Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2016C00773:clause:1_14:p14
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2016C00773
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 14 (pt 14/51)
Character Range: 50938–53449

axles in an axle group, other than a twinsteer axle group, fitted to a vehicle must relate to each other through a load‑sharing suspension system.

Division 2—Dimensions

4.4  Width
 (1) A vehicle must not be more than 2.5 metres wide.
 (2) For the purposes of subclause (1), the width of a vehicle is measured without taking into account rear‑vision mirrors, lights or reflectors that:
 (a) are mounted on either side of the vehicle; and
 (b) comply with these Standards.

4.5  Length of single motor vehicles
 (1) A motor vehicle, other than an articulated bus or a controlled access bus, must not be more than 12.5 metres long.
 (2) A controlled access bus must not be more than 14.5 metres long.
 (3) An articulated bus must not be more than 18 metres long.

4.6  Length of single trailers
 (1) On a semi‑trailer or a dog trailer:
 (a) the distance between the point of articulation at the front of the trailer and the rear overhang line must not be more than 9.5 metres; and
 (b) the distance between the point of articulation at the front of the trailer and the rear of the trailer must not be more than 12.3 metres.
 (2) A projection forward of the point of articulation at the front of a semi‑trailer must be contained within a radius of 1.9 metres from the point of articulation.

       Maximum dimensions of a semi‑trailer
 (3) If a semi‑trailer has more than one point of articulation at the front, it must meet the requirements of subclauses (1) and (2) when measured at one of the points.
 (4) In addition to meeting the other requirements of this clause, a trailer built to carry cattle, sheep, pigs or horses must not have more than 12.5 metres of its length available for the carriage of animals.
 (5) For subclause (4), the length available for the carriage of animals on a 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.

4.7  Length of combinations of vehicles
 (1) A combination of vehicles must not be more than 19 metres long.
 (2) In spite of subclause (1):
 (a) a B‑double must not be more than 25 metres long; and
 (b) a road train must not be more than 53.5 metres long; and
 (c) a combination of vehicles designed to carry vehicles on 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