Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2016C00773:clause:1_14:p28
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2016C00773
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 14 (pt 28/51)
Character Range: 83134–85906

road; and
 (b) a vehicle, or combination of vehicles, whose dimensions exceed the limits fixed under the Road Transport Reform (Oversize and Overmass Vehicles) Regulations and that is required to operate in accordance with a notice or permit issued under those Regulations; and
 (c) a vehicle built or fitted to accompany a vehicle, or combination of vehicles, mentioned in paragraph (b); and
 (d) a bus fitted with a sign indicating to other road users that the bus carries children.
Note: Examples of vehicles to which paragraph (5)(a) refers are tow trucks and motor breakdown service vehicles.

5.39  Rear marking plates
 (1) Rear marking plates must be fitted to:
 (a) a motor vehicle, other than a bus with specific provision for standing passengers, that has a GVM of more than 12 tonnes; or
 (b) a trailer that has a GTM of more than 10 tonnes;
in accordance with clause 13.6.101 of third edition ADR 13/00.
 (2) Subclause (1) applies to a vehicle even though it was manufactured before the date specified in the ADR.
Note: Rear marking plates may be fitted to any motor vehicle that does not exceed 12 tonnes GVM or to any trailer that does not exceed 10 tonnes GVM.

       An example of rear marking plates

       An alternative pattern for rear marking plates

Part 6—Braking systems
Note: This Part sets out the braking system requirements for vehicles to ensure that they can be reliably slowed even if a part of a braking system fails, and to ensure that a vehicle can be prevented from rolling away when parked. The Part also includes special requirements for braking systems on B‑doubles and road trains to ensure that the braking systems on the component vehicles are compatible. The special requirements do not apply to a road train that has a length of 19 metres or less.
 The following terms defined in clause 10.6 are used in this Part:
 ADR   emergency brake
 air brake  prime mover
 Australian Standard road train
 axle   semi‑trailer
 axle group  service brake
 B‑double  single axle group
 braking system  spring brake
 combination of vehicles tandem axle group
 converter dolly  tri‑axle group
 driver   vacuum brakes
 The following terms defined in section 4 of the Act are used in this Part:
 motor vehicle  trailer
 road

Division 1—Brake requirements for all vehicles

6.1  Parts of a braking system
 (1) Each component of the braking system of a vehicle must comply with the design and performance requirements of one relevant standard issued by one of the following bodies before these Regulations commenced:
 (a) the Council of the Standards Association of Australia;
 (b) the British Standards Institution;
 (c) the American Society of Automotive Engineers;
 (d) the American National Standards Institute;
 (e) the Japanese Standards