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Transport Operations (Road Use Management—Vehicle Standards and Safety) Regulation 2021
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Transport Operations (Road Use Management—Vehicle Standards and Safety) Regulation 2021
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A safe movement approval must state— for a safe movement guideline—the type of light vehicle it applies to; and for a safe movement permit—the particular light vehicle or light vehicles it applies to; and the conditions for driving a light vehicle on a road under the authority of the approval; and the exempted provision for the approval. A condition of a safe movement approval may provide for the following matters for a light vehicle to which the approval applies— the roads on which the vehicle may or may not be driven; the maximum speed at which the vehicle may be driven; any modification required to, or that may, be made to the vehicle before it is driven; Extra lighting may be required to be added to the side of a vehicle carrying a wide load. when the vehicle may, or may not, be driven; the signs or warning devices to be displayed on the vehicle; the maximum dimensions allowed for the vehicle and any load on the vehicle; the maximum mass allowed for the vehicle and any load on the vehicle; requirements for— escort vehicles and escort vehicle drivers; or pilot vehicles and pilot vehicle drivers; other matters relevant to the safe use of the vehicle on the roads. A map may be included in safe movement approval to show the roads on which a light vehicle may or may not be driven under the approval. For subsection (3) , a map may be included in a safe movement guideline by being linked electronically to the guideline. (sec.56-ssec.1) A safe movement approval must state— for a safe movement guideline—the type of light vehicle it applies to; and for a safe movement permit—the particular light vehicle or light vehicles it applies to; and the conditions for driving a light vehicle on a road under the authority of the approval; and the exempted provision for the approval. (sec.56-ssec.2) A condition of a safe movement approval may provide for the following matters for a light vehicle to which the approval applies— the roads on which the vehicle may or may not be driven; the maximum speed at which the vehicle may be driven; any modification required to, or that may, be made to the vehicle before it is driven; Extra lighting may be required to be added to the side of a vehicle carrying a wide load. when the vehicle may, or may not, be driven; the signs or warning devices to be displayed on the vehicle; the maximum dimensions allowed for the vehicle and any load on the vehicle; the maximum mass allowed for the vehicle and any load on the vehicle; requirements for— escort vehicles and escort vehicle drivers; or pilot vehicles and pilot vehicle drivers; other matters relevant to the safe use of the vehicle on the roads. (sec.56-ssec.3) A map may be included in safe movement approval to show the roads on which a light vehicle may or may not be driven under the approval. (sec.56-ssec.4) For subsection (3) , a map may be included in a safe movement guideline by being linked electronically to the guideline.