Interstate Road Transport Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)
I, THE
GOVERNOR-GENERAL of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of
the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulation under the
Dated 17 December 1990.
BILL HAYDEN
Governor-General
By His Excellency’s Command,
BOB BROWN
Minister of State for Land Transport
After regulation 5 of the Interstate Road Transport Regulations the following regulations are inserted:
“5a. (1) This regulation applies:
(a) to each bus:
(i) that has a gross vehicle mass that exceeds 14.5 tonnes; and
(ii) that was manufactured after 31 December 1987; and
(iii) that has its registration renewed under the Act after 31 December 1990; and
(b) to each heavy motor vehicle (other than a bus):
(i) that has a gross vehicle mass that exceeds 20 tonnes; and
(ii) that was manufactured after 31 December 1987; and
(iii) that has its registration renewed under the Act after 31 December 1990; and
(c) to each heavy motor vehicle (other than a heavy vehicle referred to in paragraph (a) or (b)):
(i) that has a gross vehicle mass that exceeds 15 tonnes; and
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(ii) that was manufactured after 31 December 1987; and
(iii) that has its registration renewed under the Act after 31 December 1991;
subject to subregulations (2) and (3), from the date of the first renewal of its registration after 31 December 1990.
“(2) For the purposes of paragraph 13 (1) (a) of the Act, if:
(a) there is a national standard in respect of the limiting of the maximum road speed of vehicles; and
(b) that national standard applies to a vehicle;
that vehicle must comply with the national standard.
“(3) For the purposes of paragraph 13 (1) (a) of the Act, if:
(a) there is no such national standard; and
(b) there is an Australian Design Rule in respect of the limiting of the maximum road speed of vehicles; and
(c) that Australian Design Rule applies to a vehicle;
that vehicle must comply with the Australian Design Rule.
“(4) For the purposes of paragraph 13 (1) (a) of the Act, if there is no such national standard or Australian Design Rule applicable to a vehicle, that vehicle must be designed or modified so as to ensure that its maximum road speed capability does not exceed 100 kilometres per hour.
“5b. A person must not knowingly or recklessly tamper with or modify a vehicle to which regulation 5a applies to enable the vehicle’s maximum road speed capability to exceed 100 kilometres per hour.
Penalty: $500.”.
1. Notified in
the
2. Statutory Rules 1986 No. 291 as amended by 1986 No. 386; 1987 No. 141; 1988 No. 152; 1990 No. 144.
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