Traffic Amendment Regulation (No. 4) 1994 (Qld)

Queensland Subordinate Legislation 1994 No. 260 Traffic Act 1949 TRAFFIC AMENDMENT REGULATION (No. 4) 1994 TABLE OF PROVISIONS Section Page 1 Short title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 2 Amended regulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 3 Amendment of s 4 (Interpretation) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 4 Insertion of new s 52A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 52A Speed of tractor with sugar cane trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 5 Replacement of Pt 13, Schedule, cl 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 6 Amendment of Pt 13, Schedule, cl 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 7 Amendment of Pt 13, Schedule, cl 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 8 Amendment of Pt 13, Schedule, cl 17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 9 Amendment of Pt 13, Schedule, cl 18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 10 Amendment of Pt 13, Schedule, cl 18A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 11 Amendment Pt 13, Schedule, cl 58 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 12 Amendment of s 206 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

s1 2 s4 Traffic Amendment (No. 4) No. 260, 1994 ˙ Short title 1. This regulation may be cited as the Traffic Amendment Regulation (No. 4) 1994 . ˙ Amended regulation 2. This regulation amends the Traffic Regulation 1962 . ˙ Amendment of s 4 (Interpretation) 3.(1) Section 4, definition “agricultural implement” , from ‘but includes’ to ‘sugar cane bins’— omit . (2) Section 4— insert — ‘ “aggregate trailer mass” for a trailer or sugar cane trailer (a “trailer” )— (a) means the greatest mass specified by the trailer’s manufacturer for the loaded trailer; and (b) includes a mass imposed on a vehicle hauling the trailer on a horizontal surface; “sugar cane trailer” means a vehicle— (a) without motive power; and (b) designed to be attached to another vehicle; and (c) with an aggregate trailer mass of no more than 20 t; and (d) designed for carrying sugar cane;’. ˙ Insertion of new s 52A 4. After section 52— insert —

s5 3 s7 Traffic Amendment (No. 4) No. 260, 1994 ˙ ‘ Speed of tractor with sugar cane trailer ‘ 52A. A person must not drive a tractor hauling a sugar cane trailer on a road at a speed greater than 40 km/h.’. ˙ Replacement of Pt 13, Schedule, cl 9 5. Part 13, Schedule, clause 9— omit , insert — ‘ 9.(1) A motor vehicle must have a lamp attached to the rear of the vehicle. ‘ (2) The lamp must— (a) have a power of no more than 7 W; and (b) have its centre no more than 1 m from the ground; and (c) be visible in darkness at a distance of 200 m as a clear red light. ‘ (3) A sugar cane trailer hauled during the hours of darkness must have 2 lamps and each lamp must— (a) be attached to the rear of the trailer; and (b) have a power of no more than 7 W; and (c) have its centre no more than 1 m from the ground; and (d) be visible in darkness at a distance of 200 m as a clear red light.’. ˙ Amendment of Pt 13, Schedule, cl 10 6. Part 13, Schedule, clause 10— insert — ‘ (2) Subclause (1) applies to a sugar cane trailer only if it is hauled during the hours of darkness.’. ˙ Amendment of Pt 13, Schedule, cl 13 7. Part 13, Schedule, clause 13— insert —

s8 4 s9 Traffic Amendment (No. 4) No. 260, 1994 ‘ (3) A sugar cane trailer wider than 2.19 m hauled during the hours of darkness must have 2 white reflectors attached to the front of the trailer. ‘ (4) The reflectors mentioned in subclause (3) must both be positioned at the same distance from the ground no less than 350 mm and no more than 900 mm from the ground. ‘ (5) One reflector mentioned in subclause (3) must be positioned no more than 150 mm from the left side of the trailer and the other reflector the same distance from the right side of the trailer.’. ˙ Amendment of Pt 13, Schedule, cl 17 8. Part 13, Schedule, clause 17— insert — ‘ (2) A sugar cane trailer must have 2 brake lamps at the rear of the trailer. ‘ (3) The brake lamps mentioned in subclause (2) must both be positioned at the same distance from the ground no less than 350 mm and no more than 1 500 mm from the ground. ‘ (4) One brake lamp mentioned in subclause (2) must be positioned no more than 400 mm from the left side of the trailer and the other brake lamp the same distance from the right side of the trailer.’. ˙ Amendment of Pt 13, Schedule, cl 18 9. Part 13, Schedule, clause 18— insert — ‘ (3) A sugar cane trailer hauled during the hours of darkness must have 2 red reflectors at the rear of the trailer. ‘ (4) The reflectors mentioned in subclause (3) must both be positioned at the same distance from the ground no less than 350 mm and no more than 900 mm from the ground. ‘ (5) One reflector mentioned in subclause (3) must be positioned no more than 400 mm from the left side of the trailer and the other reflector the same distance from the right side of the trailer.’.

s 10 5 s 12 Traffic Amendment (No. 4) No. 260, 1994 ˙ Amendment of Pt 13, Schedule, cl 18A 10. Part 13, Schedule, clause 18A— insert — ‘ (2A) If a sugar cane trailer is being hauled by another vehicle, the trailer or other vehicle must have attached to it— (a) at least 1 lit flashing amber light more than 1 m above its turn indicators; or (b) if the flashing light cannot be conveniently attached as required under paragraph (a)—at least 1 lit flashing green light within 1 m of its turn indicators.’. ˙ Amendment Pt 13, Schedule, cl 58 11. Part 13, Schedule, clause 58— insert — ‘ (3) Despite subclause (2), a sugar cane trailer— (a) if its aggregate trailer mass is less than 6 t—requires no brakes; or (b) if its aggregate trailer mass is 6 t or more and no more than 12 t—must have an efficient air or hydraulic braking system on at least 2 of its wheels capable of operation at the normal driving position by the driver of the vehicle hauling the trailer; or (c) if its aggregate trailer mass is more than 12 t and no more than 19 t—must have an efficient air or hydraulic braking system on all its wheels capable of operation at the normal driving position by the driver of the vehicle hauling the trailer.’. ˙ Amendment of s 206 12. Section 206, paragraph (a)— omit .

6 Traffic Amendment (No. 4) ENDNOTES 1. Made by the Governor in Council on 7 July 1994. 2. Notified in the Gazette on 8 July 1994. 3. Laid before the Legislative Assembly on . . . 4. The administering agency is the Department of Transport. © State of Queensland 1994 No. 260, 1994