Heavy Vehicle (Vehicle Standards) National Regulation
sch.2-sec.7Protrusions
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sch.2-sec.7 Protrusions
A thing fitted to a heavy vehicle must be designed, built and fitted to the vehicle in a way that minimises the likelihood of injury to a person making contact with the vehicle. However, subsection (1) does not apply to a thing fitted to a heavy vehicle if— the vehicle was designed before 1965 and the thing was part of the vehicle’s design; or the thing was fitted to the vehicle before 1965 in accordance with the law of the place where the thing was fitted. (sch.2-sec.7-ssec.1) A thing fitted to a heavy vehicle must be designed, built and fitted to the vehicle in a way that minimises the likelihood of injury to a person making contact with the vehicle. (sch.2-sec.7-ssec.2) However, subsection (1) does not apply to a thing fitted to a heavy vehicle if— the vehicle was designed before 1965 and the thing was part of the vehicle’s design; or the thing was fitted to the vehicle before 1965 in accordance with the law of the place where the thing was fitted.
- (a) the vehicle was designed before 1965 and the thing was part of the vehicle’s design; or
- (b) the thing was fitted to the vehicle before 1965 in accordance with the law of the place where the thing was fitted.