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Road Transport (General) Regulation 2021
4Causing, permitting or allowing certain 4.5 tonne vehicles and combinations to be driven in excess of 100 kilometres per hour
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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
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.
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> > Maximum penalty—
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> > > (a) if the vehicle is a coach or heavy motor vehicle—30 penalty units, or
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> > > (b) if the vehicle or vehicle and trailer combination is not referred to in paragraph (a)—20 penalty units.
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> > (2) Subsection (1) does not apply to the driver of the vehicle or vehicle and trailer combination.
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> > Note.
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> > A driver who drives the vehicles in excess of 100 kilometres per hour will commit an offence against the [Road Rules 2014](/view/html/inforce/current/sl-2014-0758), rule 20. See also the Rules, rules 21(2) and 25(3)(a).
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> > (3) In this section—
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> > heavy motor vehicle has the same meaning as in the [Road Rules 2014](/view/html/inforce/current/sl-2014-0758), rule 10–2.
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> > vehicle, trailer and combination have the same meanings as in the [Road Rules 2014](/view/html/inforce/current/sl-2014-0758).