96 Compliance with mass requirements
(1) A person must not drive on a road a heavy vehicle that
(together with its load) does not, or whose components do not,
comply with the mass requirements applying to the vehicle.
Maximum penalty—
(a) for a minor risk breach—$4000; or
(b) for a substantial risk breach—$6000; or
(c) for a severe risk breach—$10000, plus an additional
maximum $500 for every additional 1% over a 120%overload (but so that the additional maximum penalty
does not exceed $20000).
(2) A person charged with an offence against subsection (1) does
not have the benefit of the mistake of fact defence for the
offence.
(3) However, in a proceeding for an offence against
subsection (1), the person charged has the benefit of the
reasonable steps defence for the offence