Queensland Numbered Acts

HEAVY VEHICLE NATIONAL LAW AMENDMENT ACT 2013 No. 4 - SECT 57

(1) This section applies if—

(a) under the national regulations, a person applies for—

(i) the registration or the renewal of the registration of a heavy vehicle; or

(ii) an unregistered heavy vehicle permit for a heavy vehicle; and

(b) either the vehicle does not have an identification plate or the vehicle's maximum loaded mass—

(i) is not stated on the vehicle's identification plate; or

(ii) is stated on the vehicle's identification plate but is no longer appropriate because the vehicle has been modified since the maximum loaded mass was stated on the vehicle's identification plate.

(2) The Regulator may specify the vehicle's maximum loaded mass for the purposes of this Law.

Note—

Under the national regulations—

(a) if the Regulator registers a heavy vehicle, the Regulator must give the registered operator a certificate of registration, and a registration label, for the vehicle stating the vehicle's GVM, and record the vehicle's GVM in the vehicle register; and

(b) if the Regulator issues an unregistered heavy vehicle permit for a heavy vehicle, the permit must state the vehicle's GVM, and the Regulator must record the vehicle's GVM in the vehicle register.