Western Australian Current Acts

ROAD TRAFFIC (VEHICLES) ACT 2012 - SECT 54

54 .         Dimension requirements: severe risk breaches

        (1)         A breach of a dimension requirement is a severe risk breach if the extent of the breach —

            (a)         in the case of the width of a vehicle or a vehicle and its load, is 150 mm or more over the maximum width permitted under the requirement; and

            (b)         in the case of the height of a vehicle or a vehicle and its load, is 300 mm or more over the maximum height permitted under the requirement; and

            (c)         in the case of the length of a vehicle or a vehicle and its load, is 600 mm or more over the maximum length permitted under the requirement.

        (2)         A breach of a dimension requirement that would otherwise be a substantial risk breach under section 53(1)(a) is a severe risk breach if the breach is committed —

            (a)         at night; or

            (b)         in weather conditions causing reduced visibility.

        (3)         A breach of a dimension requirement that would otherwise be a substantial risk breach under section 53(1)(c) is a severe risk breach if an applicable warning requirement is not being complied with at the time of the breach.

        (4)         A breach of a dimension requirement that would otherwise be a substantial risk breach under section 53(1)(a), (b) or (c) is a severe risk breach if an applicable dangerous projection requirement is not being complied with at the time of the breach.