Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2016C00742:clause:1_508:p17
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2016C00742
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 508 (pt 17/21)
Character Range: 61711–64283

part of a load, and is connected to the vehicle in front of it by a pole or cable or the load itself, if any.
km means kilometres.
large indivisible item means an item that:
 (a) cannot be divided without extreme effort, expense or risk of damage to it; and
 (b) cannot be carried on any vehicle or combination without exceeding a mass or dimension limit in the Mass and Loading Regulations.
load, in relation to a vehicle or combination, includes anything that is normally removed from the vehicle or combination when not in use, but does not include:
 (a) tools, equipment or substances necessary for the vehicle or combination to function, or for any load to be restrained; or
 (b) personal items used by the driver.
load‑carrying, in relation to a vehicle or combination, means a vehicle or combination that is carrying, or is built to carry, a load.
load‑sharing suspension system means an axle group suspension system that:
 (a) is built to divide the load between the tyres on the group so that no tyre carries a mass more than 10% greater than the mass it would carry if the load were divided equally; and
 (b) has effective damping characteristics on all axles of the group.
low‑beam, in relation to a headlight or front fog light fitted to a vehicle, means built or adjusted so that, when the vehicle is standing on level ground, the top of the main beam of light projected is:
 (a) not higher than the centre of the headlight or fog light, when measured at a point 8 m in front of the vehicle; and
 (b) not more than 1 m higher than the level on which the motor vehicle is standing, when measured at a point 25 m in front of the vehicle.
       Illustration of a low‑beam headlight
low loader means a gooseneck semi‑trailer with a loading deck no more than 1 m above the ground.
low loader dolly means a mass‑distributing device that:
 (a) is usually coupled between a prime mover and a low loader; and
 (b) consists of a gooseneck rigid frame; and
 (c) does not directly carry any load on itself; and
 (d) is equipped with one or more axles, a king pin and a fifth wheel coupling.
m means metres.
mm means millimetres.
Mass and Loading Regulations means the Road Transport Reform (Mass and Loading) Regulations.
Note: For the text of the Road Transport Reform (Mass and Loading) Regulations, 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