Heavy Vehicle National Law (Queensland)
sec.185Requirements about coupling trailers
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sec.185 Requirements about coupling trailers
A person commits an offence if— the person uses, or permits to be used, on a road a heavy combination; and a trailer in the combination is not securely coupled to the vehicle in front of it. Maximum penalty—$6000. A person commits an offence if— the person uses, or permits to be used, on a road a heavy combination; and the components of a coupling used between vehicles in the heavy combination are not compatible with, or properly connected to, each other. Maximum penalty—$6000. In this section— coupling means a device used to couple a vehicle in a combination to the vehicle in front of it. (sec.185-ssec.1) A person commits an offence if— the person uses, or permits to be used, on a road a heavy combination; and a trailer in the combination is not securely coupled to the vehicle in front of it. Maximum penalty—$6000. (sec.185-ssec.2) A person commits an offence if— the person uses, or permits to be used, on a road a heavy combination; and the components of a coupling used between vehicles in the heavy combination are not compatible with, or properly connected to, each other. Maximum penalty—$6000. (sec.185-ssec.3) In this section— coupling means a device used to couple a vehicle in a combination to the vehicle in front of it.
- (a) the person uses, or permits to be used, on a road a heavy combination; and
- (b) a trailer in the combination is not securely coupled to the vehicle in front of it.
- (a) the person uses, or permits to be used, on a road a heavy combination; and
- (b) the components of a coupling used between vehicles in the heavy combination are not compatible with, or properly connected to, each other.