sec.146Regulating vehicle operations and road rules

### sec.146 Regulating vehicle operations and road rules A regulation may prescribe rules about the operation of vehicles and use of the road network, including, for example, rules about— driver behaviour; and loading, unloading and securing loads; and keeping and producing records; and vehicle mass and dimension; and defective vehicles and ways of managing them; and the environmental impact of vehicle use; and the use of the road network by vehicles, trains, trams, persons and animals; and traffic density, routes and load restrictions for vehicles with a GVM of more than 4.5t; and removing vehicles from the road network if they pose a risk to safety or impede the use of the road network; and the recovery of removed vehicles by their owners or registered operators, and fees for removing and storing the vehicles. Also, a regulation may provide for the following— for a motor vehicle with a GVM of more than 4.5t— prohibiting the vehicle’s registration in circumstances stated in the regulation; or prohibiting the transfer, or cancellation, of the vehicle’s registration in circumstances stated in the regulation; or prohibiting a person from driving the vehicle in Queensland if the person irresponsibly uses the vehicle; prohibiting a visiting heavy vehicle from being driven in Queensland if a person irresponsibly uses the vehicle. A regulation may prescribe what is an irresponsible use of a motor vehicle. In this section— visiting heavy vehicle means a motor vehicle with a GVM of more than 4.5t that is registered in the Commonwealth, another State or a foreign country under a corresponding law to this Act. s 146 (prev s 75) amd 1997 No. 66 s 125 ; 1999 No. 42 s 33 renum 1999 No. 42 s 54 (2) sch amdt 172, 179 amd 2000 No. 6 s 78 sch amdt 10 (sec.146-ssec.1) A regulation may prescribe rules about the operation of vehicles and use of the road network, including, for example, rules about— driver behaviour; and loading, unloading and securing loads; and keeping and producing records; and vehicle mass and dimension; and defective vehicles and ways of managing them; and the environmental impact of vehicle use; and the use of the road network by vehicles, trains, trams, persons and animals; and traffic density, routes and load restrictions for vehicles with a GVM of more than 4.5t; and removing vehicles from the road network if they pose a risk to safety or impede the use of the road network; and the recovery of removed vehicles by their owners or registered operators, and fees for removing and storing the vehicles. (sec.146-ssec.2) Also, a regulation may provide for the following— for a motor vehicle with a GVM of more than 4.5t— prohibiting the vehicle’s registration in circumstances stated in the regulation; or prohibiting the transfer, or cancellation, of the vehicle’s registration in circumstances stated in the regulation; or prohibiting a person from driving the vehicle in Queensland if the person irresponsibly uses the vehicle; prohibiting a visiting heavy vehicle from being driven in Queensland if a person irresponsibly uses the vehicle. (sec.146-ssec.3) A regulation may prescribe what is an irresponsible use of a motor vehicle. (sec.146-ssec.4) In this section— visiting heavy vehicle means a motor vehicle with a GVM of more than 4.5t that is registered in the Commonwealth, another State or a foreign country under a corresponding law to this Act. - (a) driver behaviour; and - (b) loading, unloading and securing loads; and - (c) keeping and producing records; and - (d) vehicle mass and dimension; and - (e) defective vehicles and ways of managing them; and - (f) the environmental impact of vehicle use; and - (g) the use of the road network by vehicles, trains, trams, persons and animals; and - (ga) traffic density, routes and load restrictions for vehicles with a GVM of more than 4.5t; and - (h) removing vehicles from the road network if they pose a risk to safety or impede the use of the road network; and - (i) the recovery of removed vehicles by their owners or registered operators, and fees for removing and storing the vehicles. - (a) for a motor vehicle with a GVM of more than 4.5t— (i) prohibiting the vehicle’s registration in circumstances stated in the regulation; or (ii) prohibiting the transfer, or cancellation, of the vehicle’s registration in circumstances stated in the regulation; or (iii) prohibiting a person from driving the vehicle in Queensland if the person irresponsibly uses the vehicle; - (i) prohibiting the vehicle’s registration in circumstances stated in the regulation; or - (ii) prohibiting the transfer, or cancellation, of the vehicle’s registration in circumstances stated in the regulation; or - (iii) prohibiting a person from driving the vehicle in Queensland if the person irresponsibly uses the vehicle; - (b) prohibiting a visiting heavy vehicle from being driven in Queensland if a person irresponsibly uses the vehicle. - (i) prohibiting the vehicle’s registration in circumstances stated in the regulation; or - (ii) prohibiting the transfer, or cancellation, of the vehicle’s registration in circumstances stated in the regulation; or - (iii) prohibiting a person from driving the vehicle in Queensland if the person irresponsibly uses the vehicle;