298Driving with a person in a trailer

#### 298 Driving with a person in a trailer 298 Driving with a person in a trailer > > (1) A driver must not drive a motor vehicle towing a trailer with a person in or on any part of the trailer that is not a part designed primarily for the carriage of passengers or goods. > > > > Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. > > > > Note 1. > > > > Motor vehicle and trailer are defined in the Dictionary. > > > > Note 2. > > > > Rule 257 deals with persons travelling in or on bicycle trailers. > > > (2) This rule does not apply in relation to a person— > > > > > (a) who is in or on a police or emergency vehicle, or > > > > > (b) engaged in the door-to-door delivery or collection of goods, or in the collection of waste or garbage, in or on a trailer that is not travelling over 25 kilometres per hour, or > > > > > (c) if in all the circumstances, there is no reasonable danger of the person falling or being thrown from the trailer, or being injured, because of the person travelling in a manner prohibited by this rule. > > Note 1. > > Emergency vehicle and police vehicle are defined in the Dictionary. > > Note 2. > > This rule is not uniform with the corresponding rule 298 of the Australian Road Rules. However, the corresponding rule in the Australian Road Rules provides that a driver must not drive a motor vehicle towing a trailer with a person in or on the trailer, unless the trailer is exempt from this rule under another law of this jurisdiction. Different rules may apply in other Australian jurisdictions.