BFM accreditation means—
(a) BFM accreditation granted under section 458; or
BFM fatigue management system, for the purposes of Chapter 8, has the meaning given by section 457;
BFM hours, for the purposes of Chapter 6 and Chapter 8, has the meaning given by section 253;
BFM standards and business rules, for the purposes of Chapter 8, has the meaning given by section 457;
Board means the National Heavy Vehicle Regulator Board established under section 662;
body of fatigue knowledge means any accreditation scheme, scientific knowledge, expert opinion, guidelines, standards or other knowledge about preventing or managing exposure to risks to safety either on a road or in a workplace, arising from fatigue;
bus means a heavy motor vehicle built or fitted to carry more than 9 adults (including the driver);
business practices, of a person, means the person's practices in running a business associated with the use of a heavy vehicle on a road, including—
(a) the operating policies and procedures of the business; and
(b) the human resource and contract management arrangements of the business; and
(c) the arrangements for preventing or minimising public risks associated with the person's practices;
cancel, for the purposes of Chapter 6 in relation to an unused daily sheet in a written work diary, has the meaning given by section 221;
category of heavy vehicles—see section 15;
cause, a thing, includes—
(a) contribute to causing the thing; and
(b) encourage the thing;
centre‑line, of an axle, means—
(a) for an axle consisting of 1 shaft—a line parallel to the length of the axle and passing through its centre; and
(b) for an axle consisting of 2 shafts—a line in the vertical plane passing through—
(i) the centre of both shafts; and
(ii) the centres of the wheels on the shafts;
class 1 heavy vehicle has the meaning given by section 116(1) and (2);
class 2 heavy vehicle has the meaning given by section 136;
class 2 heavy vehicle authorisation means—
(a) a class 2 heavy vehicle authorisation (notice); or
(b) a class 2 heavy vehicle authorisation (permit);
class 2 heavy vehicle authorisation (notice) has the meaning given by section 138(2);
class 2 heavy vehicle authorisation (permit) has the meaning given by section 143(2);
class 3 heavy vehicle has the meaning given by section 116(3);
combination means a group of vehicles consisting of a motor vehicle towing 1 or more other vehicles;
Commonwealth Gazette means the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette;
Commonwealth Gazette notice means notice published in the Commonwealth Gazette;
Commonwealth responsible Minister means the Commonwealth Minister nominated by the Commonwealth as the responsible Minister for the Commonwealth for the purposes of this Law;
compensation order has the meaning given by section 611(1);
complaint, for an offence, includes an information, or a complaint, charge, notice or other process that starts a proceeding for the offence;
compliance purposes means—
(a) monitoring purposes; or
(b) investigation purposes;
complying container weight declaration has the meaning given by section 189;
component, of a heavy vehicle that is a combination, means—
(a) other than in Chapter 3 Part 3, a component vehicle of the combination; or
(b) a component of any component vehicle of the combination;
component vehicle, of a heavy combination, means the towing vehicle or another vehicle in the combination;
condition includes a restriction;
conduct means an act, an omission to perform an act, or a state of affairs;
consent includes an approval or concurrence;
consign and consignor—
A person consigns goods, and is a consignor of goods, for road transport using a heavy vehicle, if—
(a) the person has consented to being, and is, named or otherwise identified as a consignor of the goods in the transport documentation relating to the road transport of the goods; or
(b) the person engages an operator of the vehicle, either directly or indirectly or through an agent or other intermediary, to transport the goods by road; or
(ba) if paragraphs (a) and (b) do not apply—the person has possession of, or control over, the goods immediately before the goods are transported by road;
(c) there is no person as described in paragraph (a) or (b) and the goods are imported into Australia and the person is the importer of the goods;
consignee, of goods—
(a) means a person who—
(i) has consented to being, and is, named or otherwise identified as the intended consignee of the goods in the transport documentation relating to the road transport of the goods; or
(ii) actually receives the goods after completion of their road transport; but
(b) does not include a person who merely unloads the goods;
container weight declaration—
(a) means a written declaration, whether contained in 1 or more documents, stating or purporting to state the weight of a freight container and its contents; and
an email, a placard fixed to the container
(b) includes a copy of a declaration mentioned in paragraph (a);
contract includes an agreement;
converter dolly means a pig trailer with a fifth wheel coupling designed to convert a semitrailer into a dog trailer;
Typical converter dolly
convict, a person of an offence, has the meaning given by section 9(1);
convicted, of an offence, has the meaning given by section 9(2);
convicted person—
(a) for the purposes of Chapter 10 Part 3 Division 5, has the meaning given by section 599(a); or
(b) for the purposes of Chapter 10 Part 3 Division 6, has the meaning given by section 606(a);
corporation includes a body politic or corporate;
corresponding fatigue law, for the purposes of Chapter 6, has the meaning given by section 221;
critical risk breach, for a maximum work requirement or minimum rest requirement, has the meaning given by section 222(4);
daily sheet, for a written work diary, for the purposes of Chapter 6, has the meaning given by section 338(2)(b);
database of heavy vehicles means the database of heavy vehicles kept under section 686A;
daytime means the period of a day between sunrise and sunset;
de facto partner, of a person, means a person (whether of the same gender or a different gender) who is in a de facto relationship, within the meaning given by section 2F of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901 of the Commonwealth, with the person;
defective heavy vehicle, for the purposes of Chapter 9 Part 3 Division 6, has the meaning given by section 525;
defective vehicle label, for the purposes of Chapter 9 Part 3 Division 6, has the meaning given by section 525;
defendant, for a proceeding for an offence, means the person charged with the offence (whether called the defendant or the accused);
deficiency, for the purposes of Chapter 10 Part 4 Division 3, has the meaning given by section 626;
dimension requirement means—
(a) a prescribed dimension requirement (under section 101); or
(b) a requirement as to a dimension limit relating to a heavy vehicle under a condition to which a mass or dimension authority is subject (where the dimension limit is more restrictive than the relevant prescribed dimension requirement); or
(c) a requirement as to a dimension limit under a PBS vehicle approval; or
(d) a requirement as to a dimension limit indicated by an official traffic sign; or
See the definitions indicated and official traffic sign.
(e) a requirement as to a dimension limit for a component vehicle as prescribed by a heavy vehicle standard;
drive, a vehicle or combination, includes—
(a) be in control of the steering, movement or propulsion of the vehicle or combination; and
(b) for a trailer—drive a vehicle towing the trailer;
driver, of a vehicle or combination—
(a) means the person driving the vehicle or combination; and
(b) includes—
(i) a person accompanying the person driving the vehicle or combination on a journey or part of a journey, who has been, is or will be sharing the task of driving the vehicle or combination during the journey or part; and
(ii) a person who is driving the vehicle or combination as a driver under instruction or under an appropriate learner licence or learner permit; and
(iii) where the driver is a driver under instruction, the holder of a driver licence occupying the seat in the vehicle or combination next to the driver;
driver fatigue compliance function, for the purposes of Chapter 13 Part 4, has the meaning given by section 727(1);
driver fatigue provision, for the purposes of Chapter 13 Part 4, has the meaning given by section 727(1);
driver licence means—
(a) a driver licence issued under a law of a State or Territory that regulates the use of vehicles on roads; or
(b) a licence, permit or other authorisation to drive a motor vehicle issued under a law of another country if a law mentioned in paragraph (a) exempts the holder of the licence, permit or other authorisation from the requirement to hold a driver licence under that law to drive a motor vehicle;
electronic recording system has the meaning given by section 221;
electronic recording system approval means an approval of an electronic recording system under Chapter 6 Part 4 Division 7;
electronic work diary has the meaning given by section 221;
electronic work diary authorised use, for the purposes of Chapter 13 Part 4, has the meaning given by section 727(1);
electronic work diary information, for the purposes of Chapter 13 Part 4, has the meaning given by section 727(1);
electronic work diary protected information, for the purposes of Chapter 13 Part 4, has the meaning given by section 727(1);
embargo notice has the meaning given by section 557(2);
embargoed thing means a thing the subject of an embargo notice;
employed driver, of a heavy vehicle, means a person who is employed by someone else to drive the vehicle;
employee means an individual who is employed by someone else;
employer means a person who employs someone else;
encourage includes give an incentive;
entity includes a person, an unincorporated partnership and an unincorporated body;
entry, in a work record, for the purposes of Chapter 6, has the meaning given by section 221;
equipment, in relation to a heavy vehicle, includes tools, devices and accessories in the vehicle;
escort vehicle means a pilot vehicle that is driven by a police officer or another person authorised to direct traffic under an Australian road law;
examine includes analyse, test, account, measure, weigh, grade, gauge or identify;
executive officer, of a corporation, means—
(a) a director of the corporation; or
(b) any person, by whatever name called and whether or not the person is a director of the corporation, who is concerned or takes part in the management of the corporation;
exemption hours, for the purposes of Chapter 6, has the meaning given by section 259;
exercise, for a function, includes perform;
extract, of a document, device or other thing, means a copy of any information contained in the document, device or other thing;
false or misleading means false or misleading in a material particular;
fatigue has the meaning given by section 223;
fatigue record keeping exemption means—
(a) a fatigue record keeping exemption (notice); or
(b) a fatigue record keeping exemption (permit);
fatigue record keeping exemption (notice) has the meaning given by section 378;
fatigue record keeping exemption (permit) has the meaning given by section 383;
fatigue‑regulated bus means a heavy motor vehicle built or fitted to carry more than 12 adults (including the driver);
A fatigue‑regulated bus is a bus that weighs more than 4.5t for the purposes of being regulated under this Law.
fatigue‑regulated heavy vehicle has the meaning given by section 7;
fifth wheel coupling means a device (other than an upper rotating element and a kingpin) used with a prime mover, semitrailer or converter dolly to—
(a) permit quick coupling and uncoupling; and
(b) provide for articulation;
film, a thing, includes—
(a) photograph or videotape the thing; and
(b) record an image of the thing in another way;
fit, to drive a heavy vehicle, or to start or stop its engine, for a person, means the person—
(a) is apparently physically and mentally fit to drive the vehicle, or start or stop its engine; and
(b) is not apparently affected by either or both of the following:
(i) alcohol;
(ii) a drug that affects a person's ability to drive a vehicle; and
(c) is not found to have an alcohol concentration in the person's blood or breath exceeding the amount permitted, under an Australian road law of this jurisdiction, for the driver of a heavy vehicle; and
(d) is not found to be under the influence of a drug or to have present in the person's blood or saliva a drug that the driver of a heavy vehicle is not permitted to have present in the driver's blood or saliva under an Australian road law of this jurisdiction;
freight container means—
(a) a re‑usable container of the kind mentioned in AS 3711.1 that is designed for repeated use for transporting goods; or
AS 3711.1 may be purchased from Standards Australia at <www.standards.org.au>.
(b) a re‑usable container of the same or a similar design and construction to a container mentioned in paragraph (a) though of different dimensions;
Fund means the National Heavy Vehicle Regulator Fund established under section 687;
garage address, of a heavy vehicle, means—
(a) for a heavy vehicle normally kept at a depot when not in use—the principal depot of the vehicle; or
(b) for a heavy vehicle not normally kept at a depot when not in use—the address of the place of business or residence at which the vehicle is normally kept when not in use;
GCM (gross combination mass), of a motor vehicle, means the total maximum loaded mass of the motor vehicle and any vehicles it may lawfully tow at any given time—
(a) if the registration authority has specified the total maximum loaded mass of the motor vehicle and any vehicles it may lawfully tow at any given time—specified by the registration authority; or
(b) otherwise—stated by the motor vehicle's manufacturer;
goods—
(a) includes—
(i) animals (whether alive or dead); and
(ii) a container (whether empty or not); but
(i) people; or
(ii) fuel, water, lubricants and readily removable equipment required for the normal use of the vehicle or combination in which they are carried; or
(iii) personal items used by the driver of the vehicle or combination, or someone else necessary for the normal use of the vehicle, in which they are carried;
GVM (gross vehicle mass), of a vehicle, means the maximum loaded mass of the vehicle—
(a) if the registration authority has specified the vehicle's maximum loaded mass—specified by the registration authority; or
(b) otherwise—stated by the vehicle's manufacturer;
hauling unit means a motor vehicle that forms part of a combination, but does not include a prime mover;
heavy combination means a combination that is a heavy vehicle;
heavy motor vehicle means a motor vehicle that is a heavy vehicle;
heavy trailer means a trailer that is a heavy vehicle;
heavy vehicle has the meaning given by section 6;
heavy vehicle accreditation means—
(a) AFM accreditation; or
(b) BFM accreditation; or
(c) maintenance management accreditation; or
(d) mass management accreditation;
heavy vehicle standards has the meaning given by section 59;
higher mass limits, for the purposes of Chapter 7, has the meaning given by section 403;
HML authority, for the purposes of Chapter 7, has the meaning given by section 403;
home address means—
(a) for an individual—the individual's residential address in Australia; or
(b) for a body corporate with a registered office in Australia—the address of the registered office; or
(c) for another person—the address of the person's principal or only place of business in Australia;
identification details, for the purposes of Chapter 9 Part 3 Division 6, has the meaning given by section 525;
identification plate means a plate approved to be placed on a vehicle, or taken to have been placed on a vehicle, under the Motor Vehicle Standards Act 1989;
impaired by fatigue has the meaning given by section 225;
improvement notice has the meaning given by section 572(2);
in, a vehicle, includes on the vehicle;
indicated, by an official traffic sign, includes—
(a) indicated by way of a direction on an official traffic sign; and
(b) indicated by way of a direction, indication or requirement that, under a law, is prescribed as being given or imposed, because of an official traffic sign;
indictable offence means an offence mentioned in section 26F;
information includes—
(a) information in the form of a printed document; and
See the definitions printed and document in section 12 of Schedule 1.
(b) information stored electronically;
information notice, for a decision, means a notice stating the following:
(a) the decision;
(b) the reasons for the decision;
(c) the review and appeal information for the decision;
infringement notice means—
(a) an infringement notice issued under section 591; or
(b) an infringement notice, expiation notice, penalty notice or similar notice under the Infringement Notice Offences Law;
Infringement Notice Offences Law, for a participating jurisdiction, means the law that is declared by a law of that jurisdiction to be the Infringement Notice Offences Law for the purposes of this Law;
inspect, a thing, includes—
(a) open the thing and examine its contents; and
(b) test the thing or its contents or both;
intelligent access map means the spatial data set in electronic form, issued by TCA from time to time, that defines the national public road system;
intelligent access program agreement, for the purposes of Chapter 7, has the meaning given by section 403;
intelligent access program audit, for the purposes of Chapter 7, has the meaning given by section 403;
intelligent access program auditor means a person engaged by TCA for auditing activities conducted by intelligent access program service providers;
intelligent access program conditions has the same meaning given by section 402;
intelligent access program information, for the purposes of Chapter 7, has the meaning given by section 403;
intelligent access program reporting entity, for the purposes of Chapter 6, has the meaning given by section 221;
intelligent access program service provider has the meaning given by section 403;
intelligent access program vehicle, for the purposes of Chapter 7, has the meaning given by section 403;
intelligent transport system means a system involving the use of electronic or other technology, whether located in a heavy vehicle or on or near a road or elsewhere, that is able to monitor, generate, record, store, display, analyse, transmit or report information about—
(a) any or all of the following:
(i) a heavy vehicle, its equipment or load;
(ii) the driver of a heavy vehicle;
(iii) an operator of a heavy vehicle;
(iv) anyone else involved in road transport using a heavy vehicle; and
(b) without limiting paragraph (a), the compliance or noncompliance with this Law of the use of a heavy vehicle on a road;
investigation purposes means investigating a contravention or suspected contravention of this Law;
journey documentation—
(a) means a document, other than transport documentation, in any form—
(i) directly or indirectly associated with—
(A) a transaction for the actual or proposed road transport of goods or passengers using a heavy vehicle, or for a previous transport of the goods or passengers by any transport method; or
(B) goods or passengers, to the extent the document is relevant to a transaction for their actual or proposed road transport; and
(ii) whether relating to a particular journey or to journeys generally; and
(b) includes, for example, any or all of the following:
(i) a document kept, used or obtained by a responsible person for a heavy vehicle in connection with the transport of goods or passengers;
(ii) a workshop, maintenance or repair record relating to a heavy vehicle used, or claimed to be used, for transporting goods or passengers;
(iii) a subcontractor's payment advice relating to goods or passengers or their transport;
(iv) records kept, used or obtained by the driver of a heavy vehicle used, or claimed to be used, for transporting goods or passengers;
• driver's run sheet
• work diary entry
• fuel docket or receipt
• food receipt
• tollway receipt
• pay record
• mobile or other telephone record
(v) information reported through the use of an intelligent transport system;
(vi) a driver manual or instruction sheet;
(vii) an advice resulting from check weighing of a heavy vehicle's mass or load performed before, during or after a journey;
law enforcement agency means an agency that has functions or activities directed at the prevention, detection, investigation, prosecution or punishment of offences and other contraventions of a law for which penalties or sanctions may be imposed;
law enforcement purposes, for the purposes of Chapter 7, has the meaning given by section 403;
load, of a heavy vehicle or in a heavy vehicle, means—
(a) all the goods, passengers, drivers and other persons in the vehicle; and
(b) all fuel, water, lubricants and readily removable equipment carried in the vehicle and required for its normal use; and
(c) personal items used by the vehicle's driver or someone else necessary for the normal use of the vehicle; and
(d) anything that is normally removed from the vehicle when not in use;
load, when used as a verb, and loader—
A person loads goods in a heavy vehicle, and is a loader of goods in a heavy vehicle, if the person is a person who—
(a) loads the vehicle, or any container that is in or part of the vehicle, with the goods for road transport; or
(b) loads the vehicle with a freight container, whether or not it contains goods, for road transport;
loaded mass, of a vehicle, means the vehicle's mass together with the mass of the vehicle's load that is transmitted to the ground;
loading manager, for goods in a heavy vehicle, means—
(a) a person who manages, or is responsible for the operation of, regular loading or unloading premises for heavy vehicles where the goods are—
(i) loaded onto the heavy vehicle; or
(ii) unloaded from the heavy vehicle; or
(b) a person who has been assigned by a person mentioned in paragraph (a) as responsible for supervising, managing or controlling, directly or indirectly, activities carried out by a loader or unloader of goods at regular loading or unloading premises for heavy vehicles;
loading requirements has the meaning given by section 110;
local government authority, for a participating jurisdiction, means an entity that is declared by a law of that jurisdiction to be a local government authority for that jurisdiction for the purposes of this Law;
maintenance management accreditation means—
(a) maintenance management accreditation granted under section 458; or
maintenance management standards and business rules, for the purposes of Chapter 8, has the meaning given by section 457;
maintenance management system, for the purposes of Chapter 8, has the meaning given by section 457;
major defect notice means a notice complying with the requirements for a major defect notice under section 527;
major rest break, for the purposes of Chapter 6, has the meaning given by section 221;
malfunction—
(a) for the purposes of Chapter 6, has the meaning given by section 221; and
(b) for the purposes of Chapter 7, has the meaning given by section 403;
management member, of an unincorporated body, means—
(a) if the body has a management committee—each member of the management committee; or
(b) otherwise—each member who is concerned with, or takes part in, the body's management, whatever name is given to the member's position in the body;
mass, dimension or loading requirement means a mass requirement, dimension requirement or loading requirement;
mass management accreditation means—
(a) mass management accreditation granted under section 458; or
mass management standards and business rules, for the purposes of Chapter 8, has the meaning given by section 457;
mass management system, for the purposes of Chapter 8, has the meaning given by section 457;
mass or dimension authority means—
(a) a mass or dimension exemption; or
(b) a class 2 heavy vehicle authorisation;
mass or dimension exemption means—
(a) a mass or dimension exemption (notice); or
(b) a mass or dimension exemption (permit);
mass or dimension exemption (notice) has the meaning given by section 117(2);
mass or dimension exemption (permit) has the meaning given by section 122(3);
mass requirement means—
(a) a prescribed mass requirement (under section 95); or
(b) a requirement as to a mass limit relating to a heavy vehicle under a condition to which a mass or dimension authority is subject (where the mass limit is lower than the relevant prescribed mass requirement); or
(c) a requirement as to a mass limit under a PBS vehicle approval; or
(d) a requirement as to a mass limit indicated by an official traffic sign; or
See the definitions indicated and official traffic sign.
(e) a requirement as to a mass limit under the GVM or GCM for a heavy vehicle; or
(f) a requirement as to a mass limit for a component vehicle as stated by the manufacturer or as prescribed by a heavy vehicle standard.
maximum work requirement means a requirement of Chapter 6 relating to a maximum work time for the driver of a fatigue‑regulated heavy vehicle;
maximum work time means the maximum time the driver of a fatigue‑regulated heavy vehicle may drive a fatigue‑regulated heavy vehicle, or otherwise work, without taking a rest;
minimum rest requirement means a requirement of Chapter 6 relating to the minimum rest time for the driver of a fatigue‑regulated heavy vehicle;
minimum rest time means the minimum time the driver of a fatigue‑regulated heavy vehicle must rest in order to break up the period of time the driver drives a fatigue‑regulated heavy vehicle or otherwise works;
minor defect notice means a notice complying with the requirements for a minor defect notice under section 527;
minor risk breach—
(a) for a mass requirement—has the meaning given by section 98; or
(b) for a dimension requirement—has the meaning given by section 105; or
(c) for a loading requirement—has the meaning given by section 112; or
(d) for a maximum work requirement or minimum rest requirement—has the meaning given by section 222(1);
modification, for the purposes of Chapter 3 Part 3, has the meaning given by section 84;
monitoring purposes means finding out whether this Law is being complied with;
motor vehicle means a vehicle built to be propelled by a motor that forms part of the vehicle;
Motor Vehicle Standards Act 1989 means the repealed Motor Vehicle Standards Act 1989 of the Commonwealth as in force before its repeal;
national regulations means the regulations made under section 730;
National Transport Commission means the National Transport Commission established by the National Transport Commission Act 2003 of the Commonwealth;
night means the period between sunset on a day and sunrise on the next day;
night rest break means—
(a) 7 continuous hours stationary rest time between 10 pm on a day and 8 am on the next day; or
Under sections 248 and 303, the time must be based on the time zone of the driver's base for drivers on a journey in a different time zone to the driver's base.
(b) 24 continuous hours stationary rest time;
night work time, for the purposes of Chapter 6, has the meaning given by section 221;
noncompliance report, for the purposes of Chapter 7, has the meaning given by section 403;
non‑participating jurisdiction, for the purposes of Chapter 6, has the meaning given by section 221;
notice—
(a) means written notice; and
(b) for the purposes of Chapter 9 Part 4 Division 5B, has the meaning given by section 576D;
occupier, of a place, includes the following:
(a) if there is more than 1 person who apparently occupies the place—any 1 of the persons;
(b) any person at the place who is apparently acting with the authority of a person who apparently occupies the place;
(c) if no‑one apparently occupies the place—any person who is an owner of the place;
official means any of the following persons exercising a function under this Law:
(a) the Regulator;
(b) a road authority;
(c) an authorised officer;
official traffic sign means a sign or device erected or placed, under a law, by a public authority (including, for example, a police force or police service) to regulate traffic;
operate and operator—
A person operates a vehicle or combination, and is an operator of the vehicle or combination, if the person is responsible for controlling or directing the use of—
(a) for a vehicle (including a vehicle in a combination)—the vehicle; or
(b) for a combination—the towing vehicle in the combination;
oversize vehicle means a heavy vehicle that does not comply with a dimension requirement applying to it;
owner—
(a) of a vehicle means—
(i) each person who is an owner, joint owner or part owner of the vehicle; or
(ii) a person who has the use or control of the vehicle under a credit agreement, hiring agreement, hire‑purchase agreement or leasing arrangement; or
(b) of a combination means—
(i) each person who is an owner, joint owner or part owner of the towing vehicle in the combination; or
(ii) a person who has the use or control of the towing vehicle in the combination under a credit agreement, hiring agreement, hire‑purchase agreement or leasing arrangement; or
(c) of a sample means an owner of the sample or the thing from which it was taken;
pack and packer—
A person packs goods, and is a packer of goods, if the person—
(a) puts the goods in packaging, even if that packaging is already on a vehicle; or
Example for the purposes of paragraph (a)—
A person who uses a hose to fill the tank of a tank vehicle with petrol packs the petrol for transport.
(b) assembles the goods as packaged goods in an outer packaging, even if that packaging is already on a vehicle; or
(c) supervises an activity mentioned in paragraph (a) or (b); or
(d) manages or controls an activity mentioned in paragraph (a), (b) or (c);
packaging, in relation to goods, means anything that contains, holds, protects or encloses the goods, whether directly or indirectly, to enable them to be received or held for transport, or to be transported;
It may be that a container constitutes the whole of the packaging of goods, as in the case of a drum in which goods are directly placed.
participating jurisdiction—
(a) for the purposes of this Law other than Chapter 6—means a State or Territory in which—
(i) this Law applies as a law of the State or Territory; or
(ii) a law that substantially corresponds to the provisions of this Law has been enacted; or
(iii) a law prescribed by the national regulations for the purposes of this subparagraph has been enacted; or
(b) for the purposes of Chapter 6—has the meaning given by section 221;
party in the chain of responsibility, for a heavy vehicle, means each of the following persons:
(a) if the vehicle's driver is an employed driver—an employer of the driver;
(b) if the vehicle's driver is a self‑employed driver—a prime contractor for the driver;
(c) an operator of the vehicle;
(d) a scheduler for the vehicle;
(e) a consignor of any goods in the vehicle;
(f) a consignee of any goods in the vehicle;
(g) a packer of any goods in the vehicle;
(h) a loading manager for any goods in the vehicle;
(i) a loader of any goods in the vehicle;
(j) an unloader of any goods in the vehicle;
passenger, of a vehicle, means any person carried in the vehicle other than the vehicle's driver or someone else necessary for the normal use of the vehicle;
PBS design approval means a current approval given under section 22 for the design of a type of heavy vehicle that, if built to the design, is eligible for PBS vehicle approval;
"PBS" stands for performance based standards.
PBS Review Panel means an advisory body appointed by the Regulator to provide expert advice in the assessment of applications for PBS design approvals or PBS vehicle approvals and of their impacts;
The membership of the PBS Review Panel consists of one representative of each State and Territory, an independent Chairperson and an independent Deputy Chairperson. The Commonwealth may, if it decides to do so, nominate a representative of the Commonwealth. The procedure of the Panel is as determined by the Regulator.
PBS vehicle means a heavy vehicle that is the subject of a current PBS vehicle approval under Chapter 1 Part 4;
PBS vehicle approval means a current approval issued for a heavy vehicle by the Regulator under section 23;
personal information—
(a) generally, means information or an opinion, including information or an opinion forming part of a database, whether true or not, and whether recorded in a material form or not, about an individual whose identity is apparent, or can reasonably be found out, from the information or opinion; and
(b) for the purposes of Chapter 7, has the meaning given by section 403;
pig trailer means a trailer—
(a) with 1 axle group or a single axle near the middle of its load carrying surface; and
(b) connected to the towing vehicle by a drawbar;
pilot vehicle means a motor vehicle that accompanies an oversize vehicle to warn other road users of the oversize vehicle's presence;
place of business, for the purposes of Chapter 9 Part 2 has the meaning given by section 494;
pole‑type trailer means a trailer that—
(a) is attached to a towing vehicle by a pole or an attachment fitted to a pole; and
(b) is ordinarily used for transporting loads, such as logs, pipes, structural members, or other long objects, that can generally support themselves like beams between supports;
Pole‑type trailer