Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2016C00773:clause:1_14:p15
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2016C00773
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 14 (pt 15/51)
Character Range: 53243–55720

more than 1 deck, other than a B‑double or road train, must not be more than 23 metres long.
 (3) In a B‑double built to carry cattle, sheep, pigs or horses, the 2 semi‑trailers must not have more than 18.8 metres of their combined length available for the carriage of animals.
 (4) For subclause (3), the length available for the carriage of animals on a semi‑trailer is to be measured from the inside of the front wall or door of the trailer to the inside of the rear wall or door of the trailer, with any intervening partitions being disregarded.

4.8  Rear overhang
 (1) The rear overhang of a semi‑trailer, or a dog trailer consisting of a semi‑trailer and converter dolly, must not exceed the lesser of:
 (a) 60% of the distance between the point of articulation at the front and the rear overhang line; and
 (b) 3.7 metres.
 (2) A semi‑trailer with more than one point of articulation at the front must comply with subclause (1) when measured at the same point used for measurement of compliance with subclause 4.6(3).
 (3) The rear overhang of a trailer with only one axle group or single axle, other than a semi‑trailer, must not exceed the lesser of:
 (a) the length of the load carrying area, or body, ahead of the rear overhang line; and
 (b) 3.7 metres.
 (4) The rear overhang of a vehicle not described in subclause (1) or (3) must not exceed the lesser of:
 (a) 60% of the distance between the centre of the front axle and the rear overhang line; and
 (b) 3.7 metres.

4.9  Trailer drawbar length
 (1) The distance between the coupling pivot point on the drawbar of a dog trailer and the centre‑line of the front axle group or the centre line of the front single axle of the trailer must:
 (a) not exceed 5 metres; and
 (b) not be less than 3 metres, if the trailer is used in a road train more than 19 metres long.

       Length of a drawbar on a dog trailer
 (2) The distance between the coupling pivot point on a drawbar and the centre‑line of the axle group or single axle on a trailer with only one axle group or single axle, other than a semi‑trailer, must not exceed 8.5 metres.

4.10  Height
 (1) A vehicle must not be more than 4.3 metres high.
 (2) In spite of subclause (1):
 (a) the height of a vehicle built to carry cattle, sheep, pigs or horses must not exceed 4.6 metres; and
 (b) the height of a double‑deck bus must not exceed 4.4 metres.

4.11  Ground clearance
  A motor vehicle or combination of vehicles must have a ground clearance:
 (a)