HEAVY VEHICLE (MASS, DIMENSION AND LOADING) NATIONAL REGULATION

Table of Provisions

PART 1 - PRELIMINARY

• 1 Short title
• 2 Commencement
• 3 Definitions
• 4 Meaning of section width of tyre
• 5 Application of Regulation in relation to a retractable axle
• 5A References to axles or axle groups fitted with dual tyres

PART 2 - MASS REQUIREMENTS

Division 1 - Prescribed mass requirements and related provisions

• 6 Prescribed mass requirements
• 7 Mass exceptions
• 8 Limitation imposed by manufacturer’s mass limits or other stated limit
• 9 How to work out the relevant mass for a towing vehicle without a GCM
• 10 Modified manufacturer’s mass limits for a tyre relating to a particular cold inflated pressure

Division 2 - (Repealed)

Division 3 - Additional provisions relating to higher mass limits

• 12 Regulator’s power to declare areas and routes for higher mass limits
• 13 Restriction on making HML declaration
• 14 Obtaining consent of road manager
• 15 Requirements about Commonwealth Gazette notice etc.
• 15A Process for amending a stated map or stated list
• 16 Contravening conditions applying to HML heavy vehicles being used in an area or on a route declared by an HML declaration
• 17 Amendment or cancellation of HML declaration on Regulator’s initiative
• 18 Amendment or cancellation of HML declaration on request by relevant road manager
• 19 Immediate suspension
Subdivision 2 - HML permits
• 20 Regulator’s power to authorise use of heavy vehicles under higher mass limits in other areas or on other routes
• 21 Application for HML permit
• 22 Restriction on grant of HML permit
• 23 Obtaining consent of road manager
• 24 Conditions of HML permit
• 25 Period for which HML permit applies
• 26 HML permit etc.
• 27 Refusal of application for HML permit
• 28 Contravening conditions of HML permit
• 29 Amendment or cancellation on application by HML permit holder
• 30 Amendment or cancellation of HML permit on Regulator’s initiative
• 31 Amendment or cancellation of HML permit on request by relevant road manager
• 32 Immediate suspension of HML permit
• 33 Minor amendment of HML permit
• 34 Return of HML permit
• 35 Replacement of defaced etc. HML permit
Subdivision 3 - (Repealed)

PART 3 - DIMENSION REQUIREMENTS

• 37 Prescribed dimension requirements

PART 4 - LOADING REQUIREMENTS

• 38 Loading requirements

PART 5 - EXEMPTIONS FOR PARTICULAR OVERMASS OR OVERSIZE VEHICLES

Division 1 - Conditions

• 39 Prescribed conditions

Division 2 - Declaration of areas, roads and routes and major roads

• 40 Regulator may make declaration
• 41 Consent of relevant road manager required
• 42 Matters to which Regulator must have regard
• 43 Publication of declaration

PART 6 - CONDITIONS FOR GRANT OF MASS OR DIMENSION AUTHORITY IMPOSED BY RELEVANT ROAD MANAGER

• 44 Imposition of road conditions in relation to a class 2 heavy vehicle

PART 7 - REVIEWABLE DECISIONS

• 45 Reviewable decisions

PART 8 - TRANSITIONAL PROVISION

• 46 Saving of stated map and other matters under section 15
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