Australian Capital Territory Repealed Acts

This legislation has been repealed.

ROAD TRANSPORT (MASS, DIMENSIONS AND LOADING) ACT 2009 (REPEALED) - SECT 157

    (1)     A person commits an offence if—

        (a)     the person is the operator of a heavy vehicle or heavy combination; and

        (b)     a minor risk breach of a dimension or loading requirement for the vehicle or combination happens.

Maximum penalty: 15 penalty units.

Note     The registered operator may be taken to have committed this offence if the registered operator does not give the road transport authority the name of the operator of the vehicle or combination (see s 403).

    (2)     A person commits an offence if—

        (a)     the person is the operator of a heavy vehicle or heavy combination; and

        (b)     a substantial risk breach of a dimension or loading requirement for the vehicle or combination happens.

Maximum penalty: 30 penalty units.

Note     The registered operator may be taken to have committed this offence if the registered operator does not give the road transport authority the name of the operator of the vehicle or combination (see s 403).

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

    (4)     A defendant has the benefit of the reasonable steps exception for an offence against subsection (1).

Note     For the reasonable steps exception, see s 185.