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TRANSPORT OPERATIONS (ROAD USE MANAGEMENT--MASS, DIMENSIONS AND LOADING) REGULATION 2005 - SECT 27

27 Ground clearance

(1) A person must not drive a vehicle on a road if the vehicle has a ground clearance of less than--

(a) at a point within 1m of an axle--100mm; and
(b) at the midpoint between adjacent axles--one-thirtieth of the distance between the centre of each axle; and
(c) at any other point--the distance that allows the vehicle to pass over a peak in the road if the gradient on either side of the peak is 1:15.

Maximum penalty--30 penalty units.

(2) In this section--

ground clearance of a vehicle means the minimum distance between the ground and the vehicle's underside, other than its tyres, wheels, wheel hubs, brake backing plates, flexible mudguards and mudflaps.



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