Australian Capital Territory
Road Transport (Mass, Dimensions and Loading) Concessional Mass Limits (CML) Exemption Notice 2010 (No 1) *
Notifiable instrument NI2010–99
made under the  
Road Transport (Mass, Dimensions and Loading) Regulation 2010, section 28 (Class 3 notices)

1	Name of instrument
This instrument is the Road Transport (Mass, Dimensions and Loading) Concessional Mass Limits (CML) Exemption Notice 2010 (No 1).
2	Commencement
This instrument commences on the day after its notification. 
3	Vehicle Exemption
I exempt a vehicle or combination to which this notice applies under part 1 of schedule 1 from the mass limits set out in section 1.9 of schedule 1 to the Road Transport (Mass, Dimensions and Loading) Regulation 2010 if the vehicle complies with, and is operated in accordance with, the conditions set out in part 2 of the schedule.

Gary John Byles
Road Transport Authority

1 March 2010

SCHEDULE 1 TO CONCESSIONAL MASS LIMITS (CML)
 EXEMPTION NOTICE 2010 (No 1)
Part 1 - Application
1.1 Application
1.1.1 This notice applies to vehicles or combinations, with the exception of vehicles or combinations described in clause 1.1.2, operated by an operator accredited under a Mass Management Accreditation Scheme within the meaning of section 46 of the Road Transport (Mass, Dimensions and Loading) Regulation 2010 (the Regulation).
1.1.2 This notices does not apply to:
(a)  pig trailers or a combination containing one or more pig trailers; or
(b)  a special purpose vehicle, an agricultural machine or agricultural implement, a low loader, a low loader dolly and a low loader, a jinker, or a low loader dolly and a jinker; or
(c)  a complying bus, an ultra-low floor bus, or an articulated ultra-low floor bus, or a bus licensed to carry standing passengers; or
(d)  a vehicle or combination operating under section 46 (Higher Mass Limits) of the Regulation; or
(e)  a vehicle or combination operating under any other permit, notice or other exemption that allows axle or axle group loads above those specified in section 1.9 of schedule 1 to the Regulation.

Part 2 - Operation And Travel Requirements

2.1 Total Mass Limits – vehicles or combinations
2.1.1 The total mass of a vehicle or combination to which this notice applies must not exceed the lowest of the following:
(a)  the sum of the axle and axle group mass limits in clause 2.2.1;
(b)  in the case of a bus or rigid truck—the vehicle’s GVM;
(c)  the GCM limit specified by the prime mover manufacturer;
(d)  the sum of the manufacturer’s mass limits for the prime mover (or rigid truck or bus) (GVM) and the trailer or trailers (GTM) it is towing;
(e)  the applicable total mass limit under Clause 2.1.2 or Clause 2.1.3.

2.1.2 The total mass of a vehicle or combination to which this notice applies may exceed the total mass limit applicable to that vehicle or combination under the Regulation, or a notice or permit made under the Regulation, by up to one tonne, where the otherwise applicable total mass limit does not exceed 55 tonnes.

2.1.3 The total mass of a vehicle or combination to which this notice applies may exceed the total mass limit applicable to that vehicle or combination under the Regulation, or a notice or permit made under the Regulation, by up to two tonnes, where the otherwise applicable total mass limit exceeds 55 tonnes.

2.2 Axle and axle group mass limits

2.2.1  A vehicle or combination to which this notice applies must not exceed the axle or axle group mass limits set out in Table 1.

Table 1 - Mass limits for single axles and axle groups
Description of single axle or axle group	Mass Limit
(tonnes)	
STEER AXLE GROUPS		
Single steer axle
Single steer axle 	
6.0	
Twinsteer axle groups
Twinsteer axle group without a load-sharing suspension system 
Twinsteer axle group with a load-sharing suspension system 
	
10.0
11.0	
NON-STEER AXLE GROUPS		
Single axles and single axle groups
Single axle or single axle group fitted with single tyres with section width of:
(a) less than 375 mm 
(b) at least 375 mm but less than 450 mm 
(c) at least 450 mm 
Single axle or single axle group fitted with dual tyres

6.0
6.7
7.0
9.0	
Tandem axle groups
Tandem axle group fitted with single tyres with section width of:
(a) less than 375 mm 
(b) 375 mm or more but less than 450 mm 
(c) 450 mm or more 
Tandem axle group fitted with single tyres on one axle and dual tyres on the other axle
Tandem axle group fitted with dual tyres 	

11.5
13.8
14.5
13.5

17.0	
Tri-axle groups
Tri-axle group on a vehicle fitted with single tyres with section width of less than 375 mm on all axles, or single tyres on 1 or 2 axles and dual tyres on the other axle or axles

Tri-axle group with either single tyres with section width of at least 375 mm, dual tyres, or a combination of those tyres	
15.0

21.0	

2.3 Travel requirements
A vehicle or combination operating under this notice may operate on all roads, except where prohibited by a load limit specified for a road, bridge or causeway by a sign or notice specified under section 11 of the Regulation.

2.4 Vehicle labels
A label that indicates that the vehicle or combination is operating under a Mass Management Accreditation Scheme within the meaning of section 46 of the Regulation must be prominently displayed in the position required by the Mass Management Accreditation Scheme.

Note:
The Regulation gives recognition to mass management accreditation provided by other road transport authorities in Australia for the purposes of operating the Concessional Mass Limits Scheme in the ACT, as the ACT does not provide this accreditation to heavy vehicle operators.