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This notice may be cited as the Vehicle and Traffic (Vehicle Operations) (Pig Trailers) Notice 2024 .
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This notice creates a temporary, statewide exemption for certain pig trailers used to carry yachts, rowing boats or surfboats from regulations 13 and 14(3) of the Vehicle Operations Regulations, provided specified safety and size conditions are met (towing by a light vehicle, combined length and rear‑overhang limits, signage, lights, flags and markers). It takes effect 1 December 2024 for three years and affects owners and drivers of those pig trailers, who must meet the listed conditions to rely on the exemption and bear compliance costs.
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Direct links to the current provisions in Vehicle and Traffic (Vehicle Operations) (Pig Trailers) Notice 2024.
This notice may be cited as the Vehicle and Traffic (Vehicle Operations) (Pig Trailers) Notice 2024 .
This notice takes effect on 1 December 2024.
(1) In this notice –
Vehicle Operations Regulations means the Vehicle and Traffic (Vehicle Operations) Regulations 2024 .
(2) Unless the contrary intention appears, a word or phrase that is defined in the Vehicle and Traffic Act 1999 or the Vehicle Operations Regulations and used in this notice has the same meaning in this notice as defined in that Act or in those regulations.
(3) The Acts Interpretation Act 1931 applies to the interpretation of this notice as if it were rules within the meaning of that Act.
An exemption specified in this notice –
(a) applies to all areas of the State; and
(b) applies at all times of the day; and
(c) remains in force for a period of 3 years commencing on the date on which this notice takes effect.
(1) In this clause –
oversize vehicle sign means an oversize vehicle warning sign in accordance with Divisions 1 and 2 of Part 2 of Schedule 2 to the Vehicle Operations Regulations.
(2) Subject to the conditions specified in subclause (3) , regulations 13 and 14(3) of the Vehicle Operations Regulations do not apply to a person using, or causing or permitting the use of, a pig trailer built and being used for the purpose of transporting a yacht, rowing boat or surfboat.
(3) The exemption under subclause (2) is subject to the following conditions:
(a) the pig trailer must only be towed by a light vehicle;
(b) the combined length of the pig trailer, inclusive of its load, and the motor vehicle towing it must not exceed 25 metres;
(c) if the combined length of the pig trailer, inclusive of its load, and the motor vehicle towing it exceeds 22 metres, it must –
(i) display an oversize vehicle sign at the front and rear of the combination; and
(ii) display warning lights if used at night;
(d) the rear overhang of the pig trailer, inclusive of its load, must not exceed 5 metres;
(e) if the rear overhang of the pig trailer, inclusive of its load, exceeds 3.7 metres, an oversize vehicle sign must be displayed at the front and rear of the combination;
(f) the vehicle used to tow the pig trailer must operate its headlights on low beam when towing the pig trailer during daylight hours;
(g) if the pig trailer or combination is used in daylight, a red flag must be affixed to the rearmost point of its load;
(h) the pig trailer must display side markers and rear markers for night travel in accordance with clause 6 of Schedule 1 to the Vehicle Operations Regulations.
This notice was made by The Transport Commission at a meeting held on 13 November 2024.
The common seal of The Transport Commission was affixed on 13 November 2024, in the presence of –
CYNTHIA HEYDON
Commissioner for Transport
Displayed and numbered in accordance with the Rules Publication Act 1953.
Notified in the Gazette on 20 November 2024
This notice is administered in the Department of State Growth.
Sourced from Tasmanian Legislation Online (legislation.tas.gov.au), CC BY 4.0.
This notice may be cited as the Vehicle and Traffic (Vehicle Operations) (Pig Trailers) Notice 2024 .
This notice takes effect on 1 December 2024.
(1) In this notice –
Vehicle Operations Regulations means the Vehicle and Traffic (Vehicle Operations) Regulations 2024 .
(2) Unless the contrary intention appears, a word or phrase that is defined in the Vehicle and Traffic Act 1999 or the Vehicle Operations Regulations and used in this notice has the same meaning in this notice as defined in that Act or in those regulations.
(3) The Acts Interpretation Act 1931 applies to the interpretation of this notice as if it were rules within the meaning of that Act.
An exemption specified in this notice –
(a) applies to all areas of the State; and
(b) applies at all times of the day; and
(c) remains in force for a period of 3 years commencing on the date on which this notice takes effect.
(1) In this clause –
oversize vehicle sign means an oversize vehicle warning sign in accordance with Divisions 1 and 2 of Part 2 of Schedule 2 to the Vehicle Operations Regulations.
(2) Subject to the conditions specified in subclause (3) , regulations 13 and 14(3) of the Vehicle Operations Regulations do not apply to a person using, or causing or permitting the use of, a pig trailer built and being used for the purpose of transporting a yacht, rowing boat or surfboat.
(3) The exemption under subclause (2) is subject to the following conditions:
(a) the pig trailer must only be towed by a light vehicle;
(b) the combined length of the pig trailer, inclusive of its load, and the motor vehicle towing it must not exceed 25 metres;
(c) if the combined length of the pig trailer, inclusive of its load, and the motor vehicle towing it exceeds 22 metres, it must –
(i) display an oversize vehicle sign at the front and rear of the combination; and
(ii) display warning lights if used at night;
(d) the rear overhang of the pig trailer, inclusive of its load, must not exceed 5 metres;
(e) if the rear overhang of the pig trailer, inclusive of its load, exceeds 3.7 metres, an oversize vehicle sign must be displayed at the front and rear of the combination;
(f) the vehicle used to tow the pig trailer must operate its headlights on low beam when towing the pig trailer during daylight hours;
(g) if the pig trailer or combination is used in daylight, a red flag must be affixed to the rearmost point of its load;
(h) the pig trailer must display side markers and rear markers for night travel in accordance with clause 6 of Schedule 1 to the Vehicle Operations Regulations.
This notice was made by The Transport Commission at a meeting held on 13 November 2024.
The common seal of The Transport Commission was affixed on 13 November 2024, in the presence of –
CYNTHIA HEYDON
Commissioner for Transport
Displayed and numbered in accordance with the Rules Publication Act 1953.
Notified in the Gazette on 20 November 2024
This notice is administered in the Department of State Growth.