Heavy Vehicle National Law Act 2012

The national regulations may prescribe requirements (the prescribed mass requirements) about the following—

the mass of heavy vehicles;

the mass of components of heavy vehicles.

Without limiting subsection (1), the prescribed mass requirements may include the following—

requirements about mass limits relating to—

the tare mass of heavy vehicles; or

the mass of heavy vehicles together with their loads; or

the mass on tyres, axles or axle groups of heavy vehicles;

requirements about mass limits relating to axle spacing;

general mass limits applying to heavy vehicles or components of heavy vehicles.

Also, without limiting subsection (1) or (2), the prescribed mass requirements may—

include mass limits that are to apply only to particular areas or routes; and

authorise or require the Regulator to decide the areas or routes to which the mass limits are to apply.

The national regulations may prescribe requirements (that are not prescribed mass requirements) about the use on roads of heavy vehicles under particular mass limits, including, for example—

a requirement that drivers of heavy vehicles using the vehicles under mass limits applying only to particular areas or routes decided by the Regulator must comply with conditions on the use of heavy vehicles on roads under the mass limits imposed by the Regulator (including conditions required by road managers for the roads); and

a requirement that drivers of heavy vehicles who are driving the vehicles under particular mass limits must carry particular documents; and

a requirement that a particular document or other thing must be displayed on heavy vehicles used under particular mass limits.

In this section—

is ready for service; and

is fitted with all standard equipment, together with any options that are fitted; and

is unoccupied and unladen; and

has all fluid reservoirs (other than for fuel) filled to nominal capacity; and

has 10 litres of fuel in the fuel reservoir or reservoirs (but excluding any loaded fuel in excess of 10 litres).