4   Definitions

(cf Cth Act s 2)

In this Act:

Authority means Roads and Maritime Services constituted under the Transport Administration Act 1988.

chargeable heavy vehicle—see section 17 (1).

defective registrable vehicle means a registrable vehicle that does not comply with a vehicle standard that is prescribed by the regulations.

garage address of a vehicle means:

(a)  if the vehicle is normally kept at a depot or base of operations when not in use—the principal depot or base of operations of the vehicle, or

(b)  if the vehicle is normally kept on a road or road related area when not in use:

(i)  where the vehicle has one registered operator—the residential address of the registered operator, or

(ii)  where the vehicle has more than one registered operator and one or more of the operators reside in New South Wales—the residential address of the registered operator residing in New South Wales whose address is nearest the road or road related area, or

(iii)  where the vehicle has more than one registered operator and none of the registered operators reside in New South Wales—the suburb and road or road related area in New South Wales where the vehicle is normally kept, or

(c)  if the vehicle is normally kept at a place (other than a depot, base of operations or road or road related area) when not in use—the place where the vehicle is normally kept.

Note. See section 10 concerning the number of registered operators for a registrable vehicle that may be recorded in the Register.

GCM (gross combination mass) of a motor vehicle means the greatest possible sum of the maximum loaded mass of the motor vehicle and of any vehicles that may lawfully be towed by it at one time:

(a)  as specified by the motor vehicle’s manufacturer, or

(b)  as specified by the Authority if:

(i)  the manufacturer has not specified the sum of the maximum loaded mass, or

(ii)  the manufacturer cannot be identified, or

(iii)  the vehicle has been modified to the extent that the manufacturer’s specification is no longer appropriate.

GVM (gross vehicle mass) of a vehicle means the maximum loaded mass of the vehicle:

(a)  as specified by the vehicle’s manufacturer, or

(b)  as specified by the Authority if:

(i)  the manufacturer has not specified a maximum loaded mass, or

(ii)  the manufacturer cannot be identified, or

(iii)  the vehicle has been modified to the extent that the manufacturer’s specification is no longer appropriate.

heavy vehicle means a motor vehicle or trailer that has a GVM greater than 4.5 tonnes.

jurisdiction means a State, the Commonwealth or a Territory.

light rail vehicle means:

(a)  a vehicle used on a light rail system within the meaning of the Transport Administration Act 1988, or

(b)  any other light rail system prescribed for the purposes of this definition by the regulations.

motor vehicle means a vehicle that is built to be propelled by a motor that forms part of the vehicle.

premises means any place.

Register means the Register of Registrable Vehicles maintained in accordance with this Act.

registered, in relation to a registrable vehicle, means registered on the Register of Registrable Vehicles under this Act.

registered operator of a registrable vehicle means a person recorded in the Register as a person responsible for the vehicle.

registrable vehicle means:

(a)  any heavy vehicle or other motor vehicle, or

(b)  any trailer, or

(c)  any other vehicle prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of this definition.

registration charge—see section 17 (1).

residential address, in relation to a company or other body corporate, means its registered office or any place recorded in the Register as its residential address or business address.

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 vehicles, or

(e)  a shoulder of a road, or

(f)  any other area that is open to or used by the public and that has been declared under section 15 of the Road Transport (General) Act 2005 to be an area to which specified provisions of this Act or the regulations apply.

trader’s plate means a number-plate issued by the Authority to a person engaged in a relevant trade to move unregistered registrable vehicles for short-term purposes.

trailer means a vehicle that is built to be towed, or is towed, by a motor vehicle, but does not include a motor vehicle that is being towed.

unregistered vehicle permit means a permit referred to in section 8 (1) (d).

use of a vehicle includes standing the vehicle on a road or road related area.

vehicle means:

(a)  any description of vehicle on wheels (including a light rail vehicle) but not including any other vehicle used on a railway or tramway, or

(b)  any other vehicle prescribed by the regulations.

vehicle standard includes a standard or other requirement relating to the construction, design or equipment of a registrable vehicle.