Queensland Consolidated Regulations

TRANSPORT OPERATIONS (ROAD USE MANAGEMENT--ROAD RULES) REGULATION 2009 - REG 24A

24A Speed limit for certain vehicles

(1) This section applies to a driver despite a higher speed limit that would otherwise apply to the driver under this part.

(2) The speed limit applying to the following drivers for a length of road where the driver is driving is—

(a) for a driver driving a tractor towing a sugar cane trailer—50km/h;

(b) for a driver driving an oversize vehicle that is required to travel with a pilot or escort vehicle—80km/h;

(c) for a driver driving a road train, other than a B-triple or an oversize vehicle mentioned in paragraph (b) —90km/h;

(d) for a driver driving a bus with a GVM over 5t, a B-triple, or another vehicle with a GVM over 12t, other than an oversize vehicle mentioned in paragraph (b) or a road train mentioned in paragraph (c) —100km/h.

(3) In this section—

"B-triple" means a B-triple under the Heavy Vehicle National Law (Queensland) .

"sugar cane trailer" means a trailer—

(a) with an ATM within the meaning of the Transport Operations (Road Use Management—Vehicle Standards and Safety) Regulation 2021 of not more than 20t; and

(b) designed for carrying sugar cane.

"tractor" does not include a motor vehicle built to tow a semitrailer.