Australian Capital Territory Numbered Regulations

ROAD TRANSPORT (MASS, DIMENSIONS AND LOADING) REGULATION 2010 (NO 4 OF 2010) - REG 33

    (1)     This section applies to a class 3 notice or a class 3 permit, unless—

        (a)     for a class 3 vehicle travelling under a class 3 notice or a class 3 permit—

              (i)     the travel under the notice or permit—

    (A)     is for the operation of a particular facility; or

    (B)     is mainly on roads which service the facility; and

              (ii)     either—

    (A)     the notice or permit is not likely to affect road transport to, from or within another State; or

    (B)     the corresponding road transport authority of a State likely to be affected by the notice or permit has reached agreement on the conditions of the notice or permit under section 35 (1) (b); or

        (b)     for a B-double or a road train travelling under a class 3 notice or a class 3 permit—

              (i)     a trailer forming part of the B-double or road train is carrying 1 or more large indivisible items; and

              (ii)     the carriage of more than 1 large indivisible items does not cause the B-double or road train, together with its load, to exceed a dimension limit mentioned in schedule 1 or the Road Transport (Vehicle Registration) Regulation 2000 that would not have been exceeded by the carriage of only 1 of the large indivisible items; and

              (iii)     the B-double or road train, together with its load, would comply with the mass and dimension limits in schedule 1 if the B-double or road train was not carrying the large indivisible items.

    (2)     A condition on a class 3 notice or class 3 permit must provide for a vehicle or combination operating under the notice or permit to be configured and loaded so that—

        (a)     the mass on each single axle and axle group does not exceed by more than 10% a limit mentioned in schedule 1 (Mass and loading requirements for heavy vehicles) for the single axle or axle group; and

Note     Mass limits for single axles and axle groups are in sch 1, pt 1.1.

        (b)     a dimension of the vehicle or combination does not exceed by more than 10% a dimension limit mentioned in schedule 1 (Mass and loading requirements for heavy vehicles) or the Road Transport (Vehicle Registration) Regulation 2000 .

Note     Dimension limits are in sch 1, pt 1.2 and the Road Transport (Vehicle Registration) Regulation 2000 , sch 1.

    (3)     However, if each individual vehicle that makes up a combination, together with its load (if any), complies with the mass and dimension limits mentioned in schedule 1 and the Road Transport (Vehicle Registration) Regulation 2000 , a condition of a class 3 notice or class 3 permit may provide for a greater total length limit or greater total mass limit, or both, for the combination than the limit provided in the schedule or the regulation.

    (4)     To remove any doubt, this section does not limit the conditions that the road transport authority may make for a class 3 notice or class 3 permit.