Queensland Consolidated Regulations Queensland Consolidated Regulations(1) The chief executive may--
(a) decide the maximum loaded mass for a vehicle that may use a bridge or culvert forming part of a State-controlled road; and
(b) erect on or in the vicinity of the bridge or culvert a conspicuous notice stating--
(i) the maximum loaded mass for a vehicle that may use the bridge or culvert; and
(ii) any reasonable and relevant conditions the chief executive considers should apply for the safe use of the bridge or culvert by a vehicle.
(2) A person must not drive a vehicle over a bridge or culvert if--
(a) a notice has been erected under subsection (1)(b) in relation to the bridge or culvert; and
(b) at least 1 of the following applies--
(i) the loaded mass of the vehicle is greater than the mass stated on the notice as the maximum loaded mass for a vehicle that may use the bridge or culvert;
(ii) the vehicle is driven in a way that contravenes a condition stated in the notice as applying for the safe use of the bridge or culvert by a vehicle.
Maximum penalty--80 penalty units.
(3) A person does not contravene subsection (2) if the person--
(a) before driving the vehicle over the bridge or culvert, obtains the written consent of the chief executive to drive the vehicle over the bridge or culvert; and
(b) in driving the vehicle over the bridge or culvert, complies with all conditions to which the chief executive subjects the written consent.