Interstate Road Transport Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

Statutory Rules 1992

No. 350 1

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Interstate Road Transport Regulations 2(Amendment)

I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following Regulations under the Interstate Road Transport Act 1985.

  

 Dated 2 November 1992.

 

  BILL HAYDEN

 Governor-General

 By His Excellency’s Command,

  

BOB BROWN

Minister of State for Land Transport

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1.   Amendment

1.1   The Interstate Road Transport Regulations are amended as set out in these Regulations.

 

[NOTE:

 These Regulations commence on gazettal: see Acts Interpretation Act 1901, s.48]

 

2.   Regulation 2 (Interpretation)

2.1   Subregulation 2 (1) (definition of ‘national standard’):

Omit “‘national standard’ means a national standard under the Motor Vehicle Standards Act 1989;”.

  

3.   Regulation 5A (Maximum road speed limiting—heavy motor vehicles)

3.1   Paragraph 5A (1) (aa):

Add at the end “and”.

  

4.   Regulation 12A (Permitted gross mass limits)

4.1   Subregulation 12A (2):

Omit “a” (second occurring).

  

5.   Regulation 12O (Dimensions of a B-double—height)

5.1   Subregulation 12O (1):

After “vehicle’s”, insert “load and”.

5.2   Subregulation 12O (2):

Omit “livestock” (first occurring).

 

5.3   Paragraph 12O (2) (c):

Omit the paragraph, substitute:

• “(c)

  when the trailer consists of a multi-deck stock crate and livestock are carried on the top deck—if each lower deck is fully laden.”.

  

6.   Regulation 12ZA (Distribution of load)

6.1   Omit the regulation, substitute:

 

Distribution of Load

 “12ZA. (1)  For each axle group on a B-double, the ratio of the load borne by the axle group to its maximum legal load must not vary by more than 20% from the equivalent ratio for any other axle group on the B-double.

 

• “(2)

  In subregulation (1) ‘axle group’ does not include:

• (a)

  a steering axle; or

• (b)

  an axle group equipped with a variable proportioning brake system or an anti-lock braking system.”.

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NOTES

1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 9 November 1992.

2. Statutory Rules 1986 No. 291 as amended by 1986 No. 386; 1987 No. 141; 1988 No. 152; 1990 Nos. 144 and 435; 1991 No. 343