South Australian Current Regulations South Australian Current Regulations9—Exemption from registration and insurance for
self-propelled elevating work platforms
(1) A self-propelled
elevating work platform may be driven on roads without registration or
insurance subject to the following conditions:
(a) the
vehicle must not be driven on roads for a distance exceeding 500 metres;
(b) the
vehicle must not be driven on roads except—
(i)
to use it for a purpose for which it was manufactured; or
(ii)
to do any of the following:
(A) load the vehicle onto another vehicle;
(B) unload the vehicle from another
vehicle;
(C) reposition the vehicle at a work site;
(c) the
vehicle must not be driven on roads except by the owner of the vehicle or a
person authorised by the owner of the vehicle;
(d) a
policy of public liability insurance indemnifying the owner and any authorised
driver of the vehicle in an amount of at least $20 000 000 in
relation to death or bodily injury caused by, or arising out of, the use of
the vehicle must be in force.
(2) A person who
drives a self-propelled elevating work platform on a road without registration
or insurance as authorised by this regulation must, at the request of a police
officer, produce evidence of the person's public liability insurance
either—
(a)
forthwith to the police officer who made the request; or
(b)
within 48 hours after the making of the request, at a police station
conveniently located for the driver, specified by the police officer at the
time of making the request.
Maximum penalty: $750.
(3) In this
regulation—
"self-propelled elevating work platform" means a self-propelled motor vehicle
that—
(a) is
used for construction, maintenance or warehouse operations; and
(b) is
designed mainly for use outside roads; and
(c) is
not capable of travelling at a speed exceeding 10 kilometres per hour.