40BVehicle operations

### 40B Vehicle operations > [*\[Section 40B Inserted by No. 71 of 2001, s. 9, Applied:01 Jan 2002\]*](/view/html/inforce/2002-01-01/act-2001-071#GS9@EN) > > > (1)  The regulations may provide for matters relating to vehicle operations. > > > (2)  Without limiting the generality of [subsection (1)](#GS40B@Gs1@EN) , the regulations may prescribe requirements in relation to any or all of the following: > > > > > > (a) masses and dimensions of vehicles and combinations and their loads; > > > > > > > (b) loads on vehicles and combinations, including the manner of loading and the carriage and security of loads; > > > > > > > (c) routes on which, and times at which, certain vehicles or combinations, or classes of vehicles or combinations, may travel; > > > > > > > (d) restrictions on the use of vehicles and combinations, and classes of vehicles and combinations, on public streets; > > > > > > > (e) methods for determining the mass and dimensions of vehicles, combinations and their loads; > > > > > > > (f) methods for testing instruments used for determining the mass and dimensions of vehicles, combinations and their loads; > > > > > > > (g) the carriage on vehicles and combinations of long, large, heavy or projecting loads; > > > > > > > (h) tyre pressures and axles; > > > > > > > (i) [*\[Section 40B Subsection (2) amended by No. 30 of 2013, Sched. 1, Applied:10 Feb 2014\]*](/view/html/inforce/2014-02-10/act-2013-030#JS1@Ja7@GC4@EN) .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .   > > > > > > > (j) the number of hours for which a person may drive, or work in relation to, a vehicle or combination, or class of vehicles or combinations, and the rest periods required to be taken by that person; > > > > > > > (k) the use, carriage and keeping of logbooks in relation to specified classes of vehicles and combinations or other specified matters; > > > > > > > (l) the issue of certificates in relation to vehicle operations; > > > > > > > (m) vehicles that are towing or being towed, including permissible masses of such vehicles; > > > > > > > (n) pilot and escort vehicles; > > > > > > > (o) unladen vehicles; > > > > > > > (p) public safety, including signs and lights on vehicles and combinations. > > > (3)  Vehicle operations regulations may – > > > > > > (a) prescribe, or provide for, conditional or unconditional exemptions from – > > > > > > > > > > (i) vehicle operations requirements generally; and > > > > > > > > > > > (ii) a specified requirement relating to vehicle operations; and > > > > > > > (b) regulate the use of vehicles and combinations under such exemptions; and > > > > > > > (c) provide for any matter by applying, adopting or incorporating any guidelines, standards, codes or specifications relevant to vehicle use and safety – > > > > > > > > > > (i) specifically or by reference; and > > > > > > > > > > > (ii) wholly or in part; and > > > > > > > > > > > (iii) as in force at a particular time or as amended and in force from time to time; and > > > > > > > > > > > (iv) with or without modification; and > > > > > > > (d) prescribe specifications for signs and the circumstances in which those signs may be used; and > > > > > > > (e) deal with incidental and ancillary matters.