Heavy Vehicle National Law (Queensland)
sec.136Class 2 heavy vehicles
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sec.136 Class 2 heavy vehicles
A heavy vehicle is a class 2 heavy vehicle if— it— complies with the prescribed mass requirements and prescribed dimension requirements applying to it; and is— a B-double; or a road train; or a bus, other than an articulated bus, that is longer than 12.5m; or 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 a motor vehicle, or a combination, that is higher than 4.3m and is built to carry cattle, sheep, pigs or horses; or it is a PBS vehicle other than a specified PBS vehicle. In this section— specified PBS vehicle means a PBS vehicle that— is not a bus; and is not longer than 20m; and is the subject of a current PBS vehicle approval at performance level 1; and complies with the PBS vehicle approval; and 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 . s 136 amd 2018 No. 18 s 13 (sec.136-ssec.1) A heavy vehicle is a class 2 heavy vehicle if— it— complies with the prescribed mass requirements and prescribed dimension requirements applying to it; and is— a B-double; or a road train; or a bus, other than an articulated bus, that is longer than 12.5m; or 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 a motor vehicle, or a combination, that is higher than 4.3m and is built to carry cattle, sheep, pigs or horses; or it is a PBS vehicle other than a specified PBS vehicle. (sec.136-ssec.2) In this section— specified PBS vehicle means a PBS vehicle that— is not a bus; and is not longer than 20m; and is the subject of a current PBS vehicle approval at performance level 1; and complies with the PBS vehicle approval; and 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 .
- (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
- (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