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Road Safety Act 1986
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157 Load restraint requirement
(1) For the purposes of this section, a ***load restraint requirement*** is a requirement imposed under this Act concerning the securing or restraining of a load (other than people) carried by a vehicle.
(2) A breach of a load restraint requirement is a minor risk breach if the breach occurs in circumstances that do not involve any danger to any person or the risk of any damage to any property or to the environment.
(3) A breach of a load restraint requirement is a substantial risk breach if the breach occurs in circumstances that pose a danger to any person or the risk of damage to any property or to the environment.
(4) A breach of a load restraint requirement is a severe risk breach if the breach occurs in circumstances in which harm occurs to one or more people or in which any property is damaged or damage occurs to the environment.
S. 158 inserted by No. 110/2004 s. 41.