South Australian Consolidated Regulations South Australian Consolidated Regulations (1) In this
Part—
"declared route" means a road, or part of a road, declared under
subregulation (4) to be a declared route for the purposes of this Part;
"dimension requirement" means a mass, dimension or load restraint requirement
relating to dimensions;
"legislatively specified mass limit" means a mass limit specified in a law,
under the authority of a law or by a sign erected or displayed under a law,
whether a law of this State or another jurisdiction;
"load restraint requirement" means a mass, dimension or load
restraint requirement relating to the restraint or positioning of loads on
vehicles;
"mass requirement" means a mass, dimension or load restraint requirement
relating to mass limits.
(2) For the purposes
of this Part, the loss or shifting of the load of a
vehicle is "imminent" if it is assessed by the officer or court concerned to
be likely to occur during the journey being or about to be undertaken by which
the load is being or is to be transported, having regard to—
(a) the
nature and condition of the vehicle; and
(b) the
nature, condition, placement and securing of the load; and
(c) the
length of the journey; and
(d) the
nature and condition of the route of the journey; and
(e) any
other relevant factors.
(3) For the purposes
of this Part, the disembarkation of persons from, or the movement of persons
on, a vehicle does not constitute a loss or shifting of the load of the
vehicle.
(4) The Minister may,
by notice published in the Gazette—
(a)
declare a road, or part of a road, to be a declared route for the purposes of
this Part; and
(b) vary
or revoke a declaration under this subregulation.