Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations

INTERSTATE ROAD TRANSPORT REGULATIONS 1986 - REG 12P

         (1)   A person must not operate a B‑double that is longer than 25 metres.

         (2)   However, a person may operate a B‑double that is up to 26 metres in length in a State, if:

                (a)    the law of the State allows the person to operate the B‑double in the State subject to the B‑double complying with the conditions mentioned in subregulation (3) (the  exemption conditions ); and

               (b)    the B‑double complies with the exemption conditions; and

                (c)    if the law of the State requires the B‑double's compliance with the exemption conditions to be demonstrated -- the B‑double's compliance is demonstrated in the way in which the law of any State requires a B‑double's compliance with the exemption conditions to be demonstrated.

         (3)   For paragraph (2) (a), the conditions are:

                (a)    the B‑double must not be longer than 26 metres; and

               (b)    the distance between the point of articulation at the front of the leading semi‑trailer and the rear of the combination must not exceed 20.6 metres; and

                (c)    the prime mover of the combination must be fitted with a front underrun protective device that complies with regulation 93 made under the UN ECE Agreement; and

               (d)    if the prime mover has a date of manufacture after 31 December 2005 -- it must be fitted with a cab that complies with regulation 29 made under that Agreement; and

                (e)    the prime mover must not have a load‑carrying area.

         (4)   In this regulation:

"State" includes Territory.

Example 1 for paragraph (2) (a)

Under the law of the State, the administering authority in the State may allow a person to operate a B‑double that is longer than 25 metres in the State by publishing a notice in the State's government Gazette that exempts B‑doubles from the dimension limit of 25 metres that would otherwise apply, under the law of the State, to the length of B‑doubles that may be operated in the State.

Example 2 for paragraph (2) (a)

Under the law of the State, the administering authority in the State may allow a person to operate a B‑double that is longer than 25 metres in the State by granting a permit to the person (on application for the permit) that exempts the B‑double from the dimension limit of 25 metres that would otherwise apply, under the law of the State, to the length of the B‑double.

Example for paragraph (2) (c)

The law of a State may specify that a particular approval plate must be attached to a 26‑metre B‑double for the purpose of demonstrating that the B‑double complies with the exemption conditions.

Note 1    Regulations 29 and 93 made under the UN ECE Agreement are available on the United Nations website at:

http://www.unece.org/trans/main/wp29/wp29regs.html.

Note 2    For the routes on which a person may operate a B‑double, see regulation 12L.