60BDetermination of GCM

60B Determination of GCM (1) Subject to subsection (2), the GCM or gross combination mass of a motor vehicle is: (a) the GCM stated on the RAV for the motor vehicle; or (b) if the GCM is not stated on the RAV – the GCM stated by the motor vehicle's manufacturer on the identification device attached to the motor vehicle; or (c) if the GCM is not stated as specified in paragraph (a) or (b), or the motor vehicle's manufacturer has amended the GCM – the GCM certified by the motor vehicle's manufacturer.

Motor Vehicles Act 1949 67 (2) If a circumstance specified in subsection (3) applies in relation to a motor vehicle, the GCM or gross combination mass of the motor vehicle is: (a) for a motor vehicle that is registered in a State, another Territory or another country or an unregistered motor vehicle that was previously registered – the GCM accepted by the vehicle registration authority in the registering jurisdiction; or (b) for any other motor vehicle or for a motor vehicle mentioned in paragraph (a) in relation to which the Registrar cannot reasonably ascertain the accepted GCM – the GCM recorded by the Registrar. (3) For subsection (2), the following circumstances are specified: (a) the GCM of the motor vehicle is not stated or certified as specified in subsection (1)(a), (b) or (c); (b) the GCM of the motor vehicle determined under subsection (1)(a), (b) or (c) is no longer appropriate for the motor vehicle because the motor vehicle has been modified in accordance with the laws of the registering jurisdiction. registering jurisdiction, for a motor vehicle, means: (a) the jurisdiction in which the motor vehicle is registered; or (b) for an unregistered motor vehicle that was previously registered – the jurisdiction in which the motor vehicle was last registered.