96Compliance with mass requirements

96 Compliance with mass requirements components and load, comply with the mass requirements applying to the vehicle, unless the person has a reasonable excuse. (c) for a severe risk breach—$10000, plus an additional maximum $500 for every additional 1% over a 120% overload (but so that the additional maximum penalty does not exceed $20000). (4) If a PBS vehicle is authorised by its PBS vehicle approval to have a mass limit that exceeds a limit that would otherwise apply to the vehicle under a prescribed mass requirement, the authorised limit is taken to be the applicable limit, and the vehicle is regarded for the purposes of this Law as complying with the prescribed mass (4A) However, if a PBS vehicle is driven on a road other than in accordance with a class 2 heavy vehicle authorisation— (a) subsection (4) does not apply to the vehicle; and (b) the mass limit that would otherwise apply to the vehicle under a prescribed mass requirement applies to the vehicle. (5) This section does not apply to a specified PBS vehicle as defined in section 136(2). If a specified PBS vehicle does not comply with the mass requirements applying to the vehicle, it would be a class 2 heavy vehicle and could be dealt with under section 137.

Mass requirements Part 4.2 Categories of breaches of mass requirements Division 2 Division 2 Categories of breaches of mass