Queensland Subordinate Legislation as Made

HEAVY VEHICLE (MASS, DIMENSION AND LOADING) NATIONAL REGULATION NO. 77

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Contents
           Part 1--Preliminary
   1.      Short title
   2.      Commencement
   3.      Definitions
   4.      Meaning of section width of tyre
   5.      Application of Regulation in relation to a retractable axle
           Part 2--Mass requirements
           Division 1--Prescribed mass requirements and related provisions
   6.      Prescribed mass requirements
   7.      Mass exceptions
   8.      Limitation imposed by manufacturer's mass limits or other stated limit
   9.      How to work out the relevant mass for a towing vehicle without a GCM
   10.     Modified manufacturer's mass limits for a tyre relating to a particular cold inflated pressure
           Division 2--CML heavy vehicle accreditation label
   11.     Identification requirement for particular CML heavy vehicle
           Division 3--Additional provisions relating to higher mass limits
           Subdivision 1--HML declarations
   12.     Regulator's power to declare areas and routes for higher mass limits
   13.     Restriction on making HML declaration
   14.     Obtaining consent of road manager
   15.     Requirements about Commonwealth Gazette notice etc.
   16.     Contravening conditions applying to HML heavy vehicles being used in an area or on a route declared by an HML declaration
   17.     Amendment or cancellation of HML declaration on Regulator's initiative
   18.     Amendment or cancellation of HML declaration on request by relevant road manager
   19.     Immediate suspension
           Subdivision 2--HML permits
   20.     Regulator's power to authorise use of heavy vehicles under higher mass limits in other areas or on other routes
   21.     Application for HML permit
   22.     Restriction on grant of HML permit
   23.     Obtaining consent of road manager
   24.     Conditions of HML permit
   25.     Period for which HML permit applies
   26.     HML permit etc.
   27.     Refusal of application for HML permit
   28.     Contravening conditions of HML permit
   29.     Amendment or cancellation on application by HML permit holder
   30.     Amendment or cancellation of HML permit on Regulator's initiative
   31.     Amendment or cancellation of HML permit on request by relevant road manager
   32.     Immediate suspension of HML permit
   33.     Minor amendment of HML permit
   34.     Return of HML permit
   35.     Replacement of defaced etc. HML permit
           Subdivision 3--Other provision
   36.     Identification requirement for particular HML heavy vehicle
           Part 3--Dimension requirements
   37.     Prescribed dimension requirements
           Part 4--Loading requirements
   38.     Loading requirements
           Part 5--Exemptions for particular overmass or oversize vehicles
           Division 1--Conditions
   39.     Prescribed conditions
           Division 2--Declaration of areas, roads and routes and major roads
   40.     Regulator may make declaration
   41.     Consent of relevant road manager required
   42.     Matters to which Regulator must have regard
   43.     Publication of declaration
           Part 6--Conditions for grant of mass or dimension authority imposed by relevant road manager
   44.     Imposition of road conditions in relation to a class 2 heavy vehicle
           Part 7--Reviewable decisions
   45.     Reviewable decisions
           SCHEDULE 1 -- GENERAL MASS LIMITS
           Part 1--Imposition of general mass limits
   1.      General mass limits
   2.      Mass limits for a single vehicle or combination
   3.      Mass limits for a vehicle with a particular axle space less than 2.5m
   4.      Mass limits for a single axle or axle group
   5.      Mass limits relating to axle spacing generally
           Part 2--Axle Tables
           SCHEDULE 2 -- CONCESSIONAL MASS LIMITS
   1.      Vehicles to which concessional mass limits apply
   2.      Concessional mass limits
           SCHEDULE 3 -- STEER AXLE MASS EXCEPTION LIMITS
   1.      Steer axle mass exception limits apply
           SCHEDULE 4 -- QUAD AXLE GROUP MASS EXCEPTION LIMITS
   1.      Quad axle group mass exception limits
           SCHEDULE 5 -- HIGHER MASS LIMITS
   1.      Application of higher mass limits to single axle or axle group
   2.      Higher mass limits
           SCHEDULE 6 -- DIMENSION REQUIREMENTS
           Part 1--Preliminary
   1.      Meaning of rear overhang and rear overhang line
   2.      The load is part of a vehicle's dimensions
           Part 2--Heavy vehicles
   3.      Length—general
   4.      Length—trailers
   5.      Length—rear overhang
   6.      Length—trailer drawbars
   7.      Width
   8.      Height
   9.      Ground clearance
   10.     Axle configuration of B-doubles
           Part 3--Size and projection of loads
   11.     Definition for pt 3
   12.     In relation to rear of load
   13.     Front and side projection of load
           SCHEDULE 7 -- LOADING REQUIREMENTS
   1.      Loading
           SCHEDULE 8 -- CONDITIONS OF MASS OR DIMENSION EXEMPTIONS APPLYING TO CLASS 1 HEAVY VEHICLES
           Part 1--Exemptions granted by Commonwealth Gazette notice
           Division 1--General conditions
   1.      Smallest practicable size of unloaded vehicle
   2.      Warning signs and flags
   3.      Warning lights and delineators if load projecting from vehicle
   4.      Warning lights for wide vehicles used in daytime
   5.      Side and rear markers and warning lights for oversize vehicles used at night
   6.      Headlights
   7.      Travel restrictions at night
   8.      No travelling if low visibility
   9.      Minimum following distance
   10.     Allowing overtaking
   11.     Assessing routes
           Division 2--Load-carrying vehicles
   12.     Application of Div 2
   13.     Carrying goods in addition to a large indivisible item
   14.     Towing a low loader dolly with an unladen low loader
           Division 3--Special purpose vehicles
   15.     Application of Div 3
   16.     Side lights for travel at night with long front projections
   17.     Rear marking plates and warning patterns
   18.     Prohibition on towing other vehicles
           Division 4--Agricultural vehicles
   19.     Application of Div 4
   20.     Warning devices for agricultural vehicles or combinations
   21.     Pilot vehicle requirements for agricultural vehicles or combinations
   22.     Agricultural vehicles or combinations not to be used on freeway
   23.     Agricultural implements not to carry goods or passengers
   24.     Speed limits for agricultural implements without brakes
           Division 5--Pilot and escort vehicles
   25.     Application of Div 5
   26.     Requirements for a pilot vehicle
   27.     Requirements for an escort vehicle
   28.     Headlights on a pilot or escort vehicle
   29.     Restriction on what a pilot or escort vehicle may carry
   30.     Where a pilot vehicle must be driven
   31.     Communication between drivers
           Part 2 E
           xemptions granted by issuing a permit
   32.     Application of Pt 2
   33.     Restriction on towing other vehicles
           Part 3 All
           mass or dimension exemptions
           Division 1--Warning lights
   34.     Application of Div 1
   35.     Characteristics of warning light
   36.     Visibility of warning lights
   37.     Switch for warning lights to be within easy reach
   38.     Warning lights to be on if required, and off if not
           Division 2--Warning signs
           Subdivision 1--Preliminary
   39.     Application of Div 2
           Subdivision 2--Class 1 heavy vehicles and pilot vehicles
   40.     Application of Sdiv 2
   41.     Face of warning sign
   42.     Material of warning sign
   43.     Keeping signs clean
           Subdivision 3--Class 1 heavy vehicles only
   44.     Application of Sdiv 3
   45.     Size of warning sign
   46.     Face of warning sign
   47.     Fitting warning sign
           Subdivision 4--Pilot vehicles only
   48.     Application of Sdiv 4
   49.     Size and shape of warning sign
   50.     Faces of warning sign
   51.     Fitting warning sign
           SCHEDULE 9 -- IMPOSITION OF ROAD CONDITIONS IN RELATION TO A CLASS 2 HEAVY VEHICLE
           SCHEDULE 10 -- REVIEWABLE DECISIONS