Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2016C00773:clause:1_14:p12
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2016C00773
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 14 (pt 12/51)
Character Range: 46213–48907

in 1 or 2 pieces from sheet steel 0.8 millimetres thick or an alternative material of at least equivalent stiffness, unless it is designed to be fixed to the vehicle body using an adhesive.
 (2) A sign must be at least 1.02 metres wide and 250 millimetres high.
 (3) A sign must be coated with yellow retro‑reflective material (class 1 or class 2) which meets Australian Standard AS 1906, Retro‑reflective Materials and Devices for Road Traffic Control Purposes.
 (4) A sign must have a black border.
 (5) The sign must show the sign manufacturer's name or logo, and the brand and class of retro‑reflective material used, in block letters not more than 10 millimetres high.
 (6) A warning sign must be mounted so that no part of the sign is:
 (a) more than 1.8 metres above the ground; or
 (b) less than 500 millimetres above the ground.

       Positioning of a warning sign

3.6  Left hand drive signs
 (1) A motor vehicle with the centre of a steering control to the left of the centre of the vehicle must display the words 'LEFT HAND DRIVE' on the rear of the vehicle.
 (2) The words must be in letters at least 75 millimetres high, and in a colour that contrasts with the background to the words on the vehicle.

Part 4—Vehicle configuration and dimensions
Note: This Part sets out various requirements covering suspensions on vehicles and size limits for single vehicles and combinations of vehicles, so that they can be operated safely with other traffic, without taking up too much road space or damaging the road and structures on the road.
 Generally, the limits specified in this Part apply to a vehicle and any load it may be carrying.
 Specific requirements for loaded vehicles are covered in other sets of regulations under the Road Transport Reform (Vehicles and Traffic) Act 1993. Those regulations also include a number of different size limits to cater for vehicles from which the load is allowed to protrude, for example height and allowable rear overhang of car carriers.
 The following terms defined in clause 10.6 are used in this Part:
 articulated bus  GVM
 axle   load‑sharing suspension system
 axle group  point of articulation
 bus   overhang
 centre of an axle group rear overhang line
 combination of vehicles road train
 converter dolly  semi‑trailer
 dog trailer  single axle
 drawbar  single axle group
 fifth wheel coupling tandem axle group
 ground clearance  twinsteer axle group
 The following terms defined in section 4 of the Act are used in this Part:
 motor vehicle  trailer

Division 1—Axles

4.1  Axle configuration
 (1) A motor vehicle, other than an articulated bus, must have only:
 (a) a single axle group, a twinsteer axle group or a single axle