Exemptions by Commission
34 Exemptions by Commission
Subject to subregulation (2), the Commission may exempt the following from these regulations or specified provisions of them, or the Vehicle Standards or specified provisions of them:a vehicle or a combination; a class of vehicles or combinations; a person; a class of persons.
The Commission must not exempt a vehicle or a combination, or a class of vehicles or combinations, from a requirement in Division 4 of Part 2 that relates to the GVM, GCM or manufacturer's rating of a vehicle, part of a vehicle or a combination.
In determining whether to issue an exemption, the Commission may have regard to any or all of the following:for an exemption for a vehicle from Part 2– the "Exemptions from Mass and Dimension Standards" as approved by the Ministerial Council, published by the National Road Transport Commission; and the equipment and specifications of the vehicle, including the wheelbase, braking systems, tyre ratio and power to weight ratio; for an exemption from the Vehicle Standards, whether the vehicle is an experimental vehicle, a prototype, or another vehicle, that could not reasonably be expected to comply with the requirement; for any exemption, any other matter that the Commission considers appropriate.
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