65Relation between axles in axle group

65 Relation between axles in axle group (1) The axles in an axle group, except a twinsteer axle group, fitted to a vehicle with a GVM over 4.5 tonnes must relate to each other through a load-sharing suspension system.

Motor Vehicles (Standards) Regulations 2003 – Australian Vehicle Standards Rules 31 load-sharing suspension system means an axle group suspension system that: (a) is built to divide the load between the tyres on the group so that no tyre carries a mass over 10% more than the mass that it would carry if the load were divided equally; and (b) has effective damping characteristics on all axles of the group.