Western Australian Consolidated Regulations Western Australian Consolidated Regulations (1) Without limiting
regulation 9, the Director General shall grant or renew a heavy vehicle
licence as of one of the classes listed in Schedule 3.
(2) The Director
General shall license a heavy vehicle as of a particular class according
to —
(a) the
description of the vehicle;
(b) the
number of axles that the vehicle has; and
(c) the
MRC of the vehicle,
as indicated in
Schedule 3.
(3) If more than one
class is appropriate for a vehicle —
(a) of
that description;
(b) with
that number of axles; and
(c) with
that MRC,
the licence shall be
of whichever of those classes the owner of the vehicle nominates before the
licence is granted or renewed.
(4) If in column 4 of
Schedule 3 —
(a)
“nil” is indicated, a licence of the class described in column 1
includes a limitation that the vehicle shall not be used to haul a heavy
trailer;
(b) a
number is indicated, a licence of the class described in column 1 includes a
limitation that the vehicle shall not be used to haul more than that number of
heavy trailers;
(c) a
number is indicated followed by a trailer description, a licence of the class
described in column 1 includes a limitation that the vehicle shall not be used
to haul more than that number of heavy trailers of that description but unless
otherwise specified the hauling of trailers not of that description is not
limited; or
(d)
“nil” is indicated followed by a trailer description, a licence of
that class includes a limitation that the vehicle shall not be used to haul a
heavy trailer of that description.
(5) A vehicle licence
of class SR2, SR3, SR4 or SR5 in Schedule 3 includes a limitation that
the vehicle shall not be used to haul a heavy trailer if the vehicle and
trailer together have more than 6 axles or a mass greater than 42.5
tonnes.
(6) A person who uses,
or permits a person to use, a heavy vehicle the subject of a licence that
includes a limitation otherwise than in conformity with that limitation
commits an offence.
(7) The Director
General is to grant or renew a heavy vehicle licence with the endorsement
“seasonal” if the person making the application for the grant or
renewal specifies that the vehicle is to be used —
(a) on a
road; or
(b) for
seasonal work during the year beginning on the day the licence is granted,
and not otherwise.
[Regulation 9A inserted in Gazette
24 May 1996 p. 2174-5; amended in Gazette 31 Jan 1997
p. 683; 17 May 2000 p. 2426; 28 Nov 2006
p. 4904.]