Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2016C00773:clause:1_14:p30
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2016C00773
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 14 (pt 30/51)
Character Range: 88029–90614

free from loose material; and
 (b) without part of the vehicle or combination of vehicles moving outside a straight path:
 (i) 3.7 metres wide; and
 (ii) centred on the longitudinal axis of the vehicle or combination before the brake was applied.
 (2) The braking system of a motor vehicle or combination of vehicles must bring the vehicle or combination from a speed of 35 kilometres an hour to a stop within:
 (a) 16.5 metres when the service brake is applied; or
 (b) 40.5 metres when the emergency brake is applied.
 (3) The braking system of a motor vehicle or combination of vehicles must decelerate the vehicle or combination, from any speed at which the vehicle can travel, by an average of at least:
 (a) 2.8 metres a second a second when the service brake is applied; or
 (b) 1.1 metres a second a second when the emergency brake is applied.
 (4) The braking system of a motor vehicle or combination of vehicles must achieve a minimum peak deceleration of the vehicle or combination, from any speed at which the vehicle can travel, of:
 (a) 4.4 metres a second a second when the service brake is applied; or
 (b) 1.5 metres a second a second when the emergency brake is applied.
 (5) The parking brake of a vehicle or combination must be capable of holding the vehicle or combination stationary on a 12% upgrade or downgrade.

Division 2—Motor vehicle braking systems

6.5  What braking system must a motor vehicle have?
 (1) A motor vehicle must be fitted with a braking system that:
 (a) comprises brakes fitted to all wheels of the vehicle; and
 (b) has at least 2 separate methods of activation, arranged so that effective braking remains on at least 2 wheels if one method fails.
 (2) The braking system must have a service brake operating on all wheels that, when applied:
 (a) acts directly on the wheels and not through the vehicle's transmission; or
 (b) acts on a shaft between a differential of a vehicle and a wheel.
 (3) The braking system must have a parking brake that:
 (a) is held in the applied position by direct mechanical action without the intervention of any hydraulic, electrical or pneumatic device; and
 (b) is fitted with a locking device capable of holding the brake in the applied position; and
 (c) has its own separate control.
 (4) The braking system must have an emergency brake.
 (5) The parking brake may also be the emergency brake.

6.6  Operation of brakes on motor vehicles
  The braking system on a motor vehicle must be arranged to allow the driver of the motor vehicle to apply the brakes from a normal driving position.

6.7  Air or