65BProhibition on drivers of heavy vehicles exceeding speed limit by 35km/h or more

65B Prohibition on drivers of heavy vehicles exceeding speed limit by 35km/h or more

A driver of a heavy vehicle must not drive the heavy vehicle at a speed that exceeds the speed limit for the length of road where the driver is driving by 35 kilometres per hour or more.

Penalty: In the case of a natural person, 30 penalty units;

In the case of a body corporate, 120 penalty units.

Note to s. 65B inserted by No. 75/2012 s. 3(2).

A body corporate may be guilty of the offence by force of section 84BC.

S. 65BA inserted by No. 8/2019 s. 148.

65BA Driving of heavy vehicle in a no-truck zone

(1) A person must not drive a heavy vehicle in a no‑truck zone, except in accordance with subsection (2).

(2) A person may drive a heavy vehicle in a no‑truck zone if the heavy vehicle is—

(a) a bus; or

(b) a prescribed class of heavy vehicle; or

(c) being driven for the purpose of performing construction or maintenance works within a no‑truck zone; or

(d) being driven in the course of making a delivery of goods to a place or from a place within a no-truck zone; or

S. 65BA(2)(e) amended by No. 46/2024 s. 4(a).

(e) being driven to a place or from a place within a no-truck zone for the purpose of the repair or sale of the heavy vehicle; or

S. 65BA(2)(f) inserted by No. 46/2024 s. 4(b).

(f) being driven in prescribed circumstances.

S. 65BB inserted by No. 8/2019 s. 148.

65BB Extended liability for driving of heavy vehicle in a no-truck zone

(1) Subject to subsection (2), if a driver of a heavy vehicle commits an offence against section 65BA(1), the following persons also commit an offence against section 65BA(1)—

(a) an employer of the driver of the heavy vehicle;

(b) an operator or registered operator of the heavy vehicle;

(c) the person who contracted with the driver of the heavy vehicle for provision of services for the consignment of goods for transport by road.

(2) A person referred to in subsection (1)(a), (b) or (c) does not commit an offence against section 65BA(1) if the person took reasonable steps that include—

(a) the person did not know, and could not reasonably be expected to have known, of the conduct of the driver of the heavy vehicle that constituted the commission of the offence; and

(i) the person had taken all steps to prevent that conduct from occurring; or