Heavy Vehicle National Law (Queensland)
sec.7Meaning of fatigue-regulated heavy vehicle
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sec.7 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. s 7 sub 2013 No. 4 s 12 (sec.7-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-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-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-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-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.