Australian Capital Territory Numbered Regulations

ROAD TRANSPORT (MASS, DIMENSIONS AND LOADING) REGULATION 2010 (NO 4 OF 2010) - REG 14

    (1)     The road transport authority may, by notice (a class 1 notice )—

        (a)     exempt all class 1 vehicles, or a stated kind of class 1 vehicle—

              (i)     from a mass or dimension requirement mentioned in schedule 1 (Mass and loading requirements for heavy vehicles), other than a requirement about a GVM, GCM or manufacturer's limit; or

Note     Mass and dimension requirements about a GVM, GCM or manufacturer's limit are mentioned in sch 1, div 1.1.1 and s 1.8.

              (ii)     from a dimension limit mentioned in the Road Transport (Vehicle Registration) Regulation 2000 ; or

Note     Dimension limits are mentioned in the Road Transport (Vehicle Registration) Regulation 2000 , s 163 and sch 1.

              (iii)     for special purpose vehicles—from the dimension limits in schedule 2 (Oversize and overmass vehicles), table 2.5 while the vehicle is standing and operating; or

Note     Class 1 vehicles must otherwise comply with sch 2 (see  s 13).

        (b)     declare—

              (i)     areas in which all class 1 vehicles, or a stated kind of class 1 vehicle, may operate; or

              (ii)     routes on which all class 1 vehicles, or a stated kind of class 1 vehicle, may operate; or

              (iii)     for agricultural vehicles or combinations—categories of areas or routes, including declaring an area or route to be a category 1, 2 or 3 area for schedule 2, table 2.31.

    (2)     A class 1 notice may be conditional.

    (3)     A class 1 notice is a notifiable instrument.

Note     A notifiable instrument must be notified under the Legislation Act.

    (4)     In this section:

"standing and operating", for a special purpose vehicle, means the vehicle is being used for its designed purpose, and the use requires the vehicle to stand still or to move slightly between close positions.