Commonwealth Numbered Regulations Commonwealth Numbered RegulationsIn this Act -
C & E Act means <i nsert name of the jurisdiction legislation implementing the model legislation set out in Schedule 1 of the National Transport Commission (Road Transport Legislation - Compliance and Enforcement Bill) Regulations 2006 of the Commonwealth >;
"consignee" has the same meaning as it has in the C & E Act;
"consignor" has the same meaning as it has in the C & E Act;
"court imposed penalty" - see section 34(1);
"driver" means the driver of a heavy vehicle and includes an employed driver and a self-employed driver;
Note Driver is defined in the C & E Act.
"employed driver" means a driver who is employed by someone else to drive a heavy vehicle;
"employer" - see section 14;
"heavy vehicle" has the same meaning as it has in the C & E Act;
Note Under the C & E Act, a heavy vehicle is basically any motor vehicle or trailer that has a gross vehicle mass of more than 4.5 tonnes.
"infringement notice penalty" - see section 34(2);
"operator" - see section 16;
"parties in the chain of responsibility" - see section 28;
"people" includes a person who is a body corporate or a body politic;
"prime contractor" - see section 15;
"road law" [ local variations ]
"scheduler" - see section 19;
"self-employed driver" means a driver who is not an employed driver;
(a) a sign‑posted speed limit;
(b) a speed limit specified by legislation;
(c) a speed limit that applies to a particular vehicle;
(d) a prohibition on travelling between 2 places in less than a specified time.
Drafting note Several of the substantive definitions referred to in this section are exactly the same as in the C & E Act, while others are somewhat modified. In the case of definitions that are the same, implementing jurisdictions may prefer to reference the definitions directly in the C & E Act.