5Exemption

5 Exemption

A vehicle or combination that exceeds 25 tonnes gross mass is exempt from regulation 53 of the Vehicle and Traffic (Vehicle Operations) Regulations 2024 in respect of the exempt route if access to the exempt route, or to a road leading from that exempt route, is necessary for the vehicle or combination to –

(a) be garaged at an address within the municipal area of Southern Midlands; or

(b) pick up or drop off part, or all, of a load at a place within that municipal area; or

(c) be garaged at an address on Fingerpost Main Road between the following junctions:

(i) the junction of Fingerpost Main Road and the Tasman Highway;

(ii) the junction of Fingerpost Main Road and Colebrook Main Road; or

(d) be garaged at an address on Colebrook Main Road between the following junctions:

(i) the junction of Colebrook Main Road and Franklin Street;

(ii) the junction of Colebrook Main Road and Tea Tree Secondary Road; or

(e) pick up or drop off part, or all, of a load at a place between –

(i) the part of Fingerpost Main Road referred to in paragraph (c) ; or

(ii) the part of Colebrook Main Road referred to in paragraph (d) .