Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2016C00407:schedule:1:p5
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2016C00407
Segment Type: schedule
Provision Reference: sch 1 (pt 5/8)
Character Range: 200433–202984

or deflect downwards any stone, mud, water, or other substance, thrown up by the rotation of the wheel to which the fitting or device is fitted.
national standard—see rule 15.
point of articulation means:
 (a) the axis of a kingpin for a fifth wheel; or
 (b) the vertical axis of rotation of a fifth wheel coupling; or
 (c) the vertical axis of rotation of a turntable assembly; or
 (d) the vertical axis of rotation of the front axle group, or single axle, of a dog trailer; or
 (e) the coupling pivot point of a semi trailer.
Point of articulation—fifth wheel coupling on a converter dolly (forming the front axle group of a dog trailer)
Point of articulation—fifth wheel on a prime mover
Point of articulation—kingpin for fifth wheel
pole‑type trailer means a trailer that:
 (a) is attached to a towing vehicle by a pole, or an attachment fitted to the pole; and
 (b) is ordinarily used for transporting loads, such as logs, pipes, structural members, or other long objects, that can generally support themselves like beams between supports.
Pole‑type trailer
police vehicle means a vehicle driven by a police officer in the course of his or her duty.
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 over 3.2 metres, but not over 4.9 metres.
rear fog light means a light used on a vehicle to make it more easily visible from the rear in dense fog.
rear overhang, of a vehicle, means the distance between the rear overhang line and the rear of the vehicle.
rear overhang line, of a vehicle, 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 line of the axle group, decided without regard to the presence of any steerable axle unless all axles in the group are steerable.
Rear overhang and rear overhang line—vehicle with tri axle group at rear
Rear overhang and rear overhang line—motor vehicle
Rear overhang and rear overhang line—semi‑trailer
repeater horn means a device that makes a sound alternating between different tones or frequencies on a regular time cycle.
right, for a vehicle, means to the right of the centre of the vehicle when viewed by a person in the vehicle who is facing to the front of the vehicle.
road—see rule 8.
road‑related area—see rule 9.
road tank vehicle has the same meaning as in the sixth edition of the Australian Code for the Transport of Dangerous Goods by