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Road Safety Act 1986
158Upgrading of categorisation in certain circumstances
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158 Upgrading of categorisation in certain circumstances
(1) In this section, a ***relevant circumstance*** is any of the following circumstances—
(a) at night; or
(b) in hazardous weather conditions causing reduced visibility; or
(c) on a declared route; or
(d) in a declared zone.
S. 158(2) amended by No. 81/2006 s. 14.
(2) If a breach of a width limit or length limit that would otherwise be a minor risk breach occurs in any relevant circumstance, then the breach becomes, by virtue of occurring in that circumstance, a substantial risk breach.
S. 158(3) amended by No. 81/2006 s. 14.
(3) If a breach of a width limit or length limit that would otherwise be a substantial risk breach occurs in any relevant circumstance, then the breach becomes, by virtue of occurring in that circumstance, a severe risk breach.
(4) Subsection (3) does not apply to a breach that is a substantial risk breach as a result of subsection (2).
(5) In this section—
***declared route*** means a road, or a part of a road, declared by the Minister, by notice published in the Government Gazette, to be a declared route for the purposes of this section;
***declared zone*** means a zone declared by the Minister, by notice published in the Government Gazette, to be a declared zone for the purposes of this section.
Division 3—Enforcement powers concerning mass, dimension or load restraint breaches
S. 159 inserted by No. 110/2004 s. 41.