27EEvidence of speed or vehicle dimension

27E Evidence of speed or vehicle dimension

27E Evidence of speed or vehicle dimension

(1) Evidence of speed or vehicle dimension obtained under the Road Transport Act 2013, Part 5.3 may be given in proceedings for a speeding offence or a dimension offence against the Heavy Vehicle National Law (NSW), or the regulations in force for the purposes of that Law in accordance with the provisions of the Part, in the same way as for speeding offences or dimension offences against the road transport legislation.

Note—

The Road Transport Act 2013, Part 5.3 provides for the use of evidence obtained under the Part in connection with proceedings for speeding offences and dimension offences.

(2) To avoid doubt, if a heavy vehicle being towed is attached to a heavy vehicle, both vehicles are taken to be travelling at the same speed for the purposes of proceedings for a speeding offence or dimension offence involving the vehicles.

(3) Nothing in the Road Transport Act 2013, Part 5.3 or this section derogates from another mode of proof of the speed or vehicle dimension of a heavy vehicle for the purposes of the Heavy Vehicle National Law (NSW).

(4) In this section—

dimension offence has the same meaning as in the Road Transport Act 2013, Part 5.3, Division 5.

speeding offence has the same meaning as in the Road Transport Act 2013, Part 5.3.

s 27E: Ins 2013 No 71, Sch 1 [22]. Subst 2021 No 9, Sch 1[6].