Motor Vehicles (Standards) Regulations - Australian Vehicle Standards Rules

A fifth wheel coupling used to connect a towing vehicle to a semi-trailer used in a B-double or road train must not be built with a pivot that allows a semi-trailer to roll relative to the towing vehicle.

However, subrule (1) does not apply to a fifth wheel coupling if:

the semi-trailer design requires torsional stresses to be minimised; and

the roll axis of the fifth wheel coupling is above the surface of the coupler plate; and

the degree of rotation allowed around the roll axis of the fifth wheel coupling is restricted to prevent roll instability.

A trailer with only 1 axle group, or a single axle, (except a semi-trailer or a converter dolly) that is used in a road train must not have a coupling fitted at its rear.