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Motor Vehicles Act 1949
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61 Determination of mass of vehicle
Subject to section 62, for the purposes of Part 5A and the
Standards:
(a) the mass supported on a part of a vehicle;
(b) the tare mass of a vehicle; or
(c) the laden mass of a vehicle,
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shall be deemed to be that mass determined by weighing the
vehicle, or part of the vehicle, as the case may be:
(d) on a weighbridge that has been verified under section 18GG
of the National Measurement Act 1960 (Cth); or
(e) by the use of a weighing device which has been tested, found
accurate and sealed in accordance with section 63.