Western Australian Repealed Regulations Western Australian Repealed RegulationsThis legislation has been repealed.
(1) In this regulation
"heavy vehicle" means a vehicle of which the mass, together with any attached
trailer and the total load carried (if any), exceeds 4 tonnes.
(2) A person shall not
drive a heavy vehicle on a road outside a built-up area, or cause or permit a
heavy vehicle to be so driven, unless there are carried on the vehicle three
portable warning signs complying with the standard specification for portable
warning signs set out in Australian Standard No. E.38-1962 of the Standards
Association of Australia and the signs are in good order.
(3) Whenever a
disabled heavy vehicle is stationary on a carriageway, outside a built-up
area, during the hours of darkness, the driver or person in charge of the
vehicle shall immediately place, and leave, on the carriageway 3 portable
warning signs such as are mentioned in subregulation (2) of this
regulation, one in advance of the vehicle, one to the rear of it and one
beside it, on the side nearer to the centre of the carriageway.
(4) The portable
warning signs placed on the carriageway in compliance with
subregulation (3) of this regulation shall be placed so as to give
reasonable warning to an approaching driver and, wherever practicable, so that
at least one sign is visible to such a driver, at a distance of not less than
200 metres.
(5) The signs placed
in advance and to the rear of the vehicle, in compliance with
subregulation (3) of this regulation, shall be placed at a distance, of
between 50 metres and 150 metres, from the vehicle.
(6) Nothing in this
regulation affects —
(a) any
duty imposed by these regulations to display lighted lamps on stationary
vehicles;
(b)
motor omnibuses of the Metropolitan (Perth) Passenger Transport Trust; or
(c) fire
brigade vehicles.
[Regulation 1204 amended in Gazette
10 November 1977 p.4135; 14 April 1978 p.1111.]