Commonwealth Numbered Regulations Commonwealth Numbered Regulations(1) An approach to a weighbridge must:
(a) have a hard, true and durable surface of concrete or another approved material; and
(b) have a perimeter that is clearly indicated by painted marks or other approved means; and
(c) be arranged so that drainage from the surface of the approach does not flow into the pit; and
(d) be in the same plane as the platform for a minimum distance of either of the following:
(i) if the length of the platform is less than 18 metres -- 3 metres;
(ii) if the length of the platform is 18 metres or more -- 1 metre.
(2) The approach to a platform of a weighbridge that is the entry or exit end of the entire weighbridge is in the same plane as the platform or platforms of the weighbridge if:
(a) the surface of the approach is, for its entirety, contained within an angle of no more than +/- 0.25 degrees of level (horizontal) measured from the end of the nearer end of the weighbridge; and
(b) for a multi-platform weighbridge -- the dead space, if applicable, between the platforms of the weighbridge is level and in the same plane as each of the platforms.