Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations

INTERSTATE ROAD TRANSPORT REGULATIONS 1986 - REG 12RA

         (1)   If a prime mover is to be used as part of a B‑double, and it:

                (a)    was manufactured on or after 1 January 1990; or

               (b)    was first used as part of a B‑double on or after 1 January 1994; or

                (c)    is used as part of a B‑double that includes a tank trailer that carries dangerous goods;

the prime mover must have an anti‑lock braking system that complies with ADR 64/00.

         (2)   If a semi‑trailer is to be used as part of a B‑double that includes a tank trailer that carries dangerous goods, the semi‑trailer must have an anti‑lock braking system that complies with ADR 38/01.

         (3)   In this regulation:

dangerous goods means:

                (a)    if regulations have been made for the purposes of paragraph 11 (2) (a) of the Road Transport Reform (Dangerous Goods) Act 1995   -- goods that are prescribed or determined to be dangerous goods under those regulations; or

               (b)    if there are no such regulations in force -- goods of a kind listed in section 9.4 (Alphabetical list of dangerous goods) of the Australian Code for the Transport of Dangerous Goods by Road and Rail (5th edition) prepared by the Federal Office of Road Safety and published by the Australian Government Publishing Service in 1992.

tank trailer means a trailer:

                (a)    of which a tank forms part; or

               (b)    to which a tank is attached; and

which is used, or built to be used, for the transport of liquid or gaseous goods in bulk.

         (4)   If a prime mover referred to in subregulation (1) is registered under the Act on 1 July 1997, subregulation (1) does not apply to it until the first time it is re‑registered after that date.

         (5)   If a semi‑trailer referred to in subregulation (2) is registered under the Act on 1 July 1997, subregulation (2) does not apply to it until the first time it is re‑registered after that date.