Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2016C00523:schedule:2:p2
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2016C00523
Segment Type: schedule
Provision Reference: sch 2 (pt 2/4)
Character Range: 28765–31369

to take account of the more specific way trailers are referred to in the charging tables.  It would now be too confusing to include trailers consisting of semi trailers and converter dollies as dog trailers.]
drawbar means a part of a trailer (other than a semi trailer) that connects the trailer body to a coupling for towing purposes;
driver means the person driving or in control of a motor vehicle;
fifth wheel coupling means a device, other than the upper rotating element and the kingpin (which are parts of a semi trailer), used with a prime mover, semi trailer or a converter dolly to permit quick coupling and uncoupling and to provide for articulation;
financial year means a period starting immediately after midnight on 30 June and ending at midnight on the next 30 June;
lead trailer, in a combination, means the trailer that is, or that is to be, attached to the prime mover;
load carrying vehicle means a vehicle designed and constructed to haul or carry goods and wares in addition to any fuel, water, lubricants, tools and any other equipment or accessories necessary for normal operation of the vehicle;
loaded mass, in relation to a vehicle, means the sum of the mass of the vehicle and the mass of the load on the vehicle that is imposed on the surface on which the vehicle is standing or running;
long combination truck means a truck nominated to haul 2 or more trailers;
low loader means a gooseneck semi trailer with a loading deck no more than 1 metre above the ground;
low loader dolly means a mass‑distributing device that –
 (a) is usually coupled between a prime mover and 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 kingpin and a fifth wheel coupling;
medium combination truck means a truck, other than a short combination truck, nominated to haul one trailer;
MRC (Mass Rating for Charging), in relation to a vehicle, means –
 (a) the maximum mass of the vehicle, including any load, recorded on the compliance plate as the GVM, GTMR or ATM of the vehicle; or
 (b) in relation to a vehicle for which there is no compliance plate‑its operating mass;
Note: GVM means Gross Vehicle Mass, GTMR means Gross Trailer Mass Rating, and ATM means Aggregate Trailer Mass.
multi‑combination prime mover means a prime mover nominated to haul 2 or more trailers;
nominated means nominated by the person applying for registration;
operating mass, in relation to a vehicle, means the maximum mass of the vehicle, including any load, as determined by the Registration Authority