Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2016C00523:schedule:2:p3
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2016C00523
Segment Type: schedule
Provision Reference: sch 2 (pt 3/4)
Character Range: 31114–33605

mover nominated to haul 2 or more trailers;
nominated means nominated by the person applying for registration;
operating mass, in relation to a vehicle, means the maximum mass of the vehicle, including any load, as determined by the Registration Authority having regard to the design and construction of the vehicle or of any of its components;
pig trailer means a trailer with one axle group or single axle near the middle of its load‑carrying surface, and connected to the towing vehicle by a drawbar;
pole type trailer means a trailer that –
 (a) is attached to a towing vehicle by means of a pole or an attachment fitted to a pole; and
 (b) is ordinarily used for transporting loads, such as logs, pipes, structural members or other long objects, that are generally capable of supporting themselves like beams between supports;
prime mover means a motor vehicle designed to haul a semi trailer;
quad‑axle group means a group of 4 axles, in which the horizontal distance between the centre‑lines of the outermost axles is more than 3.2 metres but not more than 4.9 metres;
Registration Authority means the authority that is responsible for registering vehicles;
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;
road related area means –
 (a) an area that divides a road; or
 (b) a footpath or nature strip adjacent to a road; or
 (c) an area that is open to the public and is designated for use by cyclists or animals; or
 (d) an area that is not a road and that is open to or used by the public for driving, riding or parking motor vehicles; or
 (e) any shoulder of a road; or
 (f) an area that is a road related area for the purposes of the Australian Road Rules;
semi trailer means a trailer (including a pole type trailer) that has –
 (a) one axle group or single axle towards the rear; and
 (b) a means of attachment to a prime mover or a converter dolly that results in some of the load being imposed on the prime mover, or the converter dolly, as the case may be;
short combination prime mover means a prime mover nominated to haul one semi trailer;
short combination truck means a truck nominated to haul one trailer where, according to the nomination –
 (a) the combination has 6 axles or fewer; and
 (b) the maximum total mass that is legally allowable for the combination is 42.5 tonnes or less;
single axle means an axle not forming part of an axle group;
single axle group