4. Definitions4. Definitions

4. Definitions

In this Act –

C & E Act means <insert name of the jurisdiction legislation implementing the model legislation set out in Schedule 1 of the National Transport Commission (Road Transport Legislation – Compliance and Enforcement Bill) Regulations 2006 of the Commonwealth>;

consignee has the same meaning as it has in the C & E Act;

consignor has the same meaning as it has in the C & E Act;

court imposed penalty – see section 34(1);

driver means the driver of a heavy vehicle and includes an employed driver and a self‑employed driver;

Note: Driver is defined in the C & E Act.

employed driver means a driver who is employed by someone else to drive a heavy vehicle;

employer – see section 14;

heavy vehicle has the same meaning as it has in the C & E Act;

Note: Under the C & E Act, a heavy vehicle is basically any motor vehicle or trailer that has a gross vehicle mass of more than 4.5 tonnes.

infringement notice penalty – see section 34(2);

operator – see section 16;

parties in the chain of responsibility – see section 28;

people includes a person who is a body corporate or a body politic;

prime contractor – see section 15;

road law [local variations]

scheduler – see section 19;

self‑employed driver means a driver who is not an employed driver;

speed limit includes –

(a) a sign‑posted speed limit;
(b) a speed limit specified by legislation;
(c) a speed limit that applies to a particular vehicle;
(d) a prohibition on travelling between 2 places in less than a specified time.

Drafting note: Several of the substantive definitions referred to in this section are exactly the same as in the C & E Act, while others are somewhat modified. In the case of definitions that are the same, implementing jurisdictions may prefer to reference the definitions directly in the C & E Act.