Queensland Numbered Acts

HEAVY VEHICLE NATIONAL LAW AMENDMENT ACT 2013 No. 4 - SECT 34

(1) An unregistered heavy vehicle may be used on a road if—

(a) a road authority has, under a law of a participating jurisdiction, authorised the use of the vehicle on the road for short-term purposes; and

(b) the short-term number plates for the vehicle are conspicuously displayed on the vehicle in the way (if any) required under that law; and

(c) the vehicle is used in accordance with any conditions imposed by the road authority on the authorisation; and

(d) the requirements (if any) of third party insurance legislation applying to the vehicle are complied with.

(2) In this section—

short-term number plates, for a heavy vehicle authorised by a road authority to be used on a road as mentioned in subsection (1)(a), means the number plates (usually called 'trade plates') issued by the road authority and required under the law under which the authorisation is given to be displayed on the vehicle if it is used on a road under the authorisation.