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Heavy Vehicle National Law Act 2012
sec.6-oc.2Meaning of heavy vehicle
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### sec.6-oc.2 Meaning of heavy vehicle
For the purposes of this Law, a vehicle is a heavy vehicle if it has a GVM or ATM of more than 4.5t.
Also, for the purposes of this Law, a combination that includes a vehicle with a GVM or ATM of more than 4.5t is a heavy vehicle .
However, rolling stock is not a heavy vehicle for the purposes of this Law.
In this section—
rolling stock —
Rolling stock is a vehicle designed to operate or move on a railway track and includes a locomotive, carriage, rail car, rail motor, light rail vehicle, tram, light inspection vehicle, self-propelled infrastructure maintenance vehicle, trolley, wagon or monorail vehicle.
A vehicle designed to operate both on and off a railway track is rolling stock when the vehicle is being—
operated or moved on a railway track; or
maintained, repaired or modified in relation to the operation or movement of the vehicle on a railway track.
sch s 6 sub 2013 No. 4 s 12
amd 2018 No. 10 s 15
(sec.6-oc.2-ssec.1) For the purposes of this Law, a vehicle is a heavy vehicle if it has a GVM or ATM of more than 4.5t.
(sec.6-oc.2-ssec.2) Also, for the purposes of this Law, a combination that includes a vehicle with a GVM or ATM of more than 4.5t is a heavy vehicle .
(sec.6-oc.2-ssec.3) However, rolling stock is not a heavy vehicle for the purposes of this Law.
(sec.6-oc.2-ssec.4) In this section— rolling stock — Rolling stock is a vehicle designed to operate or move on a railway track and includes a locomotive, carriage, rail car, rail motor, light rail vehicle, tram, light inspection vehicle, self-propelled infrastructure maintenance vehicle, trolley, wagon or monorail vehicle. A vehicle designed to operate both on and off a railway track is rolling stock when the vehicle is being— operated or moved on a railway track; or maintained, repaired or modified in relation to the operation or movement of the vehicle on a railway track.
- 1 Rolling stock is a vehicle designed to operate or move on a railway track and includes a locomotive, carriage, rail car, rail motor, light rail vehicle, tram, light inspection vehicle, self-propelled infrastructure maintenance vehicle, trolley, wagon or monorail vehicle.
- 2 A vehicle designed to operate both on and off a railway track is rolling stock when the vehicle is being— (a) operated or moved on a railway track; or (b) maintained, repaired or modified in relation to the operation or movement of the vehicle on a railway track.
- (a) operated or moved on a railway track; or
- (b) maintained, repaired or modified in relation to the operation or movement of the vehicle on a railway track.
- (a) operated or moved on a railway track; or
- (b) maintained, repaired or modified in relation to the operation or movement of the vehicle on a railway track.