Australian Capital Territory Numbered Regulations

ROAD TRANSPORT (MASS, DIMENSIONS AND LOADING) REGULATION 2010 (NO 4 OF 2010) - REG 58

    (1)     A person commits an offence if—

        (a)     a road train is fitted with 1 or more of the following fittings:

              (i)     a tow coupling or towing eye;

              (ii)     a fifth wheel coupling and turntable;

              (iii)     a fifth wheel kingpin; and

        (b)     the total mass of the road train components behind the fitting is heavier than the capacity of the fitting worked out under the Road Transport (Vehicle Registration) Regulation 2000 , schedule 1, part 1.13 (Mechanical connections between vehicles); and

        (c)     the person drives the road train on a road or road related area.

Maximum penalty: 20 penalty units.

    (2)     In this section:

"towing eye" means a part of a drawbar that forms a tow coupling when connected to a towing attachment.

"turntable"—see the Road Transport (Vehicle Registration) Regulation 2000 , dictionary.

    (3)     An offence against this section is a strict liability offence.

Part 4     Mass, dimension, loading, etc for all vehicles—Act, s 508 and s 509

Division 4.1     Mass and loading requirements