Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2016C00561:clause:1_5
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2016C00561
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 5
Character Range: 12008–13526

5  Higher mass limits mode
  An eligible vehicle is operating in higher mass limits mode if the mass on an axle group of the vehicle is more than the mass specified in column 2 of the following Table opposite that axle group but not more than the mass specified in column 3.
Penalty applies

Table
Column 1                                                                                                             Column 2                                  Column 3
Type of axle group                                                                                                   Maximum mass permitted by mass limit Act  Maximum mass permitted by this Act
tandem axle                                                                                                          16.5 tonnes                               17.0 tonnes;
tri‑axle groups                                                                                                      20.0 tonnes                               22.5 tonnes;
single drive axles on bus                                                                                            9.0 tonnes                                10.0 tonnes
six tyred tandem axle                                                                                                13.0 tonnes                               14.0 tonnes
steering axles of long combination vehicle prime movers (ie, road trains and similar) fitted with wide single tyres  6.0 tonnes                                6.7 tonnes