New South Wales Repealed Regulations

This legislation has been repealed.

ROAD TRANSPORT (MASS, LOADING AND ACCESS) REGULATION 1996

- Made under the Roads Act 1993
- As at 31 August 2005
- Reg 273 of 1996

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

   PART 1 - PRELIMINARY

   1.      Name of Regulation
   2.      Commencement
   3.      Definitions
   4.      Objects
   5.      Application
   6.      Notes and diagrams

   PART 2 - MASS, DIMENSION AND LOADING REQUIREMENTS FOR HEAVY VEHICLES

   7.      Heavy vehicles to comply with Schedule 1
   8.      Declaring buses to be complying vehicles

   PART 3 - EXEMPTIONS FROM THE MASS AND DIMENSION REQUIREMENTS

           Division 1 - Class 1 Vehicles

   9.      Application of this Division
   10.     Exemption by notice in Gazette
   11.     What must be included in a Class 1 notice?
   12.     Exemption by permit
   13.     What must be included in a Class 1 permit?
   14.     Areas and roads

           Division 2 - Class 2 Vehicles

   15.     Application of this Division
   16.     Notice or permit required
   17.     Class 2 notice
   18.     Class 2 permit
   19.     Power to grant Class 2 permit
   20.     Conditions of a Class 2 notice or permit
   21.     What must be included in a Class 2 notice or permit?

           Division 3 - Class 3 vehicles

   22.     Application of this Division
   23.     Exemption by notice in Gazette
   24.     Exemption by permit
   25.     Power to grant Class 3 permit
   26.     What must be included in a Class 3 notice or permit?
   27.     Issuing a Class 3 notice or permit

   PART 4 - GENERAL

   28.     Application of Part
   29.     Defence to a prosecution
   30.     Keeping documents
   31.     Failure to comply with Schedule 1—motor vehicles
   32.     Failure to comply with Schedule 1—trailers
   33.     Failure to comply with Schedule 1—combinations
   34.     Punishment for failure to comply with this Regulation
   35.     Loading offences
   36.     Failure to comply with a condition of a Class 1, 2 or 3 notice or permit
   37.     Multiple offences and multiple requirements
   38.     Failure of a pilot or escort vehicle to comply with a requirement
   39.     Exemptions in emergencies

   PART 5 - SPECIAL LOAD LIMITS

           Division 1 - Light traffic thoroughfares

   40.     Loads on light traffic thoroughfares, bridges and roads

           Division 2 - Special load limits

   41.     Special load limits

   PART 5A - SPECIAL TOWING PROVISIONS

   41A.    Definitions
   41B.    Application of Part
   41C.    Certain combinations not to be used without permission
   41D.    Exemptions
   41E.    Exemption by notice in Gazette
   41F.    Exemption by permit
   41G.    Contents of permit
   41H.    Application fee for permit
   41I.    Offence
   41J.    Documents to be carried

   PART 6 - VEHICLE MASS AND OTHER LOAD REQUIREMENT CHECKS

           Division 1 - Mass and other load requirement checks

   42.     Driver to comply with requirements
   43.     Method of determining wheel loads
   44.     Method of determining axle loads
   45.     Method of determining total mass
   46.     Weighing devices

           Division 2 - Variations

   47.     Additional mass restrictions

   PART 7 - MISCELLANEOUS

   48.     Class 1, 2 and 3 permit application fees
   49.     Repeal, savings, transitional and other provisions
   50.     (Repealed)

   PART 8 - ROAD TRAINS

   51.     Gross road train mass rating
   52.     Tracking of component vehicles
   53.     Capacity of tow couplings
   54.     Length of road trains

   PART 9 - LOADING AND DIMENSIONS OF VEHICLES

           Division 1 - General

   55.     Projection of loading or equipment of vehicles
   55A.    Exemption by notice in Gazette
   55B.    Exemption by permit
   56.     Requirements as to certain loadings
   57.     Driver to have sufficient control
   58.     Three-wheeled vehicles and cycles

           Division 2 - Mass limits for certain motor lorries and certain trailers

   59.     Definitions
   60.     Application of Division
   61.     Roads Act provisions also apply
   62.     Mass limits not to be exceeded
   63.     Mass limits to be marked on motor lorries over 2 tonnes (except trailers)
   64.     Mass limits for motor lorries (except existing motor lorries)
   65.     Mass limits for existing motor lorries
   66.     Determination of different mass limits
   67.     Authority may require information or certificate

           Division 3 - Miscellaneous

   68.     Loading and dimensions: responsibilities of owners
   69.     Vehicle to be weighed on request

   PART 10 - MASS MANAGEMENT ACCREDITATION SCHEME

   70.     Application for accreditation
   71.     Accreditation under Scheme
   72.     Accreditation label
   73.     Variation, suspension and cancellation of accreditation
   74.     Internal review of variation, suspension or cancellation of accreditation
           SCHEDULE 1
           SCHEDULE 2
           SCHEDULE 3
           Schedule 4 (Repealed)
           SCHEDULE 99 Dictionary