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HEAVY VEHICLE (MASS, DIMENSION AND LOADING) NATIONAL REGULATION - REG 8
Limitation imposed by manufacturer’s mass limits or other stated limit
8 Limitation imposed by manufacturer’s mass limits or other stated limit
(1) Subsection (2) applies if the general mass limits or a mass exception
provides for a mass limit for a heavy vehicle in excess of— (a) the
manufacturer’s mass limits; or
(b) the limit stated in subsection (3) for
the purposes of this paragraph.
(2) The manufacturer’s mass limits or the
limit stated in subsection (3) applies and the general mass limits or mass
exception does not apply.
(3) For the purposes of subsection (1) (b) , the
limit is, for a combination— (a) the towing vehicle of which does not have a
GCM; and
(b) fitted with a single-drive axle, single-drive tandem axle group
or dual-drive tandem axle group;
the mass, in kilograms, worked out under
section 9 .
(4) Subsection (5) applies if the general mass limits or a mass
exception provides for a mass limit for a component of a heavy vehicle in
excess of the manufacturer’s mass limits for the component.
(5) The
manufacturer’s mass limits for the component applies and the general mass
limits or mass exception does not apply.
(6) Subsection (7) applies if there
is no general mass limits or mass exception applied to a component of a heavy
vehicle under this Part other than subsection (7) and there is a
manufacturer’s mass limits for the component.
(7) The manufacturer’s mass
limits for the component applies to the component.
(8) In this section—
"manufacturer’s mass limits" — (a) in relation to a heavy vehicle,
means— (i) the mass limits derived from the rating set for the heavy vehicle
by the vehicle’s manufacturer, including the GVM or GCM stated by the
manufacturer of the heavy vehicle; or
(ii) if a registration authority has,
under an Australian road law, specified the total maximum loaded mass for the
heavy vehicle and any vehicles it may lawfully tow—that mass; or
(iii) if a
registration authority has, under an Australian road law, specified the
vehicle’s maximum loaded mass—that mass; or
(b) in relation to a
component of a heavy vehicle, subject to section 10 , means the mass limits
derived from the rating set for the component by the component’s
manufacturer.
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