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Heavy Vehicle National Law Act 2012
sec.7-oc.2Meaning of fatigue-regulated heavy vehicle
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### sec.7-oc.2 Meaning of fatigue-regulated heavy vehicle
For the purposes of this Law, a heavy vehicle is a fatigue-regulated heavy vehicle if it is any of the following—
a motor vehicle with a GVM of more than 12t;
a combination with a GVM of more than 12t;
a fatigue-regulated bus.
However, subject to subsection (3) , a heavy vehicle is not a fatigue-regulated heavy vehicle for the purposes of this Law if it is any of the following—
a motor vehicle that—
is built, or has been modified, to operate primarily as a machine or implement off-road, on a road-related area, or on an area of road that is under construction; and
is not capable of carrying goods or passengers by road;
agricultural machine, backhoe, bulldozer, excavator, forklift, front-end loader, grader, motor vehicle registered under an Australian road law as a special purpose vehicle (type p)
a motorhome.
For the purposes of this Law, a truck, or a combination including a truck, that has a machine or implement attached to it is a fatigue-regulated heavy vehicle —
if the GVM of the truck or combination with the attached machine or implement is more than 12t; and
whether or not the truck or combination has been built or modified primarily to operate as a machine or implement off-road, on a road-related area, or on an area of road that is under construction.
a truck to which a crane or drilling rig is attached
For the purposes of subsection (2) (b) , a motorhome —
is a rigid or articulated motor vehicle or combination that is built, or has been modified, primarily for residential purposes; and
does not include a motor vehicle that is merely a motor vehicle constructed with a sleeper berth.
For the purposes of this section, the GVM of a combination is the total of the GVMs of the vehicles in the combination.
sch s 7 sub 2013 No. 4 s 12
amd 2025 No. 26 s 12 (uncommenced amendment)
(sec.7-oc.2-ssec.1) For the purposes of this Law, a heavy vehicle is a fatigue-regulated heavy vehicle if it is any of the following— a motor vehicle with a GVM of more than 12t; a combination with a GVM of more than 12t; a fatigue-regulated bus.
(sec.7-oc.2-ssec.2) However, subject to subsection (3) , a heavy vehicle is not a fatigue-regulated heavy vehicle for the purposes of this Law if it is any of the following— a motor vehicle that— is built, or has been modified, to operate primarily as a machine or implement off-road, on a road-related area, or on an area of road that is under construction; and is not capable of carrying goods or passengers by road; agricultural machine, backhoe, bulldozer, excavator, forklift, front-end loader, grader, motor vehicle registered under an Australian road law as a special purpose vehicle (type p) a motorhome.
(sec.7-oc.2-ssec.3) For the purposes of this Law, a truck, or a combination including a truck, that has a machine or implement attached to it is a fatigue-regulated heavy vehicle — if the GVM of the truck or combination with the attached machine or implement is more than 12t; and whether or not the truck or combination has been built or modified primarily to operate as a machine or implement off-road, on a road-related area, or on an area of road that is under construction. a truck to which a crane or drilling rig is attached
(sec.7-oc.2-ssec.4) For the purposes of subsection (2) (b) , a motorhome — is a rigid or articulated motor vehicle or combination that is built, or has been modified, primarily for residential purposes; and does not include a motor vehicle that is merely a motor vehicle constructed with a sleeper berth.
(sec.7-oc.2-ssec.5) For the purposes of this section, the GVM of a combination is the total of the GVMs of the vehicles in the combination.
- (a) a motor vehicle with a GVM of more than 12t;
- (b) a combination with a GVM of more than 12t;
- (c) a fatigue-regulated bus.
- (a) a motor vehicle that— (i) is built, or has been modified, to operate primarily as a machine or implement off-road, on a road-related area, or on an area of road that is under construction; and (ii) is not capable of carrying goods or passengers by road; Examples for the purposes of paragraph (a) — agricultural machine, backhoe, bulldozer, excavator, forklift, front-end loader, grader, motor vehicle registered under an Australian road law as a special purpose vehicle (type p)
- (i) is built, or has been modified, to operate primarily as a machine or implement off-road, on a road-related area, or on an area of road that is under construction; and
- (ii) is not capable of carrying goods or passengers by road;
- (b) a motorhome.
- (i) is built, or has been modified, to operate primarily as a machine or implement off-road, on a road-related area, or on an area of road that is under construction; and
- (ii) is not capable of carrying goods or passengers by road;
- (a) if the GVM of the truck or combination with the attached machine or implement is more than 12t; and
- (b) whether or not the truck or combination has been built or modified primarily to operate as a machine or implement off-road, on a road-related area, or on an area of road that is under construction.
- (a) is a rigid or articulated motor vehicle or combination that is built, or has been modified, primarily for residential purposes; and
- (b) does not include a motor vehicle that is merely a motor vehicle constructed with a sleeper berth.