HEAVY VEHICLE NATIONAL LAW (ACT)
136Class 2 heavy vehicles
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136 Class 2 heavy vehicles (1) A heavy vehicle is a class 2 heavy vehicle if— (a) it— (i) complies with the prescribed mass requirements and prescribed dimension requirements applying to it; and (ii) is— (A) a B-double; or (B) a road train; or (C) a bus, other than an articulated bus, that is longer than 12.5m; or
(D) a combination designed and built to carry vehicles on more than 1 deck that, together with its load is longer than 19m or higher than 4.3m; or (E) a motor vehicle, or a combination, that is higher than 4.3m and is built to carry cattle, sheep, pigs or horses; or (b) it is a PBS vehicle other than a specified PBS vehicle. specified PBS vehicle means a PBS vehicle that— (a) is not a bus; and (b) is not longer than 20m; and (c) is the subject of a current PBS vehicle approval at performance level 1; and (d) complies with the PBS vehicle approval; and (e) complies with the general mass limits for the vehicle, regardless of whether the PBS vehicle approval authorises a higher mass limit. General mass limits for a vehicle may be included in prescribed mass requirements under section 95.