Western Australian Consolidated Regulations Western Australian Consolidated Regulations (1) Where an
agricultural combination exceeds 7.5 m in width or 30 m in length it
shall not be used on a road unless a permit issued under this regulation is in
force in relation to that combination and any conditions to which that permit
is subject are complied with.
(2) A permit issued
under this regulation must be in a form approved by the Commissioner of Police
and may be issued by a police officer or an employee, within the meaning of
the Public Sector Management Act 1994 , of the Police Service, authorised
for that purpose.
(3) A permit issued
under this regulation may be subject to such specified conditions as the
person issuing the permit considers necessary to ensure the combination is
moved safely, including —
(a) any
speed limit to be observed while moving the combination;
(b) the
route to be followed by the combination;
(c) the
times during which the combination may be used on a road; and
(d)
whether the combination must be accompanied by a police escort when being used
on a road.
(4) A permit issued
under this regulation may be obtained without payment of a fee and is valid
for 12 months from the day on which it was issued.
(5) A police officer
or employee of the Police Service must not refuse to issue a permit under this
regulation unless the use of the combination on a road forming the whole or
any part of the route to be followed by that combination would endanger
safety.
[Regulation 28 amended in Gazette
24 Feb 2006 p. 887 and 888.]