56Mass limits for motor lorries other than existing motor lorries

56 Mass limits for motor lorries other than existing motor lorries

56 Mass limits for motor lorries other than existing motor lorries

(1) For the purposes of this Division, the mass limit of a motor lorry that is not an existing motor lorry is—

(a) if the lorry is an articulated vehicle—the GCM of the motor lorry, and

(b) if the lorry is not an articulated vehicle—the GVM of the motor lorry.

(2) For the purposes of subsection (1), the GCM or GVM of a motor lorry not altered since manufacture is the mass recorded for the type of motor lorry by Transport for NSW as the GCM or GVM, respectively.

(3) However, for the purposes of subsection (1), the GCM for a motor lorry that is an articulated vehicle is 1.67 times the GVM recorded for the vehicle if—

(a) Transport for NSW has not recorded a GCM for the articulated vehicle, and

(b) Transport for NSW has recorded a GVM for its type of prime mover as a standard table top motor lorry.

(4) The mass limit of a motor lorry is that determined under section 58 if—

(a) the motor lorry has been altered since manufacture, or

(b) the motor lorry has not been altered since manufacturer, but to which no mass limit applies under subsection (2) or (3).

(5) The mass limit of a visiting motor lorry is determined in accordance with the law for the time being in force in the State or Territory where the lorry is registered if—

(a) the visiting motor lorry has been altered since manufacture, or

(b) the visiting motor lorry has not been altered since manufacturer, but to which no mass limit applies under subsection (2) or (3).