Heavy Vehicle (Mass, Dimension and Loading) National Regulation
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A heavy vehicle must not be wider than 2.5m, unless it is— a safer freight vehicle; or a combination that includes a safer freight vehicle, together with its load, that is the only component vehicle wider than 2.5m. For this Regulation, the width of a heavy vehicle must be measured in accordance with section 8 of the Heavy Vehicle (Vehicle Standards) National Regulation . sch 6 s 7 amd 2015 SL No. 188 s 28 sub 2017 SL No. 113 s 18 amd 2018 SL No. 89 s 22 ; 2024 SL No. 36 s 5 (2) (sch.6-sec.7-ssec.1) A heavy vehicle must not be wider than 2.5m, unless it is— a safer freight vehicle; or a combination that includes a safer freight vehicle, together with its load, that is the only component vehicle wider than 2.5m. (sch.6-sec.7-ssec.2) For this Regulation, the width of a heavy vehicle must be measured in accordance with section 8 of the Heavy Vehicle (Vehicle Standards) National Regulation .
- (a) a safer freight vehicle; or
- (b) a combination that includes a safer freight vehicle, together with its load, that is the only component vehicle wider than 2.5m.