Vehicle and Traffic (Vehicle Operations) Regulations 2024
SCHEDULE 1 - Conditions to whiSCHEDULE 1 - Conditions to which an exemption may be subject
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SCHEDULE 1 - Conditions to whi SCHEDULE 1 - Conditions to which an exemption may be subject
1. Travel restrictions at night
At night, a vehicle or combination must not travel –
(a) outside an urban area; or
(b) in an urban area unless accompanied by a pilot vehicle.
2. Prohibition on towing
A vehicle must not tow another vehicle.
3. Prohibition on carrying load
A vehicle must not carry a load.
4. Flags
(1) A vehicle or combination, and any load, must display 4 brightly coloured red, yellow, or red and yellow, flags, each at least 450 millimetres long and at least 450 millimetres wide.
(2) A flag must be positioned at each side of the front and rear of –
(a) any projecting load; or
(b) if there is no projecting load, the vehicle or combination.
5. Delineators
(1) A vehicle or combination with a projecting load must have at least 2 yellow, rigid pieces of material (known as "delineators"), one attached to the front and the other attached to the rear of the projection.
(2) A vehicle or combination must have at least 4 delineators with at least one on each side at the front and at least one on each side at the rear.
(3) A delineator must –
(a) be at least 300 millimetres long and at least 300 millimetres wide; and
(b) comply with Class 1 or 2 of Australian Standard AS 1906:2007, Retroreflective materials and devices for road traffic control purposes, as amended and in force at the commencement of these regulations; and