sec.76Loading more than normal carrying capacity of vehicle

sec.76 Loading more than normal carrying capacity of vehicle

A person must not drive a vehicle on a road if the number of persons in the vehicle is more than the maximum number of persons that the vehicle is— capable of carrying as stated in the registration certificate, or the application for the registration certificate, for the vehicle; or licensed, authorised or permitted to carry by or under a law; or reasonably capable of carrying with safety having regard to the designed carrying capacity of the vehicle. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. In this section— registration certificate , for a vehicle, means the registration certificate for the vehicle under the Transport Operations (Road Use Management—Vehicle Registration) Regulation 2021 or an equivalent document under a corresponding law to that regulation. s 76 amd 1995 SL No. 18 s 73 ; 1999 SL No. 299 s 11 ; 2010 SL No. 191 s 133 sch 7 sub 2014 SL No. 8 s 22 amd 2021 SL No. 113 s 282 ; 2021 SL No. 114 s 134 (sec.76-ssec.1) A person must not drive a vehicle on a road if the number of persons in the vehicle is more than the maximum number of persons that the vehicle is— capable of carrying as stated in the registration certificate, or the application for the registration certificate, for the vehicle; or licensed, authorised or permitted to carry by or under a law; or reasonably capable of carrying with safety having regard to the designed carrying capacity of the vehicle. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. (sec.76-ssec.2) In this section— registration certificate , for a vehicle, means the registration certificate for the vehicle under the Transport Operations (Road Use Management—Vehicle Registration) Regulation 2021 or an equivalent document under a corresponding law to that regulation.

• (a) capable of carrying as stated in the registration certificate, or the application for the registration certificate, for the vehicle; or
• (b) licensed, authorised or permitted to carry by or under a law; or
• (c) reasonably capable of carrying with safety having regard to the designed carrying capacity of the vehicle.