Heavy Vehicle (Vehicle Standards) National Regulation (NSW) (NSW)
This Regulation may be cited as the Heavy Vehicle (Vehicle Standards) National Regulation (NSW).
This Regulation commences in a participating jurisdiction on the day on which Chapter 3 of the Law commences in that jurisdiction.
In this Regulation, a reference to ‘the Law’ is a reference to the Heavy Vehicle National Law. See section 12(2) of Schedule 1 of the Heavy Vehicle National Law.
This Regulation prescribes the vehicle standards with which a single heavy vehicle or heavy combination must comply for its use on a road.
The vehicle standards are set out in Schedules 1 to 3.
However, only Part 3 of Schedule 3 applies to a vehicle that is not a heavy vehicle but forms part of a combination that is a heavy combination.
The vehicle standards are based on the Australian Vehicle Standards Rules 1999 contained in Schedule 2 of the National Transport Commission (Road Transport Legislation—Vehicle Standards) Regulations 2006 of the Commonwealth.
In this Regulation—
AS 2175-1990‘Articulated Vehicles—Kingpins’ may be purchased from Standards Australia.
AS 2175-1990‘Articulated Vehicles—Kingpins’ may be purchased from Standards Australia.
(a) the Chief Executive Officer of Airservices Australia appointed under the Air Services Act, section 34;
(b) a person appointed to act as Chief Executive Officer of Airservices Australia under the Air Services Act, section 41;
(c) a person employed under the Air Services Act, section 42;
(d) a person engaged as a consultant under the Air Services Act, section 43.
(a) a standard made or published by Standards Australia; or
(b) a standard jointly made or published by Standards Australia and Standards New Zealand.
Copies of Australian Standards may be purchased from Standards Australia.
Copies of British Standards may be purchased from Standards Australia.
(a) a vertical line located midway between the centre-lines of the outermost axles of the group; or
(b) if there are 2 axles in the group and 1 of them is fitted with twice the number of tyres as the other axle—a vertical line located one-third of the way from the centre-line of the axle with more tyres towards the centre-line of the axle with fewer tyres.
(a) 1 axle group or a single axle at the front that is being steered by connection to a towing vehicle by a drawbar; and
(b) 1 axle group or a single axle at the rear.
(a) an ambulance service;
(b) a fire brigade, including a volunteer fire brigade;
(c) a police service or police force;
(d) a disaster or emergency organisation of the Commonwealth or a State or Territory.
(a) fitted with—
(i) a repeater horn or siren; or
(ii) a flashing warning light; and
(b) driven by an officer of an emergency service in the course of the officer’s duty.
(a) an Airservices Australia vehicle;
(b) an Australian Border Force vehicle;
(c) an emergency vehicle;
(d) a police vehicle;
(e) a transport enforcement vehicle.
(a) at community events; or
(b) to community groups.
(a) not higher than the centre of the headlight or fog light, when measured 8m in front of the vehicle; and
(b) not more than 1m higher than the level where the vehicle is standing, when measured 25m in front of the vehicle.
(a) that is established or recognised by the Council of Australian Governments; and
(b) whose members include all Ministers in Australia having portfolio responsibility for transport and infrastructure.
(a) a prime mover and a semitrailer; or
(b) the front axle group or axle of a dog trailer and the body of the trailer; or
(c) a fifth wheel coupling and the vehicle to which it is mounted.
In this Regulation, a reference to a vehicle is taken to include a reference to the vehicle and all of the equipment fitted to, or forming part of, the vehicle.
This section applies to an MD or ME category vehicle over 4.5 tonne GVM.
An MD or ME category vehicle is not required to comply with ADR 58, clause 58.13.1, applied by section 1(1) or 2(1) in relation to a 2 for 3 bus seat fitted to the vehicle if—
(a) the rear parts of the seat fitted directly in front of a centre seating position of a 2 for 3 bus seat comply with the Energy Dissipation Test under ADR 3, Seats and Seat Anchorages, and
(b) the centre seating position of a 2 for 3 bus seat complies with ADR 5, Anchorages for Seatbelts, and
(c) the vehicle has a conspicuous label or sign affixed inside of the vehicle warning passengers that a 2 for 3 bus seat can only be used in a 3 seat configuration by children less than 12 years of age.
In this section—
(a) consisting of 2 adult seating positions, and
(b) that incorporates an additional centre seating position for occupation of each of the 3 seating positions by a person who is less than 12 years of age.
This section is inserted for New South Wales.
In this Regulation, a reference to a heavy vehicle is taken to be a reference to a single heavy vehicle.
For the purposes of this Regulation, a restored vehicle is taken to have been built when it was originally built and not when it was restored.
In this section—
For this Regulation, the width of a heavy vehicle is measured disregarding devices and systems in accordance with this section.
The following are disregarded—
(a) a mirror fitted to a heavy vehicle, other than a cross-view mirror;
(b) a prescribed device for indirect vision fitted to a heavy vehicle, if the device protrudes in accordance with the applicable Australian Design Rule for the device;
(c) a signalling device, side marker light or reflector fitted to a heavy vehicle;
(d) removable load restraint equipment fitted to a heavy vehicle, if the overall width of the heavy vehicle, including any part of the equipment, is not more than 2.55m;
(e) a blind spot information system fitted to a heavy vehicle, if the overall width of the heavy vehicle, including any part of the system, is not more than 2.6m;
(f) the deflected part of the tyre sidewalls of a heavy vehicle, including any elevations due to labelling, marking, decoration or protective bands or ribs, between the lowest point of each tyre rim and the ground.
Example of deflected part of the tyre sidewalls— load induced tyre bulge
An indirect vision device is disregarded for a heavy vehicle manufactured before 1 October 2023 that is not wider than 2.5m, if the device is—
(a) fitted to the heavy vehicle under section 13C(a) of Schedule 2; or
(b) fitted to the heavy vehicle under section 13C(b) of Schedule 2, if the overall width of the heavy vehicle, including the device, is not more than 2.55m.
A cross-view mirror fitted to a heavy vehicle is disregarded—
(a) for a heavy vehicle manufactured before 1 October 2023 that is not wider than 2.5m; and
(b) for other heavy vehicles, if the total lateral protrusion from the heavy vehicle does not exceed 100mm.
A device, other than a cross-view mirror, fitted to a heavy vehicle to enable the driver to see objects in an area adjacent to the heavy vehicle is disregarded, if the total lateral protrusion from the heavy vehicle does not exceed 100mm.
A monitoring device fitted as part of an automated driving system or a close-proximity information system is disregarded, if the total lateral protrusion from the heavy vehicle does not exceed 100mm.
A permanently fixed webbing assembly-type device fitted to a heavy vehicle is disregarded—
(a) for a heavy vehicle manufactured before 1 October 2023 that is not wider than 2.5m, if the overall width of the heavy vehicle, including any part of the device, is not more than 2.55m; and
(b) for other heavy vehicles, if—
(i) the overall width of the heavy vehicle, including any part of the device, is not more than 2.55m; and
(ii) the total lateral protrusion from the heavy vehicle does not exceed 100mm.
a curtain-side device
A tyre pressure gauge fitted to a heavy vehicle is disregarded—
(a) for a heavy vehicle manufactured before 1 October 2023 that is not wider than 2.5m; and
(b) for other heavy vehicles, if the total lateral protrusion from the heavy vehicle does not exceed 100mm.
An anti-skid device mounted on the wheels of a heavy vehicle is disregarded—
(a) for a heavy vehicle manufactured before 1 October 2023 that is not wider than 2.5m; and
(b) for other heavy vehicles, if the total lateral protrusion from the heavy vehicle does not exceed 100mm.
A central tyre inflation system fitted to a heavy vehicle is disregarded—
(a) for a heavy vehicle manufactured before 1 October 2023 that is not wider than 2.5m; and
(b) for other heavy vehicles, if the system does not protrude more than 100mm on each side of the heavy vehicle.
In this section—
The Heavy Vehicle (Mass, Dimension and Loading) National Regulation, Schedule 6, section 7 prescribes the maximum width of a heavy vehicle.
This section applies to a left-hand drive heavy motor vehicle.
In applying the following second edition ADRs to the heavy motor vehicle, the words ‘left’ and ‘right’ have the opposite meaning—
• ADR 8 Safety Glass
• ADR 12 Glare Reduction in Field of View
• ADR 14 Rear Vision Mirrors
• ADR 16 Windscreen Wipers and Washers
• ADRs 18 and 18A Location and Visibility of Instruments
• ADRs 35 and 35A Commercial Vehicle Braking Systems.
This section applies if—
(a) a provision of this Regulation requires a vehicle or a component of a vehicle to comply with a prescribed standard (the
superseded standard ); and(b) the prescribed standard has been superseded by a later prescribed standard (the
later standard ).
The vehicle or component is taken to comply with the superseded standard if it complies with the later standard.
In this section—
(a) an Australian Standard; or
(b) a British Standard; or
(c) an American National Standard; or
(d) a Japanese Industrial Standard.
A vehicle is taken to have equipment mentioned in this Regulation only if the equipment is—
(a) in working order; and
(b) if the equipment is fitted to a trailer that is being towed by an eligible towing vehicle and the equipment must be connected to the eligible towing vehicle to perform its intended function—connected to the eligible towing vehicle.
In this section—
The prescribed code of practice for the purposes of sections 85, 86 and 87 of the Law is the NHVR Code of Practice for the Approval of Heavy Vehicle Modifications.
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If a second edition ADR recommends that the ADR should apply to a heavy vehicle, the vehicle must comply with the ADR.
If a second edition ADR has a requirement for a type of equipment fitted to a heavy vehicle built on or after a stated time, any equipment of the same type fitted to the vehicle after it is built must comply with—
(a) the requirement as in force when the vehicle was built; or
(b) if the requirement is amended after the vehicle is built and before the equipment is fitted, the requirement as in force at any time between—
(i) when the vehicle was built; and
(ii) when the equipment was fitted.
However, a vehicle, or equipment fitted to a vehicle, need not comply with a recommendation or requirement of a second edition ADR if—
(a) the recommendation or requirement is replaced by, or is inconsistent with, a requirement of a third edition ADR applying to the vehicle or equipment; and
(b) the vehicle or equipment complies with the requirement of the third edition ADR.
If a second edition ADR allows a vehicle built on or after a stated time to be fitted with equipment, a vehicle built before the time may also be fitted with the equipment.
This section is subject to any provision of Schedule 2 or 3 expressly providing for the application of stated requirements of a second edition ADR.
If a third edition ADR applies to the design and construction of a heavy vehicle, the vehicle must comply with the ADR.
If a third edition ADR contains a requirement for a type of equipment fitted to a heavy vehicle built on or after a stated time, any equipment of the same type fitted to the vehicle after it is built must comply with—
(a) the requirement as in force when the vehicle was built; or
(b) if the requirement is amended after the vehicle is built and before the equipment is fitted, the requirement as in force at any time between—
(i) when the vehicle was built; and
(ii) when the equipment was fitted.
However, a vehicle, or equipment fitted to a vehicle, need not comply with a requirement of a third edition ADR if—
(a) the requirement is replaced by, or is inconsistent with, a requirement of a later version of the ADR applying to the vehicle or equipment; and
(b) the vehicle or equipment complies with the requirement of the later version.
If a third edition ADR allows a vehicle built on or after a stated time to be fitted with equipment, a vehicle built before the time may also be fitted with the equipment.
This section is subject to any provision of Schedule 2 or 3 expressly providing for the application of stated requirements of a third edition ADR.
A vehicle need not comply with an ADR applied by section 1(1) or 2(1) if—
(a) before the repeal of the Motor Vehicle Standards Act 1989 a determination or declaration under section 5B of that Act provided that the vehicle is not a road vehicle for the purposes of that Act; or
(b) a determination under section 6(5)(b) or (6)(b) of the Road Vehicle Standards Act 2018 provides that the vehicle is not a road vehicle for the purposes of that Act.
A vehicle need not comply with an ADR applied by section 1(1) or 2(1) if—
(a) despite noncompliance with the ADR—
(i) before the repeal of the Motor Vehicle Standards Act 1989 an approval was given under section 10A(2) or (3) to place an identification plate on the vehicle; or
(ii) an approval is given under item 4(2) or 6(2) of Schedule 3 to the Road Vehicle Standards (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Act 2018 of the Commonwealth; and
(b) the vehicle complies with the approval conditions, if any.
A vehicle need not comply with an ADR applied by section 1(1) or 2(1) if—
(a) either—
(i) before the repeal of the Motor Vehicle Standards Act 1989 the vehicle was permitted to be supplied to the market under section 14A(1) of that Act; or
(ii) an approval is given under item 11(2) of Schedule 3 to the Road Vehicle Standards (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Act 2018 of the Commonwealth; and
(b) the vehicle complies with the approval conditions, if any.
A vehicle need not comply with an ADR applied by section 1(1) or 2(1) if—
(a) before the repeal of the Motor Vehicle Standards Act 1989 the vehicle was permitted to be used in transport in Australia under section 15(2) of that Act; and
(b) the vehicle complies with the approval conditions, if any.
A vehicle need not comply with an ADR applied by section 1(1) or 2(1) if—
(a) the vehicle satisfied the requirements of the type approval pathway under section 15(1) of the Road Vehicle Standards Rules 2019 (Cwlth) as a vehicle to which section 15(2) of those Rules applied; and
(b) despite noncompliance with the ADR, the vehicle is entered on the RAV.
A personally imported vehicle must be fitted with—
(a) seatbelts as effective as seatbelts meeting an Australian Standard or British Standard for seatbelts as in force when the vehicle is imported; and
(b) seatbelt anchorages meeting the number and location requirements of third edition ADR 5; and
(c) child restraint anchorages meeting the number, location, accessibility, thread size and form requirements of second edition ADR 34 or third edition ADR 5 or 34.
However, a personally imported vehicle need only meet the requirements of an ADR mentioned in subsection (1) if the ADR recommends that it should apply, or applies, to a vehicle of the same type.
A personally imported vehicle need not otherwise comply with an ADR applied by section 1(1) or 2(1).
In this section—
(a) before the vehicle was imported into Australia, owned and used it for a continuous period of at least—
(i) for a vehicle owned by the person before 9 May 2000—3 months; or
(ii) in any other case—1 year; and
(b) when the vehicle was imported into Australia, was—
(i) an Australian citizen, permanent resident or a person who had applied to become an Australian citizen or permanent resident; and
(ii) old enough to hold a driver’s licence or learner’s permit to drive the vehicle; and
(c) has—
(i) if the vehicle was imported before the repeal of the Motor Vehicle Standards Act 1989—undertaken to comply with any requirements relating to road safety imposed for the vehicle under the Motor Vehicle Standards Regulations 1989 of the Commonwealth; or
(ii) otherwise—complied with the rules made under the Road Vehicle Standards Act 2018; and
Note— The Road Vehicle Standards Act 2018 provides for concessional RAV entry approvals for vehicles imported into Australia as part of a person’s personal effects. See Division 3 of Part 3 of the Road Vehicle Standards Rules 2019 (Cwlth) for provisions relating to the concessional RAV entry approval pathway generally, and section 39 of those Rules for the eligibility criterion for importing a vehicle as part of a person’s personal effects.
(d) within the previous year, has not imported into Australia another vehicle owned by the person.
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In this Schedule—
(a) a reference to a pole-type trailer is taken to be a reference to a pole-type trailer that is a heavy vehicle; and
(b) a reference to a semitrailer is taken to be a reference to a semitrailer that is a heavy vehicle.
A provision of this Schedule does not apply to a heavy vehicle if the provision is inconsistent with a requirement of a second or third edition ADR that the vehicle complies with, regardless of whether or not the vehicle is required to comply with the requirement.
However, subsection (1) does not apply if the heavy vehicle is not of the same class or type as a vehicle to which the requirement of the second or third edition ADR applies.
Also, to avoid doubt, this section does not apply to a requirement of a second or third edition ADR if, and to the extent, a provision of this Schedule expressly provides that the requirement does not apply to a stated heavy vehicle, a heavy vehicle of a stated type or in stated circumstances.
A provision of this Schedule does not apply to a heavy vehicle if—
(a) the vehicle does not comply with a requirement of an ADR applying to the vehicle; and
(b) the provision corresponds to the requirement of the ADR; and
(c) despite the noncompliance—
(i) before the repeal of the Motor Vehicle Standards Act 1989 an approval was given under section 10A(2) or (3) of that Act to place an identification plate on the vehicle; or
(ii) an approval is given under item 4(2) or 6(2) of Schedule 3 to the Road Vehicle Standards (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Act 2018 of the Commonwealth; or
(iii) the vehicle satisfied the requirements of the type approval pathway under section 15(1) of the Road Vehicle Standards Rules 2019 (Cwlth) as a vehicle to which section 15(2) of those Rules applied and the vehicle is entered on the RAV; and
(d) the vehicle complies with the approval conditions, if any.
A heavy motor vehicle must have a right-hand drive.
A heavy motor vehicle has a right-hand drive if the centre of at least 1 steering control of the vehicle is to the right of the vehicle or in line with the centre of the vehicle.
In relation to a heavy motor vehicle built before 1 January 2005, a component of the steering system of the vehicle that is essential for effective steering of the vehicle must be built to transmit energy by mechanical means only.
Failure of a non-mechanical component of a heavy motor vehicle’s steering system must not prevent effective steering of the vehicle.
This section does not apply to a heavy motor vehicle if the vehicle is built mainly for a purpose other than the transport of goods or passengers by road.
A heavy motor vehicle must be able to turn in a circle not more than 25m in diameter, measured by the outer edge of the tyre track at ground level.
A heavy motor vehicle must be able to comply with subsection (1) whether it turns to the left or to the right.
A heavy motor vehicle must be able to be driven both backwards and forwards when the vehicle’s driver is in the normal driving position.
A thing fitted to a heavy vehicle must be designed, built and fitted to the vehicle in a way that minimises the likelihood of injury to a person making contact with the vehicle.
However, subsection (1) does not apply to a thing fitted to a heavy vehicle if—
(a) the vehicle was designed before 1965 and the thing was part of the vehicle’s design; or
(b) the thing was fitted to the vehicle before 1965 in accordance with the law of the place where the thing was fitted.
A heavy motor vehicle must be built—
(a) to allow the driver in the normal driving position a view of the road and of traffic to the front and sides of the vehicle so the driver can drive the vehicle safely; and
(b) with its controls located so the driver can drive the vehicle safely.
A seat for a driver or passenger in a heavy vehicle must be securely attached to the vehicle.
A heavy vehicle must have a mudguard firmly fitted for each wheel or for adjacent wheels.
However, subsection (1) does not apply to a heavy vehicle if—
(a) the construction or use of the vehicle makes the fitting of mudguards unnecessary or impracticable; or
(b) the body or part of the body of the vehicle acts as a mudguard.
• pole-type trailers used to carry timber
• most road-making plant
• some agricultural equipment
A mudguard fitted to a heavy vehicle must, when the vehicle’s wheels are in position to move straight ahead—
(a) reduce the danger of a person contacting the moving wheels; and
(b) for the rear wheels—
(i) cover the overall width of the wheel or wheels to which it is fitted; and
(ii) be fitted so the height above ground level of the lowest edge of the rear of the mudguard is not more than one-third of the horizontal distance between the edge and the centre of the rearmost axle.
However, a mudguard fitted to a heavy vehicle may be up to—
(a) 230mm above ground level; or
(b) if the vehicle is built to be used off-road—300mm above ground level.
The outside of a rear mudguard, other than a mudflap, of a heavy vehicle that can be seen from the rear of the vehicle must be coloured white or silver if the vehicle—
(a) is at least 2.2m wide; and
(b) has a body the vertical measurement of which is less than 300mm at the rear, measured from the lowest point of the body above ground level to the highest point; and
(c) is not fitted with rear marking plates or conspicuity markings in accordance with section 80.
In this section—
A heavy motor vehicle must be fitted with at least 1 horn or other device that can give sufficient audible warning to other road users of the approach or position of the vehicle.
A heavy motor vehicle must not be fitted with a device that can make a sound like the sound of a siren, exhaust whistle, compression whistle or repeater horn.
However, subsection (2) does not apply to the following—
(a) an exempt vehicle;
(b) a heavy vehicle at least 25 years old and fitted as an emergency vehicle or police vehicle if the vehicle—
(i) is used only for exhibition purposes; or
(ii) is part of a collection of former emergency vehicles or police vehicles;
(c) an anti-theft alarm fitted to a heavy vehicle that can not be operated while the vehicle’s ignition is on.
Also, a heavy motor vehicle may be fitted with a device that—
(a) emits a regular, intermittent sound while the vehicle is reversing or in reverse gear; and
(b) is not louder than is necessary so the driver, and a person near the vehicle, can hear the device when it is operating.
The provision of the relevant ADR that corresponds to subsection (2) applies to a vehicle as if that provision did not contain a reference to a bell.
For the relevant ADR, see the Vehicle Standard (Australian Design Rule 42/04—General Safety Requirements) 2005, subrule 20.1.1.
At least 1 rear vision mirror must be fitted to each side of a heavy motor vehicle.
A rear vision mirror fitted to a heavy motor vehicle as required by subsection (1) must be fitted so that the vehicle’s driver in the normal driving position can clearly see by reflection the road behind the vehicle and any following or overtaking vehicle.
A rear vision mirror fitted to a heavy motor vehicle as required by subsection (1) must not project over 150mm beyond the overall width of the vehicle.
However, a rear vision mirror fitted to a heavy motor vehicle as required by subsection (1) may project not over 230mm beyond the widest part of the vehicle or combination if it can fold to project not over 150mm beyond the overall width of the vehicle.
If the lower edge of an exterior rear vision mirror fitted to a heavy motor vehicle as required by subsection (1) is less than 2m above the ground when the vehicle is loaded to maximum mass permitted for the vehicle, the mirror must not project more than 250mm beyond the overall width of the vehicle.
A rear vision mirror fitted to a heavy motor vehicle as required by subsection (1) must have a reflecting surface of at least 150cm
A heavy motor vehicle may be fitted with additional rear vision mirrors or with mirror surfaces.
Additional rear vision mirrors fitted to a heavy motor vehicle must have a flat or convex surface, or a combination of flat and convex surfaces.
Mirror surfaces fitted to a heavy motor vehicle must be flat or convex, or both flat and convex.
In this section—
A heavy motor vehicle may be fitted with a front blind spot mirror that complies with the requirements of ADR 14/03 or a later version of ADR 14.
A front blind spot mirror, fitted to a heavy motor vehicle in accordance with subsection (1), is to be disregarded for the purpose of requirements about the length of a motor vehicle in third edition ADR 43/04 unless the mirror projects more than 150mm beyond the overall length of the heavy vehicle.
The Heavy Vehicle (Mass, Dimension and Loading) National Regulation, Schedule 6, section 3 prescribes the maximum length of a heavy vehicle.
A heavy vehicle may be fitted with a blind spot information system that—
(a) demonstrates compliance with UN ECE Regulation No. 151 Uniform provisions concerning the approval of motor vehicles with regard to the Blind Spot Information System for the Detection of Bicycles; or
(b) demonstrates compliance with another standard that—
(i) the Regulator is satisfied is equivalent, or substantially similar, to the UN standard specified in paragraph (a); and
(ii) is prescribed by the Regulator by notice on the Regulator’s website; and
(iii) is available free of charge.
A heavy vehicle may be fitted with an indirect vision device—
(a) that complies with the requirements of ADR 14/02 or a later version of ADR 14; or
(b) if the device is fitted at least 2m above the ground—
(i) that is used for the sole purpose of observing the traffic area adjacent to the vehicle which cannot be observed by direct vision; and
(ii) may be a conventional mirror, camera-monitor, or other device that is able to present information about the indirect field of vision to the driver.
A heavy motor vehicle fitted with an automatic transmission must have an engine starter mechanism that can not operate when the transmission control is in a position to drive the vehicle.
A heavy motor vehicle built after 1975 that is fitted with an automatic transmission must have an indicator in the driver’s compartment showing the transmission control position.
Subsections (1) and (2) do not apply to a heavy motor vehicle with fewer than 4 wheels.
A heavy motor vehicle propelled by a diesel engine must be fitted with a device preventing the engine from being started accidentally or inadvertently.
A heavy motor vehicle with a moveable body panel forward of the windscreen covering an engine or luggage storage or battery compartment must have a device to secure the panel.
However, if the panel opens from the front in a way partly or completely obstructing the driver’s forward view through the windscreen, the panel must have primary and secondary devices to secure the panel.
The wiring of electrical equipment of a heavy vehicle, other than the high tension ignition wiring, must—
(a) be supported at intervals of not more than 600mm, unless the vehicle is a pole-type trailer with a pole with an adjustable length or is an extendible trailer; and
(b) be insulated at each of its joints; and
(c) be located where it can not—
(i) become overheated; or
(ii) contact moving parts; or
(iii) come near enough to the fuel system to be a fire hazard; and
(d) be protected from chafing.
The electrical components of a vehicle must be securely mounted.
The electrical connectors between a heavy motor vehicle and trailer, for operation of the vehicle lights required by this Regulation, must comply with at least 1 of the following—
• AS 2513-1982Electrical Connectors for Trailer Vehicles
Note— AS 2513-1982‘Electrical Connectors for Trailer Vehicles’ may be purchased from Standards Australia.
• International Standards Organisation ISO 1185—1997
• Society of Automotive Engineers SAE J 560—1998
• AS 4735-2003Heavy road vehicles—Electrical connectors for articulated vehicles.
A heavy trailer must be equipped with an electrical conductor, independent of the trailer coupling fitted to the trailer, that makes a return path between the electrical circuits of the trailer and towing vehicle.
In this section—
A television receiver or visual display unit must not be installed in a heavy vehicle so any part of the image on the screen is visible to the vehicle’s driver from the normal driving position.
However, subsection (1) does not apply to—
(a) a television receiver or visual display unit that can not be operated when the heavy vehicle is moving; or
(b) a driver’s aid in the heavy vehicle or, if the heavy vehicle is a bus, a destination sign in the bus.
Examples for paragraph (b)— • closed-circuit television security cameras
• dispatch systems
• navigational or intelligent highway and vehicle system equipment
• rear view screens
• ticket-issuing machines
• vehicle-monitoring devices
A television receiver, or visual display unit, and its associated equipment in a heavy vehicle must be securely mounted in a position that does not—
(a) obscure the driver’s view of the road from the normal driving position; or
(b) impede the movement of a person in the vehicle.
A heavy motor vehicle must be fitted with a windscreen if it is manufactured or designed to have a windscreen.
Transparent material used in a windscreen, window or an interior partition of a heavy motor vehicle must be of approved material if—
(a) the vehicle was built after June 1953; or
(b) the material was first fitted to the vehicle after June 1953.
Subsection (1) does not apply to any coating added to the windscreen, window or partition after its manufacture.
In this section—
• AS R1-1965‘Safety Glass for Land Transport’
• AS R1-1968‘Safety Glass for Land Transport’
• AS 2080-1977‘Safety Glass for Vehicles’
• British Standard BS 857:1967‘Specification for Safety Glass for Land Transport’
• British Standard BS 5282:1975‘Specification for Road Vehicle Safety Glass’
• British Standard BS AU 178:1980‘Specification for Road Vehicle Safety Glass’
• Japanese Industrial Standard JIS R 3211-1979‘Safety Glasses for Road Vehicles’
• American National Standard ANSI Z26.1-1980‘Safety Code for Safety Glazing Materials for Glazing Motor Vehicles Operating on Land Highway’.
Glazing used in a windscreen of a heavy motor vehicle must have a luminous transmittance of at least 70%.
Glazing used in a windscreen of a heavy motor vehicle must not be coated in a way that reduces its luminous transmittance.
However, subsections (1) and (2) do not apply to the greater of the following areas of a windscreen—
(a) the area above the highest point of the windscreen that is swept by a windscreen wiper;
(b) the upper 10% of the windscreen.
Glazing used in a window or interior partition of a heavy motor vehicle must have a luminous transmittance of at least 70%.
Glazing used in a window or interior partition of a heavy motor vehicle, other than rear glazing, may be coated to achieve a luminous transmittance of not less than 35%.
A heavy motor vehicle’s rear glazing may be coated to achieve a luminous transmittance of 0% or more.
The requirements about luminous transmittance applying to glazing used in a window of a heavy motor vehicle stated in a second edition ADR or third edition ADR do not apply to a window that has been coated as provided in subsection (5) or (5A).
Glazing used in a windscreen, window or interior partition of a heavy motor vehicle that has been coated to reduce its luminous transmittance must not have a reflectance of more than 10%.
In this section—
(a) means material that may be used in a windscreen, window or interior partition of a heavy motor vehicle, through which the vehicle’s driver can see the road; but
(b) does not include a coating added after manufacture of the material.
A heavy motor vehicle with 3 or more wheels fitted with a windscreen must be fitted with at least 1 windscreen wiper unless the vehicle’s driver in the normal driving position can obtain an adequate view of the road ahead of the vehicle without looking through the windscreen.
At least 1 windscreen wiper fitted to a heavy motor vehicle mentioned in subsection (1) must—
(a) be able to remove moisture from the part of the windscreen in front of the driver in the normal driving position to allow the driver an adequate view of the road ahead of the vehicle when the windscreen is wet; and
(b) be able to be operated from the normal driving position; and
(c) for a vehicle built after 1934—continue to operate until the wiper is switched off; and
(d) for a vehicle built after 1959, the normal driving position of which is nearer 1 side of the vehicle than the other—
(i) be able to remove moisture from the part of the windscreen in front of the driver in the normal driving position, and a corresponding part of the windscreen on the other side of the centre of the vehicle, to allow the driver an adequate view of the road ahead of the vehicle when the windscreen is wet; and
(ii) if the windscreen wiper is operated by engine manifold vacuum—be connected to a vacuum reservoir or vacuum pump to maintain the efficient operation of the wiper while the vehicle is in motion.
If a heavy motor vehicle mentioned in subsection (1) was built after 1982, it must also be fitted with a windscreen washer that—
(a) can direct water onto the windscreen within the area swept by a windscreen wiper so the wiper can spread the water to all of the area swept by the wiper; and
(b) is able to be operated from the normal driving position.
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The wheels and tyres fitted to an axle of a heavy vehicle must be of sufficient size and capacity to carry the part of the vehicle’s gross mass transmitted to the ground through the axle.
For the purposes of subsection (1), the size and capacity of a pneumatic tyre fitted to an axle of a heavy vehicle must be determined at a cold inflation pressure of not more than the lesser of the following—
(a) the pressure recommended by the tyre manufacturer;
(b) a pressure of—
(i) for a radial ply tyre—825kPa; or
(ii) for another tyre—700kPa.
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A heavy vehicle built after 1932 must be fitted with pneumatic tyres.
A tyre fitted to a heavy vehicle must be free of any apparent defect that could make the vehicle unsafe.
The requirements about the suitability of a tyre fitted to a vehicle by reference to the vehicle’s speed stated in a second edition ADR or third edition ADR do not apply to a tyre fitted to a heavy vehicle.
A tyre fitted to a heavy vehicle must be suitable for road use at the lesser of—
(a) 100 km/h; and
(b) the vehicle’s top speed.
A tyre that is retreaded must not be fitted on a heavy vehicle if—
(a) AS 1973-1993‘Pneumatic Tyres—Passenger Car, Light Truck and Truck/Bus—Retreading and Repair Processes’ applies to the tyre; and
(b) the tyre was not retreaded in accordance with the standard.
A tyre fitted to a heavy vehicle must not have cleats or other gripping devices that could damage road surfaces.
A tyre fitted to the vehicle must have a tread pattern at least 1.5mm deep in all principal grooves on the tyre, other than at tread wear indicators, in a band running continuously—
(a) across at least 75% of the tyre width that normally comes into contact with the road; and
(b) around the whole circumference of the tyre.
A heavy vehicle must not be fitted with a tyre that has been treated by recutting or regrooving the tread rubber, unless the tyre was—
(a) constructed with an extra thickness of rubber designed for recutting or regrooving; and
(b) labelled to indicate the construction.
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(a) usually positioned in the central zone of the tyre tread but that may run across the tyre tread; and
(b) in which tread wear indicators are usually located.
The engine of a heavy motor vehicle must have an individual engine identification number clearly stamped, embossed or otherwise permanently marked—
(a) if the engine was built after 1930—on the vehicle’s engine block or main component; or
(b) otherwise—anywhere on the engine.
A heavy vehicle must have an individual vehicle identification number clearly stamped, embossed or otherwise permanently marked on a substantial part of its frame or chassis.
A heavy vehicle’s engine or vehicle identification number must be located where a person can read it easily without having to use tools to remove a part of the vehicle that would otherwise obstruct the person’s view.
A heavy vehicle’s engine or vehicle identification number may consist of numbers or a combination of numbers and letters.
This section applies to a heavy vehicle, other than a vehicle built after 20 February 2016 that complies with ADR 42/04 or a later version of ADR 42, that—
(a) is at least 2.2m wide; and
(b) has a body with a vertical measurement less than 300mm at the rear, measured from the lowest point of the body above ground level to the highest point; and
(c) is not fitted with rear marking plates or conspicuity markings in accordance with section 80.
The heavy vehicle must have a white or silver band at least 75mm high across the full width of the rearmost part of the vehicle’s body.
This section applies to a heavy motor vehicle that has the centre of a steering control to the left of the vehicle.
The heavy motor vehicle must display the words ‘left hand drive’ on the rear of the vehicle.
The words must be in letters at least 75mm high, and in a colour contrasting with the background to the words.
A heavy motor vehicle, other than an articulated bus, must have only—
(a) 1 axle group, or a single axle, towards the front of the vehicle; and
(b) 1 axle group, or a single axle, towards the rear of the vehicle.
A heavy motor vehicle that is an articulated bus must have only—
(a) on its front section—
(i) 1 axle group, or a single axle, towards the front of the section; and
(ii) 1 axle group, or a single axle, towards the rear of the section; and
(b) on another section—1 axle group or single axle.
A heavy trailer must have only—
(a) 1 axle group or a single axle; or
(b) 2 axle groups, 2 single axles, or 1 axle group and a single axle, in the following configuration—
(i) 1 axle group, or a single axle, towards the front of the vehicle, with all the wheels on the axle group or single axle connected to the steering mechanism for that part of the trailer;
(ii) 1 axle group, or a single axle, towards the rear of the vehicle.
A semitrailer that is extendible, or fitted with sliding axles, must—
(a) have a securing device that—
(i) can securely fix the extendible part or sliding axles to the rest of the vehicle in any position of adjustment provided; and
(ii) is located in a position that can prevent accidental or inadvertent release, if the device is mounted on the vehicle’s chassis; and
(iii) is fitted with an audible or visible warning system to indicate to a person standing beside the vehicle that the device is not engaged; and
(iv) is fitted with a way of preventing loss of air from the air brake supply, if the device uses air from the semitrailer’s braking system and fails in a way allowing air to escape; and
(v) is held in the applied position by direct mechanical action without the intervention of an electric, hydraulic or pneumatic device; and
(b) be built so the adjustable parts of the vehicle remain connected if the securing device fails.
The axles in an axle group, other than a twinsteer axle group, fitted to a heavy vehicle must relate to each other through a load-sharing suspension system.
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The dimensions of a heavy vehicle must comply with the prescribed dimension requirements (the
The dimensions of a vehicle do not contravene subsection (1) in relation to a contravention of the requirements caused only by the load the vehicle is carrying.
If a vehicle has a retractable axle, the vehicle must comply with subsection (1) at any time with both the axle retracted and not retracted.
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This Part does not apply to a heavy vehicle built before 1931 used only in the daytime.
This Part does not apply to a heavy vehicle built before 1946 used mainly for exhibition purposes.
The requirements of this Part for a light, other than a brake or direction indicator light, to be visible over a stated distance apply only at night.
A light, other than a high-beam headlight, fitted to a heavy vehicle must be built and adjusted to provide the necessary amount of light, without dazzling the driver of another vehicle approaching, or being approached by, the vehicle.
If lights are required under this Regulation to be fitted to a heavy vehicle in pairs—
(a) a light must be fitted on each side of the longitudinal axis of the vehicle; and
(b) the centre of each light in a pair must be the same distance from the longitudinal axis of the vehicle; and
(c) the centre of each light in a pair must be at the same height above ground level; and
(d) each light in a pair must project approximately the same amount of light of the same colour.
A heavy motor vehicle with 4 or more wheels must be fitted with a pair of low-beam headlights.
A heavy motor vehicle with fewer than 4 wheels must be fitted with at least 1 low-beam headlight.
If a heavy motor vehicle built after 1934 can travel at more than 60km/h—
(a) each low-beam headlight fitted as required by subsection (1) or (2) must be able to work in the high-beam position; or
(b) the vehicle must be fitted with—
(i) if the vehicle has 4 or more wheels—a pair of headlights that can work in the high-beam position; or
(ii) if the vehicle has fewer than 4 wheels—at least 1 headlight that can work in the high-beam position.
Up to 4 additional headlights may be fitted to a heavy motor vehicle with 4 or more wheels.
An additional headlight fitted to a heavy motor vehicle must be fitted so that it faces forward and is symmetrical in relation to the centre-line of the vehicle.
The centres of low-beam headlights fitted as a pair on a heavy motor vehicle with 4 or more wheels must be at least 600mm apart.
However, subsection (1) does not apply to a heavy motor vehicle built before 1970 if the centres of its low-beam headlights—
(a) were less than 600mm apart when the vehicle was built; and
(b) are not nearer than they were when the vehicle was built.
The centre of a low-beam headlight fitted to a heavy motor vehicle built after June 1953 must be—
(a) at least 500mm above ground level; and
(b) not more than 1.4m above ground level.
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When on, a headlight, or additional headlight, fitted to a heavy vehicle must—
(a) show only white light; and
(b) project its main beam of light ahead of the vehicle.
A headlight must be fitted to a heavy vehicle so the light from it does not reflect off the vehicle into the driver’s eyes while in the normal driving position.
When on at night—
(a) a low-beam headlight fitted to a heavy vehicle must illuminate the road ahead of the vehicle for at least 25m; and
(b) a high-beam headlight fitted to a heavy vehicle must illuminate the road ahead of the vehicle for at least 50m.
However, a low-beam headlight fitted to a heavy vehicle built before 1931 need only illuminate the road ahead of the vehicle for 12m.
A heavy motor vehicle built after 1934 that can travel at more than 60km/h must be fitted with a dipping device enabling the vehicle’s driver in the normal driving position—
(a) to change the headlights from the high-beam position to the low-beam position; or
(b) simultaneously to switch off a high-beam headlight and switch on a low-beam headlight.
A heavy vehicle built after June 1953 that can travel at more than 60km/h must also be fitted with a device to indicate to the driver in the normal driving position that the headlights are in the high-beam position.
A headlight fitted to a heavy vehicle that is not fitted with a dipping device mentioned in subsection (1) must operate in the low-beam position.
When a headlight fitted to a heavy vehicle is switched to the low-beam position, any other headlight on the vehicle must operate only in the low-beam position or be off.
A heavy motor vehicle with 4 or more wheels built after June 1953 must be fitted with a pair of parking lights.
A pair of parking lights fitted to a heavy motor vehicle must be fitted with the centre of each light—
(a) at least 600mm from the centre of the other light; and
(b) not more than 510mm from the nearer side of the vehicle.
However, a pair of parking lights fitted to a heavy motor vehicle less than 1300mm wide may be fitted with the centre of each light not less than 400mm from the centre of the other light.
When on, a parking light fitted to a heavy motor vehicle must—
(a) show a white or yellow light visible 200m from the front of the vehicle; and
(b) not use more than 7W.
A parking light fitted to a heavy motor vehicle built after 1969 must be wired so the parking light is on when a headlight on the vehicle is on.
A pair of daytime running lights may be fitted to a heavy motor vehicle.
A pair of daytime running lights fitted to a heavy motor vehicle with 4 or more wheels must be fitted with the centre of each light—
(a) at least 600mm from the centre of the other light; and
(b) not more than 510mm from the nearer side of the vehicle.
However, a pair of daytime running lights fitted to a heavy motor vehicle less than 1300mm wide may be fitted with the centre of each light not less than 400mm from the centre of the other light.
When on, a daytime running light fitted to a heavy motor vehicle must—
(a) show a white or yellow light visible from the front of the vehicle; and
(b) not use more than 25W.
The third edition ADRs only allow white daytime running lights.
Daytime running lights fitted to a heavy motor vehicle must be wired so they are off when a headlight, other than a headlight being used as a flashing signal, is on.
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Subject to subsections (2) and (3), a heavy vehicle must have at least 1 tail-light fitted on or towards the rear of the vehicle.
A heavy motor vehicle with 4 or more wheels built after 1959 must have at least 1 tail-light fitted on or towards each side of the rear of the vehicle.
A heavy trailer built after June 1973 must have at least 1 tail-light fitted on or towards each side of the rear of the vehicle.
The centre of a tail-light mentioned in subsection (1), (2) or (3) must not be more than—
(a) 1.5m above ground level; or
(b) if it is not practicable to fit the light lower, 2.1m above ground level.
A heavy vehicle may have 1 or more additional tail-lights at any height above ground level.
If only 1 tail-light is fitted to a heavy vehicle, it must be fitted in the centre or to the right of the centre of the rear of the vehicle.
If 2 or more tail-lights are fitted to a heavy vehicle, at least 2 must be fitted as a pair.
Tail-lights fitted in accordance with this Division may also serve as rear clearance lights if they are fitted to a heavy vehicle in accordance with section 54(3).
When on, a tail-light of a heavy vehicle must—
(a) show a red light visible 200m from the rear of the vehicle; and
(b) not use more than 7W.
A tail-light of a heavy motor vehicle must be wired to come on, and stay on, when a parking light or headlight on the vehicle is on, unless an external switch is fitted to operate the tail-light.
At least 1 number plate light must be fitted to the rear of a heavy vehicle.
When on at night, the number plate light fitted to the rear of a heavy vehicle must illuminate a number plate on the rear of the vehicle with white light, so the characters on the number plate can be read at least 20m from the rear of the vehicle.
A number plate light fitted to a heavy vehicle—
(a) may be combined with another light; and
(b) must not project white light to the rear of the vehicle other than by reflection; and
(c) must not obscure the characters on the number plate; and
(d) must be wired to come on, and stay on, when a parking light, headlight or tail-light on the vehicle is on.
Front clearance lights may only be fitted to a heavy vehicle that is at least 1.8m wide.
A pair of front clearance lights must be fitted to a heavy motor vehicle that is at least 2.2m wide, or a prime mover.
The centre of a front clearance light fitted to a heavy vehicle must be—
(a) not more than 400mm from the nearer side of the vehicle; and
(b) if the vehicle was built after June 1953—
(i) at least 750mm higher than the centre of any low-beam headlight fitted to the vehicle; or
(ii) not lower than the top of the windscreen.
However, a front clearance light fitted to a heavy vehicle may be mounted on an external rear vision mirror or a mirror support if, when the mirror is correctly adjusted, no part of the lens of the clearance light is visible to the vehicle’s driver in the normal driving position.
When on, a front clearance light fitted to a heavy vehicle must—
(a) show a white or yellow light visible 200m from the front of the vehicle; and
(b) not use more than 7W.
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A heavy motor vehicle fitted with front clearance lights may also have additional forward-facing lights on or above the roof of its cabin.
The additional forward-facing lights must be spaced evenly between the front clearance lights, with their centres at least 120mm apart.
When on, an additional forward-facing light fitted to a heavy motor vehicle must—
(a) show a white or yellow light; and
(b) not use more than 7W.
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Rear clearance lights may only be fitted to a heavy vehicle that is at least 1.8m wide.
A pair of rear clearance lights must be fitted to the rear of a heavy vehicle that is at least 2.2m wide.
The centre of a rear clearance light fitted to a heavy vehicle must be—
(a) not more than 400mm from the nearer side of the vehicle; and
(b) if practicable, at least 600mm above ground level.
When on, a rear clearance light fitted to a heavy vehicle must—
(a) show a red light visible 200m from the rear of the vehicle; and
(b) not use more than 7W.
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A pair of side marker lights must be fitted towards the rear of the sides of a heavy motor vehicle that is longer than 7.5m and at least 2.2m wide.
A pole-type trailer or a heavy motor vehicle built to tow a pole-type trailer, each with at least 1 cross-bar or bolster, must have a side marker light fitted to each side of the back or only cross-bar or bolster.
A pole-type trailer with 2 or more cross-bars or bolsters may also have a side marker light fitted to each side of the front cross-bar or bolster.
At least 2 side marker lights must be fitted to each side of—
(a) a heavy trailer, other than a pole-type trailer, that is at least 2.2m wide and not longer than 7.5m; and
(b) a semitrailer that is not longer than 7.5m.
At least 3 side marker lights must be fitted to each side of—
(a) a heavy trailer, other than a pole-type trailer, that is at least 2.2m wide and longer than 7.5m; and
(b) a semitrailer that is longer than 7.5m.
The centre of a side marker light fitted to a heavy vehicle must not be more than 150mm from the nearer side of the vehicle.
A front side marker light fitted to a heavy motor vehicle must be towards the front of the side of the vehicle with no part of the lens visible to the driver in the normal driving position.
The centre of a front side marker light fitted to a heavy trailer must be—
(a) within 300mm of the front of the side of the trailer; or
(b) if the construction of the trailer makes it impracticable to comply with paragraph (a)—as near as practicable to the front of the trailer.
The centre of a rear side marker light fitted to a heavy vehicle must be—
(a) within 300mm of the rear of the side of the vehicle; or
(b) if the construction of the vehicle makes it impracticable to comply with paragraph (a)—as near as practicable to the rear of the vehicle.
Side marker lights fitted to a heavy vehicle must, as far as practicable, be evenly spaced along the side of the vehicle.
Subsections (2) to (5) do not apply to side marker lights fitted to a cross-bar or bolster of a pole-type trailer.
Only the side marker lights nearest to the rear need be fitted to a heavy vehicle if complying with subsections (3) and (4) would result in the front and rear side marker lights being less than 2.5m apart.
A side marker light fitted to a heavy vehicle must be fitted so—
(a) its centre is at least 600mm above ground level; and
(b) its centre is not more than—
(i) 1.5m above ground level; or
(ii) if it is not practicable to fit it lower, 2.1m above ground level; and
(c) it is, as far as practicable, in a row of side marker lights along the side of the vehicle.
Subsection (8)(a) does not apply to a side marker light that is not required to be fitted to the heavy vehicle under section 55.
When on, a side marker light fitted to a heavy vehicle must—
(a) show a light visible 200m from the vehicle; and
(b) not use more than 7W.
When on, a side marker light fitted to a heavy vehicle must show—
(a) to the front of the vehicle—a yellow light; and
(b) to the rear of the vehicle—
(i) if the light also operates as a rear light or reflector—a red light; and
(ii) in any other case—a red or yellow light.
If a pole-type trailer with 2 or more cross-bars or bolsters has side marker lights permitted by section 55(3)—
(a) the side marker lights fitted to the front cross-bar or bolster must, when on, show a yellow light; and
(b) the side marker lights fitted to the back cross-bar or bolster must, when on, show—
(i) if the light also operates as a rear light or reflector—a red light; and
(ii) in any other case—a red or yellow light.
The side marker light nearest to the rear of a vehicle may also be a rear clearance light for section 54.
A brake light must be fitted to the rear of a heavy vehicle built after 1934.
A pair of brake lights must be fitted to the rear of—
(a) a heavy motor vehicle built after 1959 that has 4 or more wheels; and
(b) a heavy trailer built after June 1973.
The centre of a brake light fitted to a heavy vehicle must be—
(a) at least 350mm above ground level; and
(b) not more than—
(i) 1.5m above ground level; or
(ii) if it is not practicable to fit the light lower, 2.1m above ground level.
A heavy vehicle may be fitted with 1 or more additional brake lights.
The centre of an additional brake light fitted to a heavy vehicle must be at least 350mm above ground level.
If only 1 brake light is fitted to a heavy vehicle, it must be fitted in the centre or to the right of the centre of the rear of the vehicle.
For this section, a light fitted to a heavy vehicle that functions as a brake light and a direction indicator light is taken to be a brake light if the heavy vehicle was built before 1 January 1973.
When on, a heavy vehicle’s brake light must show a red light visible 30m from the rear of the vehicle.
A brake light fitted to a heavy motor vehicle must come on, if it is not already on, when a service brake is applied.
Subsection (2) does not apply if the controls in the heavy motor vehicle that start the engine are in a position that makes it impossible for the engine to operate.
A brake light fitted to a heavy trailer must come on when—
(a) the brake light of the towing vehicle comes on; or
(b) a brake control on the towing vehicle, that independently activates the service brake on the trailer, is operated.
A brake light fitted to a heavy vehicle may be operated by an engine brake or similar device if the device does not interfere with the proper operation of the brake light.
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One or more reversing lights may be fitted to the rear of a heavy vehicle and on each side towards the rear of the vehicle.
A reversing light fitted to a heavy vehicle must have its centre not more than 1.2m above ground level.
When on, a reversing light fitted to a heavy vehicle must show a white or yellow light to the rear or to the side and rear of the vehicle.
The third edition ADRs only allow white reversing lights.
A reversing light fitted to a heavy motor vehicle must be wired so it operates only when the vehicle is reversing or in reverse gear.
A reversing light fitted to a heavy trailer must be wired so it operates only when the towing vehicle is reversing or in reverse gear.
A yellow reversing light fitted to a heavy vehicle may also operate as a direction indicator light.
A heavy motor vehicle with 4 or more wheels that was built after August 1966 must have—
(a) a pair of direction indicator lights fitted on, or towards, its front that face forwards; and
(b) a pair of direction indicator lights fitted on, or towards, its rear that face backwards.
A heavy motor vehicle with fewer than 4 wheels that was built after June 1975 must have—
(a) a pair of direction indicator lights fitted on, or towards, its front that face forwards; and
(b) a pair of direction indicator lights fitted on, or towards, its rear that face backwards.
A heavy motor vehicle that is not required to have direction indicator lights may have—
(a) 1 or more pairs of direction indicator lights that are visible from both the front and rear of the vehicle; or
(b) both—
(i) a pair of direction indicator lights fitted on, or towards, its front that face forwards; and
(ii) a pair of direction indicator lights fitted on, or towards, its rear that face backwards.
A heavy trailer built after June 1973 must have a pair of direction indicator lights fitted on, or towards, its rear that face backwards.
A heavy trailer that is not required to have direction indicator lights may have 1 or more pairs of direction indicator lights fitted on, or towards, its rear that face backwards.
A pair of direction indicator lights fitted to a heavy vehicle must have the centre of each light at least—
(a) for a vehicle with a width of not more than 1.3m—400mm from the centre of the other light; or
(b) for a vehicle with a width of more than 1.3m—600mm from the centre of the other light.
The centre of each direction indicator light fitted to a heavy vehicle must be at least 350mm above ground level.
The centre of each light in a pair of direction indicator lights required to be fitted to a heavy vehicle must not be more than—
(a) 1.5m above ground level; or
(b) if it is not practicable for the light to be fitted lower—2.1m above ground level.
A direction indicator light fitted to a heavy motor vehicle must—
(a) when operating, display regular flashes of light at a rate of—
(i) for a heavy motor vehicle with 4 or more wheels—at least 60 but not more than 120 flashes per minute; or
(ii) for another heavy motor vehicle—at least 45 but not more than 120 flashes per minute; and
(b) be able to be operated from the normal driving position by the vehicle’s driver; and
(c) be wired to an audible or visible device in the vehicle that tells the driver in the normal driving position that the direction indicator light is operating; and
(d) flash at the same time and rate as any other direction indicator lights fitted on the same side of the vehicle.
A direction indicator light fitted to a side of a heavy trailer must, when operating, flash at the same time and rate as the direction indicator light or lights fitted to the same side of the towing vehicle.
The flashes of light displayed by a direction indicator light fitted to a heavy vehicle must be—
(a) for a light facing forwards—white or yellow; or
(b) for a light facing backwards—
(i) yellow; or
(ii) if the vehicle was built before July 1973—red or yellow; and
(c) for a light facing out from the side of the vehicle—
(i) white or yellow towards the front and side; and
(ii) if the vehicle was built before July 1973—red or yellow towards the rear and side; and
(iii) if the vehicle was built after June 1973—yellow towards the rear and side.
Note— The third edition ADRs only allow yellow direction indicator lights.
If a heavy motor vehicle’s direction indicator lights display only yellow light, the vehicle may be equipped to allow the lights to operate simultaneously on both sides of the vehicle, if an audible or visible signal tells the driver in the normal driving position when the lights are operating simultaneously.
When on, a direction indicator light fitted to a heavy vehicle must be visible 30m from—
(a) for a light facing forwards—the front of the vehicle; or
(b) for a light facing backwards—the rear of the vehicle; or
(c) for a light facing out from the side of the vehicle—that side of the vehicle.
When on, each direction indicator light in at least 1 pair of lights fitted on or towards the front of a heavy vehicle that is a prime mover or a heavy motor vehicle longer than 7.5m, must be visible at a point—
(a) 1.5m at right angles from the side of the vehicle where the light is fitted; and
(b) in line with the rear of the vehicle.
A pair of front fog lights may be fitted to a heavy motor vehicle.
A pair of front fog lights fitted to a heavy motor vehicle with 4 or more wheels must have the centre of each light not more than 400mm from the nearer side of the vehicle unless the centres of the lights are at least 600mm apart.
If the top of a front fog light fitted to a heavy motor vehicle is higher than the top of any low-beam headlight on the vehicle, the centre of the fog light must not be higher than the centre of the low-beam headlight.
A front fog light fitted to a heavy motor vehicle must—
(a) when on—
(i) project white or yellow light in front of the vehicle; and
(ii) be a low-beam light; and
(b) be able to be operated independently of any headlight; and
(c) be fitted so the light from it does not reflect off the vehicle into the driver’s eyes while in the normal driving position.
A heavy vehicle may have fitted to its rear—
(a) a pair of rear fog lights; or
(b) 1 rear fog light fitted on, or to the right of, the centre of the rear of the vehicle.
A rear fog light fitted to a heavy vehicle must—
(a) have its centre—
(i) not more than 1.5m above ground level; and
(ii) at least 100mm from the centre of a brake light; and
(b) when on, project red light behind the vehicle; and
(c) not use more than 27W; and
(d) be wired to a visible device in the vehicle that tells the driver in the normal driving position that the rear fog light is on.
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A heavy vehicle may be fitted with interior lights that illuminate any interior part of the vehicle.
A natural gas system installed in a heavy motor vehicle, and the vehicle, must comply with all relevant requirements set out in the version of AS 2739 that was current at the time the system was installed in the vehicle.
Forms of natural gas include CNG (Compressed Natural Gas) and LNG (Liquid Natural Gas).
A hydrogen-powered vehicle built after 1 January 2019, or a vehicle modified to be a hydrogen-powered vehicle after 1 January 2019, must have fixed conspicuously to its front and rear number plates—
(a) for a vehicle fitted with 1 hydrogen fuel container—a label that complies with subsection (2); or
(b) for a vehicle fitted with 2 or more hydrogen fuel containers—2 labels that comply with subsection (2).
For subsection (1), a label complies with this subsection if—
(a) it is affixed to a plate made of metal that is at least 1mm thick; and
(b) the label, and the plate to which it is affixed, is a regular pentagonal shape—
(i) each side of which is 20mm long; and
(ii) each interior angle of which is 108°; and
(c) it has a yellow surface that complies with class 2 or 100 of the version of AS/NZS 1906.1‘Retroreflective materials and devices for road traffic control purposes—Retroreflective sheeting’ applying to the label at the label’s date of manufacture.
(d) it is marked ‘H’ in a black capital letter that is at least 10mm high and has the orientation shown in the example; and
(e) it is fixed to the number plates so that the letter on the label is in an upright position; and
(f) it does not wholly or partly obscure any characters on the number plates.
The example of the label is for illustrative purposes only and does not represent the label’s actual size, dimensions or colour.
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(a) is powered by a hydrogen fuel system; and
(b) has 1 or more hydrogen fuel containers fitted to the vehicle for the system.
An electric-powered vehicle built after 1 January 2019, or a vehicle modified to be an electric-powered vehicle after 1 January 2019, must have fixed conspicuously to its front and rear number plates a label that complies with subsection (2).
For subsection (1), a label complies with this subsection if—
(a) it is affixed to a plate made of metal that is at least 1mm thick; and
(b) the label, and the plate to which it is affixed, is an equilateral triangular shape—
(i) each side of which is 30mm in length; and
(ii) each interior angle of which is 60°; and
(c) it has a blue surface that complies with class 2 or 100 of the version of AS/NZS 1906.1‘Retroreflective materials and devices for road traffic control purposes—Retroreflective sheeting’ applying to the label at the label’s date of manufacture.
(d) it is marked ‘EV’ in white capital letters that are at least 8mm high and have the orientation shown in the example; and
(e) it is fixed to the number plates so that the letters on the label are in an upright position; and
(f) it does not wholly or partly obscure any characters on the number plates.
The example of the label is for illustrative purposes only and does not represent the label’s actual size, dimensions or colour.
However, this section does not apply to a vehicle to which section 108A applies even if the vehicle is fitted with an electric motor or traction motor that is used in conjunction with a hydrogen fuel system for the propulsion of the vehicle.
In this section—
(a) are the only propulsion system for the vehicle; or
(b) are used in conjunction with another propulsion system for the vehicle.
A heavy motor vehicle that is a bus built after 1987 with a GVM of more than 14.5t must comply with third edition ADR 65.
A heavy vehicle that is a prime mover with a GVM of more than 15t that was built after 1987 must comply with third edition ADR 65.
For the purposes of third edition ADR 65, the maximum road speed capability of a heavy motor vehicle used in a road train is 100km/h.
This section does not apply to—
(a) an emergency vehicle or police vehicle; or
(b) a bus fitted with hand grips or similar equipment for standing passengers to hold; or
(c) a 2-axle prime mover if—
(i) it was built after 1987 but before July 1991; and
(ii) its owner is a person who uses it for agriculture, horticulture or other primary production activities, other than forestry, fishing and mining.
section 3
In this Schedule—
(a) a reference to a combination is taken to be a reference to a heavy combination; and
(b) a reference to a B-double is taken to be a reference to a heavy combination that is a B-double; and
(c) a reference to a road train is taken to be a reference to a heavy combination that is a road train.
A provision of this Schedule does not apply to a vehicle if the provision is inconsistent with a requirement of a second or third edition ADR that the vehicle complies with, regardless of whether or not the vehicle is required to comply with the requirement.
However, subsection (1) does not apply if the vehicle is not of the same class or type as a vehicle to which the requirement of the second or third edition ADR applies.
Also, to avoid doubt, this section does not apply to a requirement of a second or third edition ADR if, and to the extent, a provision of this Schedule expressly provides that the requirement does not apply to a stated vehicle, a vehicle of a stated type or in stated circumstances.
A provision of this Schedule does not apply to a vehicle if—
(a) the vehicle does not comply with a requirement of an ADR applying to the vehicle; and
(b) the provision corresponds to the requirement of the ADR; and
(c) despite the noncompliance—
(i) before the repeal of the Motor Vehicle Standards Act 1989 an approval was given under section 10A(2) or (3) of that Act to place an identification plate on the vehicle; or
(ii) an approval is given under item 4(2) or 6(2) of Schedule 3 to the Road Vehicle Standards (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Act 2018 of the Commonwealth; or
(iii) the vehicle satisfied the requirements of the type approval pathway under section 15(1) of the Road Vehicle Standards Rules 2019 (Cwlth) as a vehicle to which section 15(2) of those Rules applied and the vehicle is entered on the RAV; and
(d) the vehicle complies with the approval conditions, if any.
This section applies to a road train longer than 19m that includes a semitrailer, dog trailer or converter dolly.
The electrical wiring, connections and installations of the semitrailer, dog trailer or converter dolly must comply with third edition ADR 63, whether or not it was built before the day stated in the ADR for vehicles of that type.
A combination longer than 22m, but not longer than 30m, must display a long vehicle warning sign at its rear.
A combination longer than 30m must display a road train warning sign at its front and rear.
(Repealed)
In this section—
This section—
(a) applies if a road train warning sign or long vehicle warning sign must be fitted to a vehicle under section 5; and
(b) prescribes requirements about the warning sign.
The face of a road train warning sign or long vehicle warning sign must have—
(a) a yellow surface complying with class 1, 2, 400 or 100 of the version of AS/NZS 1906‘Retroreflective materials and devices for road traffic control purposes’ applying to the warning sign at the sign’s date of manufacture; and
(b) a black border; and
(c) its manufacturer’s name or trademark, and the brand and class of material used for the warning sign’s surface, permanently marked in letters no more 10mm high on any visible part of the sign.
A road train warning sign or long vehicle warning sign must be manufactured from a material appropriate to its intended use on the vehicle.
A road train warning sign or long vehicle warning sign must be at least 1.02m long and at least 250mm high.
The length of a road train warning sign or long vehicle warning sign may be split into 2 parts, in which case the combined length of its parts must be at least 1.02m long.
A road train warning sign must show the words ‘ROAD TRAIN’, and a long vehicle warning sign must show the words ‘LONG VEHICLE’, in black capital letters, and in typeface Series B(N) complying with AS 1744‘Forms of Letters and Numerals for Road Signs’.
The letters on a road train warning sign or long vehicle warning sign must be at least 180mm high.
If the length of a road train warning sign is split into 2 parts, the part fitted on the left must show the word ‘ROAD’ and the part fitted on the right must show the word ‘TRAIN’.
If the length of a long vehicle warning sign is split into 2 parts, the part fitted on the left must show the word ‘LONG’ and the part fitted on the right must show the word ‘VEHICLE’.
However, a road train warning sign, or a long vehicle warning sign, split into 2 parts need not have a border between the 2 parts.
A road train warning sign or long vehicle warning sign must be fitted horizontally.
A road train warning sign or long vehicle warning sign must be fitted so—
(a) the lower edge of the warning sign is at least 500mm above ground level; and
(b) the upper edge of the warning sign is no more than 1.8m above ground level; and
(c) the warning sign is unlikely to become dislocated or furl.
If the length of a road train warning sign or long vehicle warning sign is split into 2 parts, each part must be fitted at the same height as the other.
A road train warning sign or long vehicle warning sign must—
(a) be displayed so that the entire sign is clearly visible; and
(b) be maintained so that it can be easily read by other road users.
This Part applies in relation to a road train only if the road train is longer than 19m.
A prime mover used in a B-double must comply with second edition ADR 35A or third edition ADR 35.
A prime mover used in a B-double must also have an anti-lock braking system complying with third edition ADR 64, if the prime mover—
(a) was built after 1989; or
(b) was first used in a B-double after 1993; or
(c) is used in a B-double that includes a road tank vehicle carrying dangerous goods.
The performance of the braking system of a heavy motor vehicle used in a road train must comply with second edition ADR 35A or third edition ADR 35.
The performance of the braking system of a heavy trailer used in a B-double or road train must comply with second edition ADR 38 or third edition ADR 38.
A heavy trailer in a road train to which subsection (1) applies need not be fitted with a mechanical parking brake if it carries wheel chocks that provide a performance equal to the performance standard required for a parking brake system.
A semitrailer, regardless of when it was built, must have an anti-lock braking system complying with third edition ADR 38/01, if—
(a) it is being used in a B-double that includes a road tank vehicle, whether or not the semitrailer is itself a road tank vehicle; and
(b) the road tank vehicle is carrying dangerous goods.
If a heavy motor vehicle used in a B-double or road train is fitted with air brakes that use compressed air, the heavy motor vehicle’s braking system must comply with subsections (2) and (3) when—
(a) the air pressure in the braking system is measured in an 800mL vessel connected by a 2m pipe with a bore of approximately 13mm to the coupling head of the braking system; and
(b) the air pressure before the brakes are applied is not more than—
(i) the average of the maximum and minimum pressures in the operating pressure range specified by the vehicle’s manufacturer; or
(ii) if there is no manufacturer’s specification—650kPa.
The air pressure in the braking system must reach at least 420kPa within 400 milliseconds after the rapid and complete application of the foot-operated brake control.
After the air brakes have been fully applied, the air pressure in the braking system must fall, within 0.5 seconds after the release of the foot-operated brake control, to 35kPa.
In this section—
The pressure in the least favoured chamber of the braking system of a heavy motor vehicle used in a B-double or road train that is fitted with air brakes that use compressed air must comply with subsections (2) and (3) when the air pressure before the brakes are applied is not more than—
(a) the average of the maximum and minimum pressures in the operating pressure range specified by the vehicle’s manufacturer; or
(b) if there is no manufacturer’s specification—650kPa.
The pressure must reach at least 420kPa within—
(a) for a B-double—1 second after the rapid and complete application of the foot-operated brake control; or
(b) for a road train—1.5 seconds after the rapid and complete application of the foot-operated brake control.
After the brakes have been fully applied, the pressure must fall to 35kPa, or the pressure at which the friction surfaces cease to contact each other, within—
(a) for a B-double—1 second after the release of the foot-operated brake control; or
(b) for a road train—1.5 seconds after the release of the foot-operated brake control.
In this section—
The air pressure in each air brake reservoir in a B-double or road train must recover to at least 420kPa within 1 minute after 3 full brake applications have been made within a 10-second period if, before the 3 brake applications have been made—
(a) the engine is running at maximum speed; and
(b) the vehicle’s governor cut-in pressure is no higher than—
(i) the pressure specified by the vehicle’s manufacturer; or
(ii) if there is no manufacturer’s specification—550kPa; and
(c) the air pressure in the air storage tanks of the vehicle is not more than—
(i) the average of the maximum and minimum pressures in the operating pressure range specified by the vehicle’s manufacturer; or
(ii) if there is no manufacturer’s specification—650kPa.
In this section—
A B-double or road train that uses compressed air to operate accessories must have a compressed air system that—
(a) has a compressor with sufficient capacity to ensure that the operation of the accessories does not adversely affect brake performance; and
(b) is built to ensure that the vehicle’s braking system is preferentially charged.
In this section—
Brake line couplings on the same part of a heavy vehicle in a B-double or road train must not be interchangeable.
Brake line couplings on a heavy vehicle in a B-double or road train must be polarised in accordance with AS D8-1971‘Hose Couplings for Use with Vacuum and Air-Pressure Braking Systems on Prime Movers, Trailers and Semi-trailers’ if the hoses used with the couplings are used for the same purpose as the hoses mentioned in that standard.
In this section—
If the parking brake of a heavy motor vehicle in a B-double or road train is applied, the parking brake of any attached heavy trailer must be applied automatically.
This section does not apply in relation to a heavy trailer carrying wheel chocks that provide a performance equal to the performance standard required for a parking brake system.
The capacity of the air storage tanks of a heavy motor vehicle used in a B-double or road train must be at least 12 times the volume of all the brake activation chambers on the heavy motor vehicle.
The capacity of the air storage tanks of a heavy trailer used in a B-double or road train must be at least 8 times the volume of all the brake activation chambers on the trailer.
In this section—
A fifth wheel coupling, the mating parts of a coupling, a kingpin or a towbar must not be used in a heavy combination for a load more than the manufacturer’s load rating.
A kingpin must be used in a heavy combination only with a fifth wheel coupling that has a corresponding jaw size.
An adaptor must not be used to fit a kingpin to a fifth wheel coupling.
The mating parts of a coupling used in a heavy combination to connect a semitrailer to a towing vehicle must not allow the semitrailer to roll to an extent that makes the towing vehicle unstable.
A coupling for attaching a heavy trailer, other than a semitrailer or pole-type trailer, to a towing vehicle in a combination must be built and fitted so that—
(a) the coupling is equipped with a positive locking mechanism; and
(b) the positive locking mechanism can be released regardless of the angle of the heavy trailer to the towing vehicle.
This Division applies in relation to a road train only if the road train is longer than 19m.
A fifth wheel coupling used to connect a towing vehicle to a semitrailer used in a B-double or road train must not be built with a pivot that allows a semitrailer to roll relative to the towing vehicle.
However, subsection (1) does not apply to a fifth wheel coupling if—
(a) the semitrailer design requires torsional stresses to be minimised; and
(b) the roll axis of the fifth wheel coupling is above the surface of the coupler plate of the coupling; and
(c) the degree of rotation allowed around the roll axis of the fifth wheel coupling is restricted to prevent roll instability.
A trailer with only 1 axle group or a single axle, other than a semitrailer or a converter dolly, that is used in a road train must not have a coupling fitted at its rear.
A fifth wheel coupling used in a B-double or road train must have a D-value complying with AS 1773-1990‘Articulated Vehicle—Fifth Wheel Assemblies’.
A turntable used in a B-double or road train must have a D-value complying with AS 1773-1990‘Articulated Vehicle—Fifth Wheel Assemblies’.
If a fifth wheel coupling used in a B-double or road train is built for a 50mm kingpin or 90mm kingpin, the coupling must—
(a) meet the dimension requirements in AS 1773-1990‘Articulated Vehicle—Fifth Wheel Assemblies’; and
(b) not be worn away more than recommended by the standard.
If a fifth wheel coupling used in a B-double or road train is built for a 75mm kingpin, the coupling must—
(a) be compatible with a kingpin built as required by section 25(3)(a); and
(b) not be worn so that it does not comply with subsection (5).
In testing a fifth wheel coupling used in a B-double or road train and built for a 75mm kingpin to decide whether its D-value complies with subsection (1), the longitudinal movement, after readjusting the jaws of the coupling using a kingpin built as required by section 25(3)(a), must not be more than 4mm.
A fifth wheel coupling must be mounted on a prime mover, or a semitrailer used in a B-double or road train, in accordance with AS 1771-1987‘Installation of Fifth Wheel and Turntable Assemblies’.
A fifth wheel coupling used in a vehicle built after June 1991 forming part of a B-double or road train must be clearly and permanently marked, in a way complying with AS 1773-1990‘Articulated Vehicles—Fifth Wheel Assemblies’, with—
(a) the name or trademark of the coupling’s manufacturer; and
(b) the coupling’s D-value rating; and
(c) the coupling’s nominal size.
A turntable used in a vehicle built after January 1999 forming part of a B-double or road train must be—
(a) clearly and permanently marked with the name or trademark of the turntable’s manufacturer; and
(b) clearly and permanently marked with the turntable’s D-value rating in a way complying with AS 1773-1990‘Articulated Vehicles—Fifth Wheel Assemblies’.
A kingpin used in a B-double or road train must—
(a) be a 50mm king pin, 75mm kingpin or 90mm kingpin; and
(b) have a D-value complying with AS 2175-1990‘Articulated Vehicles—Kingpins’.
A 50mm kingpin or 90mm kingpin used in a B-double or road train must—
(a) be built to meet the dimension requirements in AS 2175-1990‘Articulated Vehicles—Kingpins’; and
(b) not be worn away more than recommended by the standard.
A 75mm kingpin used in a B-double or road train must—
(a) be built to meet the dimensions in the following diagram; and
Dimensions of a 75mm kingpin (b) not be worn away more than mentioned in subsection (4).
In testing a 75mm kingpin used in a B-double or road train to decide whether its D-value complies with subsection (1)(b)—
(a) diameter F in the diagram must not wear more than 3mm; and
(b) diameter G in the diagram must not wear more than 2mm; and
(c) height H in the diagram must not wear more than 2.3mm.
A kingpin used in a trailer that forms part of a B-double or road train must be attached in accordance with—
(a) the manufacturer’s specifications and instructions; or
(b) AS 2175-1990‘Articulated Vehicles—Kingpins’.
A kingpin used in a trailer built after June 1991 that forms part of a B-double or road train must be clearly and permanently marked with the following on the lower circular face of the kingpin, and in a way complying with AS 2175-1990‘Articulated Vehicles—Kingpins’—
(a) the name or trademark of its manufacturer;
(b) its D-value rating;
(c) its nominal size.
A drawbar-type coupling, or drawbar eye, used in a road train must—
(a) be a 50mm pin type; and
(b) have a D-value complying with AS 2213-1984‘50 mm Pin-Type Couplings and Drawbar Eyes for Trailers’; and
(c) be built to the dimensions mentioned in the standard; and
(d) not be worn away more than is recommended in the standard.
A drawbar-type coupling, or drawbar eye, used in a road train must be built and positioned so—
(a) when the road train is moving, the drawbar can move at least 15° upwards or downwards from the position it occupies when the road train is parked on level ground; and
(b) the pivot point of the coupling is not more than 300mm forward of the rear of the trailer to which it is attached; and
(c) it is at a height of at least 800mm, but not more than 950mm, when the road train is unloaded and parked on level ground.
A drawbar-type coupling, or drawbar eye, used on a vehicle built after June 1991 that forms part of a road train must be clearly and permanently marked, in a way complying with AS/NZS 4968.1:2003‘Heavy Road Vehicle—Mechanical Coupling Between Articulated Vehicle Combinations’, with—
(a) the name or trademark of its manufacturer; and
(b) its D-value rating.
The tow coupling overhang of a heavy motor vehicle, other than a prime mover, used in a road train must not be more than the greater of—
(a) 30% of the distance from the centre-line of the front axle to the centre of the axle group, or centre-line of the single axle, at the rear of the vehicle; and
(b) 2.7m.
The tow coupling overhang of a semitrailer, or a dog trailer consisting of a semitrailer and converter dolly, used in a road train must not be more than 30% of the distance from the relevant point of articulation for the trailer to the centre of the axle group, or centre-line of the single axle, at the rear of the trailer.
The tow coupling overhang of another dog trailer used in a road train must not be more than 30% of the distance from the centre of the front axle group, or centre-line of the single axle, at the front of the vehicle, to the centre of the axle group, or centre-line of the single axle, at the rear of the vehicle.
For subsections (1) to (3), a distance between 2 parallel lines must be measured at right angles between the lines.
For the purposes of deciding whether a heavy motor vehicle used in a road train complies with subsection (1), the distance between the centre-line of the vehicle’s front axle and the centre of the axle group, or the centre-line of the single axle, at the rear of the vehicle (both of which are vertical lines) must be measured at right angles.
In this section—
(a) the vertical axis of a kingpin used with a fifth wheel coupling;
(b) the vertical axis of rotation of a fifth wheel coupling;
(c) the vertical axis of rotation of a turntable;
(d) for a heavy trailer that is a dog trailer, the vertical axis of rotation of the front axle group or axle of the trailer;
(e) for a heavy trailer that is a semitrailer, the imaginary vertical line passing through the pivot point for a coupling fitted to the semitrailer.
Heavy Vehicle (Vehicle Standards) National Regulation (NSW) (2013-248a) (applied and modified as a law of New South Wales by the Heavy Vehicle (Adoption of National Law) Act 2013 No 42). LW 31.5.2013. Date of commencement, 10.2.2014, sec 2 and 2014 (24) LW 7.2.2014. This Regulation has been amended as follows—
(762) | Road Transport Legislation Amendment (Road Rules) Regulation 2014. LW 28.11.2014. Date of commencement, 1.12.2014, cl 2. | |
(824) | Heavy Vehicle National Amendment Regulation. LW 17.12.2015. Date of commencement of secs 30–38, 6.2.2016, sec 2 (1) and 2015 (186) of Queensland. | |
(329) | Heavy Vehicle National Amendment Regulation 2017. LW 30.6.2017. Date of commencement of secs 20–30, 1.7.2017, sec 2 (2) and 2017 (102) of Queensland. | |
No 63 | Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 2) 2017. Assented to 23.11.2017. Date of commencement of Sch 4.21, 14.1.2018, sec 2 (3). | |
(299) | Heavy Vehicle National Legislation Amendment Regulation 2018. LW 22.6.2018. Date of commencement, 1.7.2018, sec 2. | |
(354) | Heavy Vehicle (Adoption of National Law) Amendment Regulation 2018. LW 29.6.2018. Date of commencement of Sch 1 [6], 1.7.2018, cl 2 (1). | |
(583) | Heavy Vehicle National Amendment Regulation 2019. LW 29.11.2019. Date of commencement, 10.12.2019, sec 2. | |
(61) | Heavy Vehicle National Legislation Amendment Regulation 2020. LW 21.2.2020. Date of commencement, 28.2.2020, sec 2. | |
(42) | Heavy Vehicle National Legislation Amendment Regulation 2021. LW 12.2.2021. Date of commencement of Part 3 (except Div 3), 22.2.2021, sec 2(1); date of commencement of Part 3, Div 3, 1.7.2021, sec 2(2). Sec 9(4) was without effect as the related provision has been omitted for NSW. | |
(487) | Road Transport (General) Regulation 2021. LW 27.8.2021. Date of commencement, 1.9.2021, sec 2. | |
(267) | Heavy Vehicle (Adoption of National Law) Amendment Regulation 2022. LW 3.6.2022. Date of commencement, 11.6.2022, sec 2. | |
(128) | Heavy Vehicle (Vehicle Standards) National Amendment Regulation 2023. LW 17.3.2023. Date of commencement, 31.3.2023, sec 2. Sec 5(2)–(4) was without effect as the related provision has been omitted for NSW. | |
(126) | Heavy Vehicle National Legislation Amendment Regulation 2024. LW 12.4.2024. Date of commencement, 12.4.2024, sec 2. |
Sec 4 | Am 2017 (329), sec 20; 2018 (299), sec 31; 2019 (583), sec 9; 2021 (42), sec 11. |
Sec 5A | Ins 2022 (267), Sch 1. |
Sec 8 | Am 2015 (824), sec 30. Subst 2017 (329), sec 21. Am 2018 (299), sec 32; 2021 (42), sec 8. Subst 2024 (126), sec 8. |
Sec 11 | Subst 2019 (583), sec 10. |
Sec 12 | Am 2015 (824), sec 31. |
Sec 79 | Am 2017 No 63, Sch 4.21 [2]. |
Sch 1 | Am 2021 (42), sec 12; 2023 (128), sec 4. |
Sch 2 | Am 2014 (762), Sch 1; 2015 (824), secs 32–38; 2017 (329), secs 22–30; 2018 (299), secs 33–39; 2018 (354), Sch 1 [6]; 2019 (583), secs 11–14; 2020 (61), secs 7, 8; 2021 (42), secs 9, 13; 2021 (487), Sch 7.2; 2023 (128), sec 5; 2024 (126), sec 9. |
Sch 3 | Am 2018 (299), sec 40; 2019 (583), sec 15; 2021 (42), secs 10, 14; 2023 (128), sec 6. |
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