Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2025C00109:front:0:p5
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2025C00109
Segment Type: other
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Character Range: 13643–16974

to the 'Rear End' must not exceed 12.3 metres.
         2.                         For a 'Semi-trailer':
             1.                   the forward projection from the 'Point of Articulation' must be contained within a radius of 1.9 metres;
             2.                   the distance from the 'Point of Articulation' to the line from which the 'Rear Overhang' is measured must not exceed 9.5 metres; and
             3.                   the distance from the 'Point of Articulation' to the 'Rear End' must not exceed 13.2 metres, except that:
                 1.             for a 'Semi-trailer' designed for use in a 'Road Train' or 'B-Double', the distance from the 'Point of Articulation' to the 'Rear End' must not exceed 12.3 metres.
             4.                   Despite clauses 6.2.1.2.2 and 6.2.1.2.3, for a 'Semi-trailer' designed and constructed for the positive control of temperature through the use of refrigerated equipment (a refrigerated trailer) and not designed for use in a 'Road Train' or 'B-Double':
                 1.             the distance from the 'Point of Articulation' to the line from which the 'Rear Overhang' is measured must not exceed 9.9 metres; and
                 2.             the distance from the 'Point of Articulation' to the 'Rear End' must not exceed 13.6 metres.
         3.                         The length available for the carriage of animals on a 'Livestock Trailer' must not be more than 12.5 metres when measured from the inside of the front wall or door of the trailer to the inside of the rear wall or door of the trailer (as the case may be), and any intervening partition must be disregarded.
     2.                               'Drawbar Length'
         1.                         For a 'Pig Trailer', the 'Drawbar Length' must not exceed 8.5 metres, except that:
             1.                   for a 'Converter Dolly', the 'Drawbar Length' must not exceed 5.0 metres.
         2.                         for a 'Dog Trailer', the 'Drawbar Length' must not exceed 5.0 metres.
     3.                               'Rear Overhang', including any 'Equipment'
         1.                         For a 'Pig Trailer', the 'Rear Overhang' must not exceed the length of the load space forward of the line from which 'Rear Overhang' is measured, or 3.7 metres, whichever is the lesser.
         2.                         For a 'Dog Trailer', the 'Rear Overhang' must not exceed 60 percent of the 'Wheelbase', or 3.7 metres, whichever is the lesser.
         3.                         For a 'Semi-trailer', the 'Rear Overhang' must not exceed 60 percent of the distance between the 'Point of Articulation' and the line from which the 'Rear Overhang' is measured, or 3.7 metres, whichever is the lesser.
     4.                               Height, including any 'Equipment'
         1.                         The height of any trailer, other than a 'Livestock Trailer', must not exceed 4.3 metres.
         2.                         The height of a 'Livestock Trailer' must not exceed 4.6 metres.
     5.                               'Ground Clearance'
         1.                         The 'Ground Clearance' of a trailer, measured from a horizontal road surface to any point on the underside of the vehicle except the tyres, wheels and wheel hubs must,