Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts

MOTOR VEHICLES (DIMENSIONS AND MASS) ACT 1990 (NO. 13 OF 1990) - SECT 49

49. (1) Where the Minister is of the opinion that a portable weighing device is suitable for use in determining—

        (a)     the mass carried by a wheel of a vehicle; and

        (b)     the axle load of an axle of a vehicle;

he or she may, by a notice in accordance with the form in the Schedule that is affixed to the device, approve the device for the purposes of this Act.

(2) In any proceedings in a court, a notice—

        (a)     that purports to be a notice under subsection (1) and to be signed by the Minister; and

        (b)     that is affixed, by any means, to a device;

is evidence of the matters stated in the notice and of the facts on which they are based.