; and
(b) the period of the prohibition.
(4) An axle load, or sum of axle loads for a group of axles, for a kind of heavy vehicle or heavy combination stated in a prohibition notice must not exceed a limit on an axle load, or a sum of axle loads, for the kind of heavy vehicle or heavy combination mentioned in schedule 1 (Mass and loading requirements for heavy vehicles).
Note Mass limits for axle loads are mentioned in sch 1, s 1.3, div 1.1.2 and div 1.1.3.
(5) A mass restriction imposed by a prohibition notice under this section is taken to be imposed by this section.
Note 1 Under the Act, s 509, a regulation may impose mass, dimension or loading restrictions on the use of vehicles on roads or road related areas.
Note 2 A penalty may be imposed if a vehicle breaches a mass requirement (see Act, div 2.2.4).
(6) In this section:
"vulnerable road "means a road or road related area, or part of a road or road related area, that the road transport authority is satisfied is—
(a) newly formed, constructed or repaired; or
(b) damaged by flood, submergence, subsidence or otherwise; or
(c) otherwise vulnerable to damage.
Division 2.2 Class 1 vehicles