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Motor Vehicles Act 1949
60BDetermination of GCM
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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.
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(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.