Queensland Consolidated Regulations

TRANSPORT OPERATIONS (ROAD USE MANAGEMENT--ACCREDITATION AND OTHER PROVISIONS) REGULATION 2015 - REG 44

44 Requirement for pilot vehicle driver or escort vehicle driver to drive pilot vehicle

(1) This section applies if—

(a) either—

(i) a condition of a mass or dimension exemption requires a pilot vehicle, under the Heavy Vehicle National Law (Queensland) , to accompany an oversize vehicle; or

(ii) a condition of a safe movement approval requires a pilot vehicle, under the Act , to travel with an oversize vehicle; and

(b) a vehicle (the
"accompanying vehicle" ) travels with the oversize vehicle to warn other road users of the oversize vehicle’s presence.

(2) A person must not drive the accompanying vehicle for the purposes of subsection (1) (b) unless the person is a pilot vehicle driver or an escort vehicle driver.

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—

(a) if subsection (1) (a) (i) applies—the penalty for the contravention of the Heavy Vehicle National Law (Queensland) , section 130 (2) by an individual; or

(b) if subsection (1) (a) (ii) applies—the penalty for the contravention of section 45 by an individual.

(3) Subsection (2) is a requirement for the purposes of the Act , schedule 4 , definition pilot vehicle , paragraph (b) .