Queensland Consolidated Regulations Queensland Consolidated Regulations(1) This section defines rear overhang and rear overhang line for this part.
(2) The rear overhang of a vehicle is the distance between the rear of the vehicle and the rear overhang line of the vehicle.
(3) For a vehicle with an axle group at the rear comprising only 1 axle, the rear overhang line is a line running along the centre of the axle.
(4) For a vehicle with an axle group at the rear comprising 2 axles, 1 of which is fitted with twice the number of tyres as the other, the rear overhang line is a line running parallel to the axles that is--
(a) closer to the axle carrying the greater number of tyres than it is to the other axle; and
(b) located at one-third of the distance between the 2 axles.
(5) For a vehicle with an axle group at the rear that is not an axle group mentioned in subsection (3) or (4), the rear overhang line is a line running parallel to the axles down the centre of the axle group.
(6) For applying subsection (3), (4) or (5) to a vehicle--
(a) an axle group is taken to comprise only the fixed and retractable axles in contact with the ground at the particular time the subsection is applied to the vehicle; and
(b) an axle group is taken not to comprise any steerable axle unless--
(i) the group comprises only 1 axle and that axle is a steerable axle; or
(ii) all the axles in the group are steerable axles.