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Interstate Road Transport Amendment Regulations 2006 (No. 2)1
Select Legislative Instrument 2006 No. 162
I, PHILIP MICHAEL JEFFERY, Governor‑General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following Regulations under the Interstate Road Transport Act 1985.
Dated 22 June 2006
P. M. JEFFERY
Governor‑General
By His Excellency’s Command
WARREN TRUSS
Minister for Transport and Regional Services
1              Name of Regulations
                These Regulations are the Interstate Road Transport Amendment Regulations 2006 (No. 2).
2              Commencement
                These Regulations commence on 1 July 2006.
3              Amendment of Interstate Road Transport Regulations 1986
                Schedule 1 amends the Interstate Road Transport Regulations 1986.
Schedule 1        Amendments
(regulation 3)
  
[1]           Subregulation 2 (1), after definition of close coupled axle group
insert
concessional mass limit means the axle load limit for a concessional mass limit vehicle worked out in accordance with regulation 12BA and mentioned in column 4 of Schedule 4.
concessional mass limit vehicle means a vehicle:
                (a)    that is:
                          (i)    a rigid motor vehicle which is not towing a trailer; or
                         (ii)    a semi‑trailer including any prime mover in the combination; or
                         (iii)    a B‑double combination including any prime mover in the combination; and
               (b)    whose owner is accredited under a mass management compliance assurance scheme; and
                (c)    that has been nominated, by the owner of the vehicle, to be included in the scheme.
[2]           Subparagraphs 12A (4) (b) (i) and (ii)
substitute
                          (i)    if an axle load limit is mentioned in column 5 of Schedule 4 — that limit; and
                         (ii)    if subparagraph (i) does not apply — the axle load limit mentioned in column 4 of Schedule 4; and
                         (iii)    if neither subparagraph (i) nor (ii) applies — the axle load limit mentioned in column 3 of Schedule 4; and
[3]           Subparagraph 12B (1) (c) (ii)
omit
column 4 of the item.
insert
column 5 of the item.
[4]           After regulation 12B
insert
12BA      Concessional mass limit
         (1)   For the purposes of paragraphs 12B (2) (a) and 13 (1) (aa) of the Act, the concessional mass limit of a vehicle is, subject to subregulation (2), calculated as the sum of:
                (a)    the maximum permitted laden mass specified in column 3 of an item in Schedule 3 (the vehicle’s permitted laden mass) for the vehicle’s axle spacing; and
               (b)    whichever of the following applies:
                          (i)    if the vehicle’s permitted laden mass is 55 tonnes or less — 5% of the vehicle’s permitted laden mass or 1 tonne, whichever is less;
                         (ii)    if the vehicle’s permitted laden mass is over 55 tonnes — 2 tonnes.
Note   Column 4 of Schedule 4 sets out the resulting amounts of a calculation under paragraph (b) by reference to axle groups.
         (2)   If the concessional mass limit calculated under subregulation (1) exceeds the manufacturer’s rating for the vehicle, the concessional mass limit is taken to be the manufacturer’s rating.
Note   The concessional mass limit worked out under this regulation is a separate amount to the maximum permitted gross mass amount worked out under regulation 12A.
[5]           Schedule 4
substitute
Schedule 4        Axle load limits
(subregulation 12B (1) and 12BA (1))
  
 
Column 1
Column 2
Column 3
Column 4
Column 5

Item
Axle group
Axle load limit (tonnes)
Concession axle load limit (tonnes)
Higher axle load limit (tonnes)

1
Single steer axle on a motor vehicle
6.0
 
 

2
Single axle or single axle group fitted with:
 
 
 

 
   (a)  single tyres with a section width of:
 
 
 

 
         (i)   less than 375mm
6.0
 
 

 
        (ii)   at least 375mm but less than 450mm
6.7
 
 

 
       (iii)   at least 450mm
7.0
 
 

 
   (b)  dual tyres:
 
 
 

 
         (i)   on a pig trailer
8.5
 
 

 
        (ii)   on a bus licensed to carry standing passengers
10.0
 
 

 
       (iii)   on any other vehicle
9.0
 
 

3
Twin‑steer axle groups:
 
 
 

 
   (a)  without load sharing
10.0
 
 

 
   (b)  with load sharing
11.0
 
 

4
Tandem axle groups fitted with:
 
 
 

 
   (a)  single tyres with a section width of:
 
 
 

 
         (i)   less than 375mm
11.0
11.5
 

 
        (ii)   at least 375mm but less than 450mm
13.3
13.8
 

 
       (iii)   at least 450mm
14.0
14.5
 

 
   (b)  single tyres on 1 axle and dual tyres on the other axle
13.0
13.5
14.0

 
   (c)  dual tyres:
 
 
 

 
         (i)   on a pig trailer
15.0
 
 

 
        (ii)   on any other vehicle
16.5
17.0
17.0

5
Triaxle groups:
 
 
 

 
   (a)  on a vehicle fitted with single tyres with a section width of less than 375mm on all axles, or single tyres on 1 or 2 axles and dual tyres on the other axle or axles
15.0
 
 

 
   (b)  on a pig trailer fitted with single tyres with a section width of at least 375mm, dual tyres on all axles, or a combination of those tyres
18.0
 
 

 
   (c)  on any other vehicle fitted with single tyres with a section width of at least 375mm, dual tyres on all axles, or a combination of those tyres
20.0
21.0
 

 
   (d)  dual tyres on all axles
20.0
21.0
22.5

6
Quad axle groups fitted with:
 
 
 

 
   (a)  single tyres with a section width of less than 375mm
15.0
 
 

 
   (b)  single tyres with a section width of at least 375mm, or dual tyres
20.0
 
 

Note
1.       All legislative instruments and compilations are registered on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments kept under the Legislative Instruments Act 2003. See www.frli.gov.au.