Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2016C00737:clause:1_13:p3
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2016C00737
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 13 (pt 3/11)
Character Range: 20225–23522

tyres with section width of at least 375 mm, dual tyres, or a combination of those tyres                   20.0
Quad‑axle groups
Quad‑axle group fitted with single tyres with section width of less than 375 mm                                                                                                      15.0
Quad‑axle group fitted with single tyres with section width of at least 375 mm or dual tyres                                                                                         20.0

Note: Subclause 4.2(1) of the Schedule to the Road Transport Reform (Heavy Vehicle Standards) Regulations requires axles in all axle groups except twinsteer axle groups to relate to each other through a load‑sharing suspension system.

1.3  Mass limits relating to axle spacing
 (1) If the total mass of a vehicle or a combination, and any load, cannot lawfully exceed 42.5 tonnes, the mass limits in Table 2 must not be exceeded in relation to the distances set out in the Table that apply to the vehicle or combination.
 (2) Each distance in the Table refers to:
 (a) the distance from the centre of any single axle to the centre of any other single axle; or
 (b) the distance from the centre of any single axle to the centre of the furthest axle in any axle group; or
 (c) the greatest distance between the centres of axles in any 2 axle groups.
       Measurement of distances for Table 2
 (3) The mass limits in Table 2 apply to the sum of the mass on each axle group or single axle in the distance referred to in the Table, including the axles between which the distance is measured.
 (4) The total mass of a vehicle or a combination, and any load, must not exceed 15 tonnes if the distance between any 2 axles that are not part of the same axle group is less than 2.5 metres.

Table 2  Mass limits relating to axle spacing

Distance   Mass limit
(metres)   (tonnes)
exceeding  not exceeding
0.0        3.7            23.0
3.7        3.8            23.5
3.8        4.0            24.0
4.0        4.2            24.5
4.2        4.3            25.0
4.3        4.5            25.5
4.5        4.7            26.0
4.7        4.8            26.5
4.8        5.0            27.0
5.0        5.2            27.5
5.2        5.3            28.0
5.3        5.5            28.5
5.5        5.7            29.0
5.7        5.8            29.5
5.8        6.0            30.0
6.0        6.2            30.5
6.2        6.3            31.0
6.3        6.5            31.5
6.5        6.7            32.0
6.7        6.8            32.5
6.8        7.0            33.0
7.0        7.2            33.5
7.2        7.3            34.0
7.3        7.5            34.5
7.5        7.7            35.0
7.7        7.8            35.5
7.8        8.0            36.0
8.0        8.2            36.5
8.2        8.3            37.0
8.3        8.5            37.5
8.5        8.7            38.0
8.7        8.8            38.5
8.8        9.0            39.0
9.0        9.2            39.5
9.2        9.3            40.0
9.3        9.5            40.5
9.5        9.7            41.0
9.7        9.8            41.5
9.8        10.0           42.0
10.0                      42.5

1.4  Mass limits for combinations
 (1) The total mass of a combination other than a road train or B‑double, and any load, must not exceed 42.5 tonnes.
 (2)