Transport Operations (Road Use Management—Accreditation and Other Provisions) Regulation 2015
sec.44Requirement for pilot vehicle driver or escort vehicle driver to drive pilot vehicle
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sec.44 Requirement for pilot vehicle driver or escort vehicle driver to drive pilot vehicle
This section applies if— either— a condition of a mass or dimension exemption requires a pilot vehicle, under the Heavy Vehicle National Law (Queensland) , to accompany an oversize vehicle; or a condition of a safe movement approval requires a pilot vehicle, under the Act , to travel with an oversize vehicle; and a vehicle (the accompanying vehicle ) travels with the oversize vehicle to warn other road users of the oversize vehicle’s presence. A person must not drive the accompanying vehicle for the purposes of subsection (1) (b) unless the person is a pilot vehicle driver or an escort vehicle driver. Maximum penalty— if subsection (1) (a) (i) applies—the penalty for the contravention of the Heavy Vehicle National Law (Queensland) , section 130 (2) by an individual; or if subsection (1) (a) (ii) applies—the penalty for the contravention of section 45 by an individual. Subsection (2) is a requirement for the purposes of the Act , schedule 4 , definition pilot vehicle , paragraph (b) . s 44 amd 2021 SL No. 114 s 140 (sec.44-ssec.1) This section applies if— either— a condition of a mass or dimension exemption requires a pilot vehicle, under the Heavy Vehicle National Law (Queensland) , to accompany an oversize vehicle; or a condition of a safe movement approval requires a pilot vehicle, under the Act , to travel with an oversize vehicle; and a vehicle (the accompanying vehicle ) travels with the oversize vehicle to warn other road users of the oversize vehicle’s presence. (sec.44-ssec.2) A person must not drive the accompanying vehicle for the purposes of subsection (1) (b) unless the person is a pilot vehicle driver or an escort vehicle driver. Maximum penalty— if subsection (1) (a) (i) applies—the penalty for the contravention of the Heavy Vehicle National Law (Queensland) , section 130 (2) by an individual; or if subsection (1) (a) (ii) applies—the penalty for the contravention of section 45 by an individual. (sec.44-ssec.3) Subsection (2) is a requirement for the purposes of the Act , schedule 4 , definition pilot vehicle , paragraph (b) .
- (a) either— (i) a condition of a mass or dimension exemption requires a pilot vehicle, under the Heavy Vehicle National Law (Queensland) , to accompany an oversize vehicle; or (ii) a condition of a safe movement approval requires a pilot vehicle, under the Act , to travel with an oversize vehicle; and
- (i) a condition of a mass or dimension exemption requires a pilot vehicle, under the Heavy Vehicle National Law (Queensland) , to accompany an oversize vehicle; or
- (ii) a condition of a safe movement approval requires a pilot vehicle, under the Act , to travel with an oversize vehicle; and
- (i) a condition of a mass or dimension exemption requires a pilot vehicle, under the Heavy Vehicle National Law (Queensland) , to accompany an oversize vehicle; or