Queensland Numbered Acts

HEAVY VEHICLE NATIONAL LAW AMENDMENT ACT 2013 No. 4 - SECT 115

(1) In a proceeding for an offence against Division 1—

(a) evidence that a load on a heavy vehicle was not placed, secured or restrained in a way that met a performance standard stated in the Load Restraint Guide as in force at the time of the offence is evidence the load was not placed, secured or restrained in compliance with a loading requirement applying to the vehicle; and

(b) evidence that a load, or part of a load, has fallen off a heavy vehicle is evidence that the load was not properly secured; and

(c) a court must presume a document purporting to be the Load Restraint Guide as in force at the time of the offence is the Load Restraint Guide as in force at the time of the offence, until the contrary is proved.

(2) In this section—

Load Restraint Guide means a document of that name prepared by the National Transport Commission and published in the Commonwealth Gazette, from time to time.

Note—

The Load Restraint Guide may be accessed on the National Transport Commission's website at .