Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts

MOTOR VEHICLES (DIMENSIONS AND MASS) ACT 1990 (NO. 13 OF 1990) - SECT 24

24. (1) The gross mass of a vehicle shall not exceed—

        (a)     the manufacturer's gross vehicle mass;

        (b)     the aggregate of the maximum mass permitted by section 25 to be carried by several wheels of the vehicle; or

        (c)     the mass determined in relation to the class of vehicles to which the vehicle belongs;

whichever is least.

(2) The aggregate of the gross masses of a motor vehicle and a trailer or semi-trailer coupled to it shall not exceed—

        (a)     the manufacturer's gross combination mass of the motor vehicle and the trailer or semi-trailer;

        (b)     the aggregate of the maximum amounts of mass permitted by section 25 to be carried by the several wheels of the motor vehicle and the trailer or semi-trailer; or

        (c)     the mass determined in relation to the class of combination of vehicles to which the motor vehicle and the trailer or semi-trailer belong;

whichever is least.