3Road transport legislation—mass and loading

3 Road transport legislation—mass and loading

For section 7 of the National Transport Commission Act 2003 (the NTC Act), Schedule 1 sets out road transport legislation, in the form of Regulations, about vehicle mass and loading.

Note 1: The road transport legislation set out in Schedule 1 does not have the force of law (see paragraph 7(2)(a) of the NTC Act).

Note 2: These Regulations must be made in accordance with the Agreement (see subparagraph 3(b)(ii) of the NTC Act).

Note 3: These Regulations are not subject to disallowance—see regulations made for the purposes of paragraph 44(2)(b) of the Legislation Act 2003.

Note 4: These Regulations are not subject to sunsetting—see regulations made for the purposes of paragraph 54(2)(b) of the Legislation Act 2003.

Note 5: The text set out in Schedule 1 is that of the Road Transport Reform (Mass and Loading) Regulations (Statutory Rules 1995 No. 56). It has been formatted in accordance with current drafting practice (including styles of provision numbering and cross‑referencing). Those Regulations were approved in draft form by the Ministerial Council for Road Transport on 20 December 1993.

Note 6: The making of the Road Transport Reform (Mass and Loading) Regulations was notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 29 March 1995. No date was ever fixed under subregulation 2(2) of those Regulations.