Queensland Numbered Acts Queensland Numbered ActsAfter section 61--
insert--
'(1) A written statement of the recommended maximum loaded mass (mass rating) for a heavy vehicle, or for a component of a heavy vehicle, purporting to be made by the manufacturer of the vehicle or component is admissible in a proceeding under a transport Act and is evidence--
(a) of the mass rating; and
(b) of any conditions, stated in the statement, to which the mass rating is subject; and
(c) that the statement was made by the manufacturer.
'(2) A written statement of the strength or performance rating of equipment used to restrain a load and designed for use on a heavy vehicle, or on a component of a heavy vehicle, purporting to be made by the manufacturer of the equipment is admissible in a proceeding under a transport Act and is evidence--
(a) that the equipment was designed for the use; and
(b) of the strength or performance rating of the equipment; and
(c) of any conditions, stated in the statement, to which the rating is subject; and
(d) that the statement was made by the manufacturer.
Example of equipment used to restrain a load--
a chain or strap
'(1) Without limiting section 60, transport documentation and journey documentation are admissible in a proceeding relating to a heavy vehicle under a transport Act and are evidence of--
(a) the identity and status of the parties to the transaction to which the documentation relates; and
(b) the destination or intended destination of the load to which the documentation relates.
'(2) In this section--
status, of the parties to a transaction, includes the status of each of the parties as a responsible person for a heavy vehicle used or intended to be used for transporting the goods the subject of the transaction.
'Evidence obtained in relation to a vehicle because of the exercise of a power under this Act in the belief or suspicion that the vehicle is a prescribed heavy vehicle is not affected merely because the vehicle is not a prescribed heavy vehicle.'.