Commonwealth Numbered Regulations

1990 No. 144 INTERSTATE ROAD TRANSPORT REGULATIONS (AMENDMENT) - REG 5

5. Regulation 12K of the Principal Regulations is repealed and the following
regulation substituted: Unloading overloaded vehicles

"12K. (1) For the purposes of paragraph 13 (1) (aa), a police officer or an
inspector may, by notice in writing, direct the driver of an overloaded motor
vehicle or trailer to unload enough of the load of the motor vehicle or
trailer to ensure that the motor vehicle or trailer complies with the mass
limits applicable to it under these Regulations.

"(2) The driver of the motor vehicle or trailer must comply with a notice
under subregulation (1).
Penalty: $2,000.

"(3) For the purposes of subregulation (1), a police officer or an inspector
may, in the notice, direct the driver of the motor vehicle or trailer, before
he or she complies with that subregulation, to cause the motor vehicle or
trailer to be driven or towed to a place that is, in the opinion of the police
officer or inspector, the nearest place of safety.".