State Roads Act 1986 Regulation relating to excess vehicle weight permits for domestic waste vehicles (1991-514) [GG No 134 of 27.9.1991] (NSW)

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STATE ROADS ACT 1986—REGULATION

(Relating to excess vehicle weight permits for domestic waste vehicles)

NEW SOUTH WALES

[Published in Gazette No. 134 of 27 September 1991]

HIS Excellency the Governor, with the advice of the Executive Council, and in pursuance of the State Roads Act 1986, has been pleased to make the Regulation set forth hereunder.

WAL MURRAY

Minister for Roads.

Commencement

1. This Regulation commences on 1 October 1991.

Amendments
2. The State Roads (Excess Vehicle Weight Permit) Regulation 1987 is amended:

(a) by inserting in clause 2 (2) before the definition of “dump truck” the following definition:

“domestic waste vehicle” means a vehicle specially

constructed to enable it to carry domestic waste material,

being a vehicle:

(a)	that is used by a local council or its contractor for the purposes of collecting domestic waste material and that has 3 axles, including a tandem axle group, with each axle in that group fitted with dual pneumatic tyres; or
(b)	that is used by the Waste Management Authority or its contractor for the purpose of transferring domestic waste material from one site to another and that has 6 axles, including a tri-axle group, with each axle in that group fitted with dual pneumatic tyres;

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(b) by inserting after clause 3 (3) the following subclause:

(4) Despite subclauses (1) and (2), if the vehicle is a domestic waste vehicle, the amount of the charge, provided for by section 72B of the Act, which is payable to the Authority for the issue of a permit (in addition to the fee payable under section 72A (6) (a) of the Act) is calculated in accordance with the following formula:

5.29 a [(e/c) p - 1] d cents

where	:
“a”	is the figure set out in Column 3 of Table A opposite the description of the appropriate axle type for the domestic waste vehicle;
“c”	is the figure set out in Column 1 of Table A opposite the description of the appropriate axle type for the domestic waste vehicle;
“d”	is the estimated distance to be travelled by the vehicle during the period of the permit and is calculated by multiplying whichever of the following figures is appropriate by the proportion that the period of the permit, in days, bears to 365:

(a) 25 000 in respect of an articulated domestic waste

vehicle;

(b) 6 500 in respect of a rigid domestic waste vehicle; is the figure set out in Column 4 of Table A opposite the description of the appropriate axle type for the domestic waste vehicle;

“e”

“p” is:

(a)	7, in the case of a vehicle described in paragraph
(a) of the definition of “domestic waste vehicle” in clause 2 (2); and
(b)	4, in the case of a vehicle described in paragraph
(b) of the definition of “domestic waste vehicle” in clause 2 (2).

( 5 ) Subclause (4), and paragraphs (c1) and (e) of Table A, cease

to have effect on 30 September 1996.

(c) by inserting after paragraph (c) of Table A the following matter:

(c1) tandem axle

group (domes tic

waste vehicles) 15.0 — 1.48 17.5

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(d) by inserting after paragraph (d) of Table A the following matter:

(e) tri-axle group

(domestic waste

vehicles) 18.0 — 0.9 23.0

EXPLANATORY NOTE

An excess weight vehicle permit may be issued under the State Roads Act 1986
to exempt a vehicle from compliance with maximum weight limits and restrictions.

The object of this Regulation is to amend the State Roads (Excess Vehicle Weight Permit) Regulation 1987 to prescribe a method of calculating the fee for excess weight vehicle permits for domestic waste collection and waste transfer vehicles operated by or on behalf of the Waste Management Authority or a local council.