221UDefinitions

221U Definitions

S. 221U def. of authorised person amended by Nos 43/2011 s. 61, 61/2011 s. 25(Sch. 2 item 5.2(a)), 37/2014 s. 10(Sch. item 171.17), 3/2017 s. 50(Sch. 1 item 10.9(a)).

authorised person means—

(a) a person employed by a passenger transport company or a bus company who has duties in relation to the operation of a road vehicle or a rail vehicle operated by the passenger transport company or bus company; or

(b) a police officer; or

(ba) a protective services officer on duty at a designated place; or

(c) an authorised officer; or

(d) a transport safety officer; or

(e) any other person appointed in writing by a passenger transport company, a rail freight operator, Rail Track, the Head, Transport for Victoria or the Secretary for the purposes of this Division;

bicycle means a vehicle with one or more wheels that is built to be propelled by human power through a belt, chain or gears (whether or not it has an auxiliary motor), and—

(a) includes a pedicab, penny-farthing, scooter, tricycle and unicycle;

(b) does not include a wheelchair, wheeled recreational device, wheeled toy, or any vehicle with an auxiliary motor capable of generating a power output over 200 watts (whether or not the motor is operating);

S. 221U def. of commercial passenger vehicle repealed by No. 63/2017 s. 21(Sch. 1 item 10.24(a)).

S. 221U def. of container weight declaration substituted by No. 7/2019 s. 50(1).

container weight declaration has the same meaning as in the Heavy Vehicle National Law (Victoria);

S. 221U def. of freight container substituted by No. 7/2019 s. 50(2).

freight container has the same meaning as in the Heavy Vehicle National Law (Victoria);

S. 221U def. of level crossing amended by Nos 75/2010 s. 24(1), 7/2019 s. 38.

level crossing means—

(a) an area where a road and railway tracks cross at substantially the same level, whether or not there is a level crossing sign on the road at all or any of the entrances to the area; or

(b) an area where a road and tramway tracks cross at substantially the same level and that has a level crossing sign on the road at each entrance to the area;

Rule 120 of the Road Rules, within the meaning of section 3(1) of the , includes diagrams of level crossing signs.