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MOTOR VEHICLES (DIMENSIONS AND MASS) ACT 1990 (NO. 13 OF 1990) - SECT 20

Suspension systems

20. (1) Each axle of a vehicle that is not part of an axle group, and each axle group of a vehicle, shall be connected to an acceptable axle suspension system.

(2) In this section—

“acceptable axle suspension system” means—

        (a)     in relation to an axle of a vehicle that is not part of an axle group—any suspension system that directly or indirectly interposes an elastic springing medium between the frame of the vehicle and the wheels attached to the axle; or

        (b)     in relation to an axle group of a vehicle—an axle suspension system that is indicated as acceptable for that axle group in the section of the manual headed “4. Acceptable Axle Suspension Systems”;

“manual” means the manual entitled “A Guide to Heavy Vehicle Suspension Systems and Acceptable Axle Groups” prepared by the Office of Road Safety of the Commonwealth Department of Transport and published by the Australian Government Publishing Service in 1979, being that manual as amended from time to time.



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