Road Transport (Mass, Loading and Access) Amendment (Towing Exemption) Regulation 2006 (NSW)

2006 No 578

New South Wales

Road Transport (Mass, Loading and

Access) Amendment (Towing

Exemption) Regulation 2006

under the

Road Transport (General) Act 2005

Her Excellency the Governor, with the advice of the Executive Council, has made the following Regulation under the Road Transport (General) Act 2005.

ERIC ROOZENDAAL, M.L.C.,

Minister for Roads

Explanatory note
The object of this Regulation is to amend the Road Transport (Mass, Loading and Access) Regulation 2005 to make provision for the Minister to exempt mobile cranes from the prohibition on towing trailers. The exemption is by way of a permit granted by the Minister which can only be granted subject to certain specified conditions. The Regulation also specifies the information that is to be included in the permit.
This Regulation is made under the Road Transport (General) Act 2005, including section 10

(the general regulation-making power) and section 11.

Published in Gazette No 116 of 15 September 2006, page 7990	Page 1
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Clause 1	Exemption) Regulation 2006

Road Transport (Mass, Loading and Access)

Amendment (Towing Exemption) Regulation 2006

under the

Road Transport (General) Act 2005

1      Name of Regulation

This Regulation is the Road Transport (Mass, Loading and Access)
Amendment (Towing Exemption) Regulation 2006.

2 Amendment of Road Transport (Mass, Loading and Access) Regulation 2005

The Road Transport (Mass, Loading and Access) Regulation 2005 is amended as set out in Schedule 1.

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(Clause 2)

[1]      Clause 15 Exemption by permit

Insert “, clause 21 of Schedule 2” after “Schedule 1” in clause 15 (1).

[2]      Clause 15 (5)

Insert after clause 15 (4) (before the note):

(5) The Authority may grant a Class 1 permit exempting a mobile crane that is a Class 1 vehicle from the prohibition against towing in clause 21 of Schedule 2, subject to the conditions in clause 15A.

[3]      Clause 15A

Insert after clause 15:

15A Conditions of a Class 1 permit exempting a mobile crane from the
prohibition against towing

A Class 1 permit may be granted under clause 15 (5) only if it is subject to the following conditions:

(a)	the mobile crane may only tow a trailer,
(b)	the mobile crane must have no more than 5 axles,
(c)	the combined length of the mobile crane and trailer combination (the combination) must not exceed 19 metres,
(d)	the manufacturer’s limit for any component of the mobile crane, including the tow coupling, must not be exceeded,
(e)	the swept path of the combination when turning a corner must not be greater than the swept path of the mobile crane if the crane were turning the corner without a trailer,
(f)	the trailer that forms part of the combination must comply with the mass limits in Tables 1 and 2 of Schedule 1,
(g)	the load on the trailer that forms part of the combination must include only items that are associated with the operation of the mobile crane.

[4]      Clause 16 Form of Class 1 permits

Insert “granted under clause 15 (3)” after “A Class 1 permit” in clause 16 (1).

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[5]      Clause 16 (1A)

Insert after clause 16 (1):

(1A)

A Class 1 permit granted under clause 15 (5) must specify the
following:

(a)	the mobile crane to which it applies,
(b)	the areas or routes to which it applies,
(c)	that the exemption is given in respect of clause 21 of Schedule 2,
(d)	the conditions of the exemption (including, but not limited to, the conditions specified in clause 15A),
(e)	how long it is to remain in force.

[6]      Clause 16 (2)

Insert “or (1A)” after “subclause (1)”.

BY AUTHORITY