Proof of contravention of loading requirement
(1) In a proceeding for an offence against Division 1—
(a) evidence that a load on a heavy vehicle was not placed,
secured or restrained in a way that met a performance
standard stated in the Load Restraint Guide as in force at
the time of the offence is evidence the load was not
placed, secured or restrained in compliance with a
loading requirement applying to the vehicle; and
(b) evidence that a load, or part of a load, has fallen off a
heavy vehicle is evidence that the load was not properly
secured; and
(c) a court must presume a document purporting to be the
Load Restraint Guide as in force at the time of the
offence is the Load Restraint Guide as in force at the
time of the offence, until the contrary is proved.
(2) In this section—
Load Restraint Guide means a document of that name
prepared by the National Transport Commission and
published in the Commonwealth Gazette, from time to time.