Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2016C00708:clause:2_71
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2016C00708
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 2 cl 71
Character Range: 131763–133052

71  Lower limits—mass breaches
 (1) This section applies to a mass requirement imposed by reference to:
 (a) a legislatively specified mass limit; or
 (b) a manufacturer's mass rating; or
 (c) the lower of:
 (i) a legislatively specified mass limit; and
 (ii) a manufacturer's mass rating;
  for a vehicle or combination, or for any component of a vehicle or combination, or for any load in or on a vehicle or combination.

Substantial risk breach
 (2) The lower limit for a substantial risk breach of a mass requirement to which this section applies is:
 (a) in the case of a mass requirement that relates to the gross mass of a vehicle or combination:
 (i) 105% of the maximum permissible mass, rounded up to the nearest 0.1 tonne; or
 (ii) 0.5 tonne;
  whichever is the greater; or
 (b) in any other case—105% of the maximum permissible mass,
rounded up to the nearest 0.1 tonne.
Note: 105% of the maximum permissible mass is equivalent to the permissible mass plus an additional 5%.

Severe risk breach
 (3) The lower limit for a severe risk breach of a mass requirement to which this section applies is 120% of the maximum permissible mass, rounded up to the nearest 0.1 tonne.
Note: 120% of the maximum permissible mass is equivalent to the permissible mass plus an additional 20%.