Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2016C00708:clause:2_6:p7
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2016C00708
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 2 cl 6 (pt 7/12)
Character Range: 36573–39083

to the restraint or positioning of a load or any part of a load on a vehicle or combination.
loader means a person who:
 (a) loads a vehicle or combination with goods for transport by road; or
 (b) loads a vehicle or combination with a freight container (whether or not containing goods) for transport by road; or
 (c) without limiting the above, loads a freight container already in or on a vehicle or combination with goods for transport by road; or
 (d) supervises an activity mentioned in paragraph (a), (b) or (c); or
 (e) manages or controls an activity mentioned in paragraph (a), (b), (c) or (d).
mass requirement means a requirement of an Australian road law that relates to the mass of a vehicle or combination or the mass of or on any component of a vehicle or combination, and includes:
 (a) a requirement of an Australian road law concerning mass limits relating to:
 (i) the tare mass of a vehicle or combination (that is, the actual mass of the vehicle or combination excluding any load in or on the vehicle or combination); or
 (ii) the gross mass of a vehicle or combination (that is, the unladen mass of the vehicle or combination together with any load in or on the vehicle or combination); or
 (iii) the mass of the load in or on a vehicle or combination; or
 (iv) the mass on a tyre, an axle or an axle group of the vehicle or combination; and
 (b) a requirement of an Australian road law concerning mass limits relating to axle spacing; and
 (c) mass limits set out on signs erected or displayed under an Australian road law (for example, a sign‑posted bridge limit).
motor vehicle means a vehicle that is built to be propelled by a motor that forms part of the vehicle, but does not include:
 (a) a railway, tram or light rail vehicle while being used on a railway, tramway or light railway track; or
 (b) anything declared by the regulations to be excluded from this definition.
night means the period between sunset on one day and sunrise on the next day.
operator—see section 11 (Operators).
owner:
 (a) in relation to a vehicle (including a vehicle in a combination)—means a person who:
 (i) is the sole owner, a joint owner or a part owner of the vehicle; or
 (ii) has possession or use of the vehicle under a credit, hire‑purchase, lease or other agreement, except an agreement requiring the vehicle to be registered in the name of someone else; or
 (b) in relation to a combination—means a person who:
 (i) is the sole owner, a joint owner or a part owner of the towing vehicle in