Road Traffic (Vehicles) Amendment Regulations (No. 3) 2024 (WA)

Western Australia

Road Traffic (Vehicles) Act 2012

Road Traffic (Vehicles) Amendment Regulations (No. 3) 2024

Western Australia

Road Traffic (Vehicles) Amendment Regulations (No. 3) 2024 Contents Road Traffic (Vehicles) Act 2012

Road Traffic (Vehicles) Act 2012

Road Traffic (Vehicles) Amendment Regulations (No. 3) 2024

Made by the Governor in Executive Council.

1.Citation

These regulations are the Road Traffic (Vehicles) Amendment Regulations (No. 3) 2024.

2.Commencement

These regulations come into operation as follows —

• (a)

  regulations 1 and 2 — on the day on which these regulations are published on the WA legislation website;

• (b)

  the rest of the regulations — on the day after that day.

3.Regulations amended

These regulations amend the Road Traffic (Vehicles) Regulations 2014.

4.Regulation 171 amended

Delete regulation 171(1) and insert:

• (1A)

  In this regulation —

safer freight vehicle means a heavy vehicle, other than a trailer or bus, that —

• (a)

  meets the requirements of the following ADRs, so far as they are applicable —

• (i)

  ADR 14/03 or a later version of ADR 14;

• (ii)

  ADR 35/07 or a later version of ADR 35;

• (iii)

  ADR 97;

• (iv)

  ADR 99;

and

• (b)

  if the vehicle has a GVM of more than 8 t — meets the requirements of ADR 105, so far as it is applicable; and

• (c)

  if the vehicle is not a prime mover —

• (i)

  meets the requirements of ADR 106; and

• (ii)

  is fitted with conspicuity markings that comply with the requirements of ADR 13.

• (1)

  A motor vehicle, trailer or any vehicle in a combination must not be over —

  • (a)

    if the vehicle is a safer freight vehicle — 2.55 m wide; or

  • (b)

    otherwise — 2.5 m wide.

     
  5.Regulation 180 amended

In regulation 180(2) delete:

Vehicle loaded to width limits mentioned in r. 170, with maximum side projection of load allowed under r. 180

and insert:

Maximum width limit of vehicle and its load set under r. 171(1)(b), with maximum side projection of load allowed under r. 180

K. COLLERAN, Clerk of the Executive Council