Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2016C00581:clause:1_26:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2016C00581
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 26 (pt 1/5)
Character Range: 21809–24383

26  Definitions
Note: The following definitions appear in the Vehicles and Traffic Act, and have the same meanings in these Regulations:
 motor vehicle means a vehicle that is built to be propelled by a motor that forms part of the vehicle;
 road means an area that is open to or used by the public and is developed for, or has as one of its main uses, the driving or riding of motor vehicles; and
 trailer means a vehicle that is built to be towed, or is towed, by a motor vehicle, but does not include a motor vehicle that is being towed.
  In these Regulations:
Authority means:
 (a) the Minister; or
 (b) a prescribed person to whom the powers of the Minister have been delegated for the purpose of the provision in which the term is used.
Note: Prescribed persons are set out in regulation 4. Minister refers to the Minister responsible for road transport matters in the State or Territory concerned.
B‑double means a combination consisting of a prime mover towing 2 semi‑trailers.
bus means a motor vehicle:
 (a) built mainly to carry people; and
 (b) that seats more than 9 adults (including the driver).
Class 1 vehicle means a restricted access vehicle to which the Oversize and Overmass Vehicles Regulations apply.
Class 2 notice means a notice published under these Regulations in respect of a Class 2 vehicle.
Class 2 permit means a permit issued under these Regulations in respect of a Class 2 vehicle.
Class 2 vehicle means a restricted access vehicle that complies with the mass and dimension limits prescribed in the Vehicle Standards Regulations and the Mass and Loading Regulations, and is:
 (a) a B‑double; or
 (b) a road train; or
 (c) a controlled access bus not more than 14.5 metres long; or
 (d) a combination carrying vehicles on more than one deck that, together with its load, meets one or both of the following criteria:
 (i) its height exceeds 4.3 metres but does not exceed 4.6 metres;
 (ii) its length exceeds 19 metres; or
 (e) a single motor vehicle, or a combination, that exceeds 4.3 metres, but does not exceed 4.6 metres, in height and is built to carry cattle, sheep, pigs or horses.
Class 3 notice means a notice published under these Regulations in respect of a Class 3 vehicle.
Class 3 permit means a permit issued under these Regulations in respect of a Class 3 vehicle.
Class 3 vehicle means a restricted access vehicle other than a Class 1 vehicle or a Class 2 vehicle.
combination means a motor vehicle connected to one or more vehicles.
controlled access bus means a bus, except an articulated bus, that is more than 12.5 metres