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Road Transport (General) Regulation 2021
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4 Causing, permitting or allowing certain 4.5 tonne vehicles and combinations to be driven in excess of 100 kilometres per hour
(1) A person must not cause, permit or allow a vehicle with a GVM over 4.5 tonnes or a vehicle and trailer combination with a GCM over 4.5 tonnes to be driven on a road at a speed in excess of 100 kilometres per hour.
Maximum penalty—
(a) if the vehicle is a coach or heavy motor vehicle—30 penalty units, or
(b) if the vehicle or vehicle and trailer combination is not referred to in paragraph (a)—20 penalty units.
(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to the driver of the vehicle or vehicle and trailer combination.
Note.
A driver who drives the vehicles in excess of 100 kilometres per hour will commit an offence against the Road Rules 2014, rule 20. See also the Rules, rules 21(2) and 25(3)(a).
(3) In this section—
heavy motor vehicle has the same meaning as in the Road Rules 2014, rule 10–2.
vehicle, trailer and combination have the same meanings as in the Road Rules 2014.