30June 1988 – a number permanently marked on the motor

30 June 1988 – a number permanently marked on the motor vehicle or trailer by the manufacturer for its identification and accepted by the Registrar as a unique identifier; or (b) for a motor vehicle or trailer manufactured after 30 June 1988 – the identification number allocated to and permanently marked on the motor vehicle or trailer by the manufacturer in accordance with an Australian Design Rule. visiting vehicle means a vehicle that: (a) is registered in a State, another Territory or another country; and (b) if required under the law of that State, Territory or country – has affixed to it a current registration label and a number plate or plates; and (c) is temporarily in the Northern Territory. weighing device means a device approved by the Minister for the purposes of this Act and the Standards. weighing machine means: (a) a weighbridge; or (b) a weighing device. weighing station means a place on or near a public street or public place at which there is a weighing device. width means: (a) in relation to a vehicle, the distance from one side of the vehicle, a projecting part of that vehicle or its load, to the other side of that vehicle, a projecting part of that vehicle or its load, whichever is the greatest, but excluding rear vision mirrors

Motor Vehicles Act 1949 10 and signalling devices on that vehicle; (b) in relation to a tyre, the width of the surface of the tyre which ordinarily comes into contact with the surface of the road; and (c) in relation to tyres on a group of co-axial wheels on one side of the longitudinal centre line of the vehicle, the sum of the widths of the surfaces of those tyres which ordinarily come into contact with the surface of the road. Note for subsection (1) The Interpretation Act 1978 contains definitions and other provisions that may be relevant to this Act. (2) Unless otherwise provided, a reference in this Act to an Australian Design Rule is a reference to the rule as in force from time to time. (3) A reference in this Act to an Australian Design Rule is a reference to the rule read in conjunction with: (a) for a second edition ADR – the document entitled "Australian Design Rules - Definitions" that forms part of the document entitled "Australian Design Rules for Motor Vehicle Safety, Second Edition" originally published by the then Commonwealth Department of Transport; or (b) for a third edition ADR – the Vehicle Standard (Australian Design Rule - Definitions and Vehicle Categories) 2005 (Cth). (4) If an Australian Design Rule mentioned in this Act refers to another document, the other document is taken to be incorporated with, and form part of, the Australian Design Rule. (5) A reference in this Act to a second edition ADR, or third edition ADR, followed by a number is a reference to the second edition ADR, or third edition ADR, as appropriate, of that number. (6) A reference in this Act to a number includes a reference to a letter of the alphabet. (7) A word or expression defined in the Australian Vehicle Standards Rules applies to those Rules despite any inconsistent definition in this Act.