Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2016C00742:clause:1_508:p18
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2016C00742
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 508 (pt 18/21)
Character Range: 64015–66582

see Schedule 1 to the National Transport Commission (Road Transport Legislation—Mass and Loading Regulations) Regulations 2005.
notice means a notice issued under regulation 7.
operator means a person who controls or directs the operations of a combination, or a motor vehicle not forming part of a combination, or who is otherwise responsible for it.
overmass means having a mass that, including the mass of any load, exceeds a relevant mass limit in the Mass and Loading Regulations.
oversize means having a dimension that, including the dimension of any load, exceeds a relevant dimension limit in the Vehicle Standards Regulations or the Mass and Loading Regulations.
oversize tri‑axle group means a group of 3 axles in which the horizontal distance between the centre lines of the outermost axles is more than 3.2 m.
permit means a permit granted under regulation 9.
pilot vehicle means a vehicle being used to warn other road users of the presence of an oversize vehicle or combination.
prime mover means a motor vehicle built to tow a semi‑trailer.
quad axle group means a group of 4 axles, in which the horizontal distance between the centre lines of the outermost axles is more than 3.2 m but not more than 4.9 m.
rear overhang line means:
 (a) if there is a single axle at the rear of the vehicle—the centre line of the axle; or
 (b) if there is an axle group at the rear of the vehicle—the centre of the axle group, determined without regard to the presence of any steerable axle unless all axles in the group are steerable.
retractable axle means an axle that can be raised so that the tyres on the axle do not touch the ground.
Note: See clause 8.4 as to the application of the Regulations to vehicles with retractable axles.
road train means a combination of vehicles, other than a B‑double, consisting of a motor vehicle towing at least 2 trailers (counting as one trailer a converter dolly supporting a semi‑trailer).
semi‑trailer means a trailer that has:
 (a) one single axle or axle group towards the rear; and
 (b) a means of attachment to a prime mover that would result in some of the load being imposed on the prime mover.
single axle means an axle not forming part of an axle group.
single axle group means a group of 2 or more axles, in which the horizontal distance between the centre lines of the outermost axles is less than 1 m.
special purpose vehicle means a motor vehicle, other than a tow truck or an agricultural vehicle, built for a purpose other than carrying a load, except for water in the case of concrete pumps and fire trucks.