HEAVY VEHICLE NATIONAL LAW

Tasmania Higher Mass Limits Declaration 2016 (No.1)

Statutory Instrument Series:

Heavy Vehicle Higher Mass Limits Declaration

  1. Purpose

 

The purpose of this Declaration is to authorise the use of certain categories of heavy vehicles under higher mass limits on stated areas and routes in Tasmania.

 

2.      Authorising Provisions

 

This Declaration is made under section 12 of the Heavy Vehicle (Mass, Dimension and Loading) National Regulation (the National Regulation).

 

3.      Title

 

This Declaration may be cited as the Tasmania Higher Mass Limits Declaration 2016.

 

4.      Commencement

 

This Declaration commences on 1 December 2016.

 

5.      Expiry

 

This Declaration expires on 30 November 2021.

 

6.      Definitions

 

1)      In this Declaration -

 

Eligible vehicle means a HML heavy vehicle fitted with:

a)      an 8-tyred tandem axle group; or

b)      a 12-tyred tri-axle group.

 

 

 

7.      Application

 

This Declaration applies to eligible vehicles operating in Tasmania.

 

8.      Stated Areas and Routes

 

An eligible vehicle may use the routes set out in the Tasmanian Declared HML Route Network published by the Tasmania Department of State Growth.

 

Note: The Tasmania HML Network may be found at http://data.stategrowth.tas.gov.au/Networks/?mapName=HML

 

 

 

Dated: 25 November 2016

Signature of Sal Petroccitto Chief Executive Officer National Heavy Vehicle Regulator 

 

 

 

Sal Petroccitto

Chief Executive Officer

National Heavy Vehicle Regulator