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ROAD TRAFFIC (VEHICLES) REGULATIONS 2014 - REG 425

425 .         Gate to gate towing

        (1)         In this regulation —

        gate to gate means 2 gates facing each other, one on each side of a road, where the distance between the 2 centrelines, drawn at right angles to the road, of each gate is 20 m or less.

        (2)         While an agricultural implement is being towed from gate to gate in accordance with this regulation the agricultural implement is not subject to any other regulation that would otherwise apply to it under a road law.

        (3)         Despite any other provision in this Part, a person may tow an agricultural implement or an agricultural combination from gate to gate —

            (a)         if the Commissioner of Main Roads has given approval to cross, during the tow, any road that is the Commissioner’s responsibility; and

            (b)         if the traffic management plan entitled “Traffic Management Requirements — Towed Agricultural Implements Crossings Ref Number 07/2071 D07#103477 ” has been approved by the Commissioner of Main Roads and published in the Gazette .

        (4)         A person is not towing an agricultural implement or an agricultural combination from gate to gate in accordance with this regulation if the towing is carried out in a manner contrary to the approved management plan.

        (5)         Approval under subregulation (3)(a) must be sought and obtained in writing.

        (6)         A person may tow an agricultural implement or an agricultural combination from gate to gate in accordance with this regulation during the daytime or at night.



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