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TRANSPORT OPERATIONS (ROAD USE MANAGEMENT--MASS, DIMENSIONS AND LOADING) REGULATION 2005 - SECT 35

35 Limits on projections of loads--vehicles drawn by an animal

(1) A person must not drive, park or stop a vehicle drawn by an animal on a road if any load on the vehicle projects--

(a) past the animal's head; or
(b) if the vehicle is a 2-wheeled vehicle--more than 1m behind the vehicle's body; or
(c) if the vehicle is a 4-wheeled vehicle--more than 1m behind the vehicle's body or the back wheels; or
(d) if the vehicle is a pole type jinker--behind the back end of the pole; or
(e) more than 300mm past the outer extremity of the vehicle's body or wheels on either side.

Maximum penalty--20 penalty units.

(2) Despite subsection (1), a load may project more than 1m behind a vehicle drawn by an animal, if--

(a) a brightly coloured red, red and yellow, or yellow flag at least 450mm by 450mm is fixed to the extreme back of the load; and
(b) at night--
(i) a light showing a clear red light to the back, visible under normal atmospheric conditions at a distance of at least 200m, is fixed to the extreme back of the load; or
(ii) at least 2 reflectors, capable of projecting a red reflection of light from the headlight of any following vehicle, are fixed to the extreme back of the load.


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