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HEAVY VEHICLE NATIONAL LAW ACT 2012 - As at 1 March 2023 - Act 21 of 2012

- As at 1 March 2023 - Act 21 of 2012

Table of Provisions

PART 1 - PRELIMINARY

  • 1 Short title
  • 2 Commencement
  • 2A Special provision about commencement of Heavy Vehicle National Law (Queensland)
  • 3 Definitions

PART 2 - ADOPTION OF HEAVY VEHICLE NATIONAL LAW

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Division 1 - General

  • 4 Application of Heavy Vehicle National Law
  • 5 Exclusion of legislation of this jurisdiction

Division 2 - Meaning of particular terms for Heavy Vehicle National Law (Queensland)

  • 6 Purpose of div 2
  • 7 Definitions of generic terms and terms having meaning provided by this Act
  • 8 Particular laws
  • 9 Local government authority
  • 10 Relevant tribunal or court
  • 11 Road authority
  • 12 Road manager for a road
  • 13 Police officers who are authorised officers
  • 14 Authorised warrant official
  • 15 Areas that are roads
  • 16. (Repealed)

PART 3 - NATIONAL REGULATIONS

  • 17 Parliamentary scrutiny of national regulations

PART 4 - PROVISIONS SPECIFIC TO THIS JURISDICTION

Division 1 - Preliminary

  • 18 Definitions for pt 4

Division 2 - Requirement for commissioner’s consent for mass or dimension exemptions

  • 19 Definitions for div 2
  • 20 Other consents under s 118 of the Law
  • 21 Other consents under s 124 of the Law
  • 22 Deciding request for consent generally
  • 23 Imposition of conditions
  • 24 Information notice for decision to refuse application because commissioner did not give consent
  • 25 Information notice for imposition of condition requested by commissioner
  • 26 Amendment or cancellation of mass or dimension exemption (notice) on request by commissioner
  • 27 Amendment or cancellation of mass or dimension exemption (permit) on request by commissioner
  • 28 Reviewable decisions
  • 29 Applying review and appeal provisions of the Law

Division 3 - Additional evidentiary provisions

  • 30 Additional Regulator certificates
  • 31 Additional road authority certificates
  • 32 Evidence of contents of document examined by authorised officer
  • 33 Averments

Division 4 - Special provisions about Regulator

  • 34 Declarations about industrial relations status of Regulator

Division 5 - Other specific provisions

  • 35 Application of particular provisions to police officers
  • 36 Review of decision by QCAT as relevant tribunal or court
  • 37 Use of force
  • 38 Power to seize
  • 39 Power to require production of driver licence
  • 40 Commissioner consent for grant of blue light vehicle standards exemption
  • 41 Commissioner permission for fitting of blue light if vehicle standards exemption is not required
  • 42 Provision of information and assistance by Queensland information holder
  • 42A Authorisation for s 688 of the Law (Payments into Fund)

PART 4A - OTHER MODIFICATIONS OF NATIONAL LAW

  • 42B Meaning of National Law
  • 42C Operation of pt 4A
  • 42D Amendment of s 598 (Power to cancel or suspend vehicle registration)
  • 42E Amendment of s 707A (Proceeding for other offences)

PART 5 - MISCELLANEOUS

  • 43 Regulation-making power
  • 43A Fees payable under Heavy Vehicle National Law (Queensland)

PART 6 - SAVINGS AND TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS

Division 1 - The Regulator

  • 44 Savings provision for Regulator

Division 2 - Operation of general savings and transitional provision

  • 45 Definitions for div 2
  • 46 Operation of general savings and transitional provision
  • 47 Investigation and enforcement for offences committed before commencement
  • 48 Particular orders continue to have effect under TORUM after commencement
  • 49 Continuation of work diary exemption
  • 50 Declaratory regulation-making power for general savings and transitional provision

Division 3 - General transitional matters

  • 51 (Expired)
  • 52 References in documents to repealed or amended provisions

Division 4 - (Repealed)

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