Motor Vehicles (Standards) Regulations 2003

(a) an interstate owner or operator is accredited under a national heavy vehicle accreditation scheme; and

(b) the owner or operator has implemented a quality system that ensures the suspension system of a vehicle owned or operated by that person is adequately maintained; and

(c) the vehicle is permitted to operate using concessional mass limits in a State or another Territory.

(2) The vehicle may, in the Territory, exceed the laden mass limits arrived at under regulation 12:

(a) if the gross mass limit arrived at under regulation 12 does not exceed 55 tonnes – by one tonne; and

(b) if the gross mass limit arrived at under regulation 12 exceeds 55 tonnes – by 2 tonnes.

(3) The additional mass permitted under this regulation to be carried may result in the mass limit for an axle group specified in Schedule 1 being exceeded as follows:

(a) if a mass limit of 16.5 tonnes is specified in Schedule 1 – a limit of 17 tonnes is substituted;

(b) if a mass limit of 20 tonnes is specified in Schedule 1 – a limit of 21 tonnes is substituted.

interstate owner or operator means a person who, under legislation of another jurisdiction that deals with registration of motor vehicles or trailers, is the equivalent of an owner or operator under the Act.