60ADetermination of GVM

60A Determination of GVM (1) Subject to subsection (2), the GVM or gross vehicle mass of a vehicle is: (a) the GVM stated on the RAV for the vehicle; or (b) if the GVM is not stated on the RAV – the GVM stated by the vehicle's manufacturer on the identification device attached to the vehicle; or (c) if the GVM is not stated as specified in paragraph (a) or (b), or the vehicle's manufacturer has amended the GVM – the GVM certified by the vehicle's manufacturer. Motor Vehicles Act 1949 66 (2) If a circumstance specified in subsection (3) applies in relation to a vehicle, the GVM or gross vehicle mass of the vehicle is: (a) for a vehicle that is registered in a State, another Territory or another country or an unregistered vehicle that was previously registered – the GVM accepted by the vehicle registration authority in the registering jurisdiction; or (b) for any other vehicle or for a vehicle mentioned in paragraph (a) in relation to which the Registrar cannot reasonably ascertain the accepted GVM – the GVM recorded by the Registrar. (3) For subsection (2), the following circumstances are specified: (a) the GVM of the vehicle is not stated or certified as specified in subsection (1)(a), (b) or (c); (b) the GVM of the vehicle determined under subsection (1)(a), (b) or (c) is no longer appropriate for the vehicle because the vehicle has been modified in accordance with the laws of the registering jurisdiction. registering jurisdiction, for a vehicle, means: (a) the jurisdiction in which the vehicle is registered; or (b) for an unregistered vehicle that was previously registered – the jurisdiction in which the vehicle was last registered.