Queensland Consolidated Regulations Queensland Consolidated Regulations(1) A person must not drive a vehicle towing a trailer on a road if the trailer does not comply with this section.
Maximum penalty--30 penalty units.
(2) On a dog trailer, the distance between the coupling pivot point on the drawbar and the centre of the front axle group--
(a) must not be more than 5m; and
(b) if the trailer is used in a road train that is longer than 19m--must not be less than 3m.
(3) On a trailer, other than a semitrailer, with only a single axle group, the distance between the coupling pivot point on the drawbar and the centre of the axle group must not be more than 8.5m.