5Application of the mass and loading requirements

5 Application of the mass and loading requirements

(1) The Schedule applies to: (a) a vehicle with a GVM exceeding 4.5 tonnes; and (b) a combination that includes a vehicle with a GVM exceeding 4.5 tonnes; and (c) a load on a vehicle described in paragraph (a) or on a combination described in paragraph (b). (2) The Schedule applies only in the following places: (a) a road; (b) an area that divides a road; (c) a footpath or nature strip adjacent to a road; (d) an area that is not a road and that is open to or used by the public for driving or parking vehicles; (e) an area that is open to or used by the public and has been declared in accordance with section 16 of the Act to be an area to which these Regulations apply. (3) The Schedule does not apply to a vehicle or combination that is used only on a railway or tramway, or its load.

Note: Under section 15 of the Act, the Minister can, by notice in the Government Gazette, suspend the operation of all or part of these Regulations for a specified period, or vary them. A requirement in the Schedule does not apply to the extent that it is suspended or varied under the Act.