South Australian Consolidated Regulations

ROAD TRAFFIC (MISCELLANEOUS) REGULATIONS 1999 - REG 19FC

19FC—Categories of mass requirement breaches

        (1)         This regulation applies to a mass requirement imposed by reference to—

            (a)         a legislatively specified mass limit; or

            (b)         a manufacturer’s mass rating; or

            (c)         the lower of—

                  (i)         a legislatively specified mass limit; and

                  (ii)         a manufacturer’s mass rating.

        (2)         A breach of a mass requirement to which this regulation applies is a minor risk breach if the subject-matter of the breach is less than the lower limit for a substantial risk breach of the requirement.

        (3)         A breach of a mass requirement to which this regulation applies is a substantial risk breach if the subject-matter of the breach—

            (a)         is equal to or greater than the lower limit for a substantial risk breach of the requirement; and

            (b)         is less than the lower limit for a severe risk breach of the requirement.

        (4)         A breach of a mass requirement to which this regulation applies is a severe risk breach if the subject-matter of the breach is equal to or greater than the lower limit for a severe risk breach of the requirement.

        (5)         The lower limit for a substantial risk breach of a mass requirement to which this regulation applies is—

            (a)         in the case of a mass requirement that relates to the gross mass of a vehicle—

                  (i)         if the vehicle is a heavy vehicle—

                        (A)         105% of the maximum permissible mass, rounded up to the nearest 0.1 tonne; or

                        (B)         0.5 tonne,

whichever is the greater; or

                  (ii)         if the vehicle is not a heavy vehicle—105% of the maximum permissible mass;

            (b)         in any other case—

                  (i)         if the vehicle is a heavy vehicle—105% of the maximum permissible mass, rounded up to the nearest 0.1 tonne; or

                  (ii)         if the vehicle is not a heavy vehicle—105% of the maximum permissible mass.

        (6)         The lower limit for a severe risk breach of a mass requirement to which this regulation applies is—

            (a)         if the vehicle is a heavy vehicle—120% of the maximum permissible mass, rounded up to the nearest 0.1 tonne; or

            (b)         if the vehicle is not a heavy vehicle—120% of the maximum permissible mass.