Heavy Vehicle National Law
Queensland Class 3 Heavy Vehicle Sugar Mill Mass Management Scheme Exemption Notice 2019 (No.1)
1 Purpose
The purpose of this notice is to allow for an efficient transport of sugar cane to particular sugar mills operating under a Registered Queensland Sugar Mill Mass Concession Scheme.
Note: This Notice replaces the Queensland Class 3 Heavy Vehicle Sugar Mill Mass Management Scheme Exemption Notice 2016.
2 Title
This notice may be cited as the Queensland Class 3 Heavy Vehicle Sugar Mill Mass Management Scheme Exemption Notice 2019.
3 Commencement
This Notice commences on 1 July 2019.
4 Expiry
This Notice expires on 30 June 2024.
5 Authorising provision
(1) This Notice is made under the following section of the Heavy Vehicle National Law as applied in each participating jurisdiction—
a) Section 117: Regulator’s power to exempt category of class 3 heavy vehicles from compliance with mass or dimension requirement.
6 Definitions
(1) Unless otherwise stated, words and expressions used in this notice have the same meanings as those defined in the HVNL.
(2) In this notice:
Eligible vehicle means a vehicle that is enrolled in a Registered Queensland Sugar Mill Mass Concession Scheme.
Registered Queensland Sugar Mill Mass Concession Scheme is a scheme registered with Queensland Department of Transport and Main Roads (TMR) and listed in Schedule 1 of this Notice.
7 Application
This Notice applies to eligible vehicles in Queensland.
8 Areas & Routes
This Notice applies to the areas and routes set out in a relevant Registered Sugar Mill Queensland Mass Concession Scheme.
9 Exemption from Prescribed Mass Requirements
(1) This Notice exempts an eligible vehicle from the following general mass limits specified in Schedule 1 of the Heavy Vehicle (Mass Dimension and Loading) National Regulation (the Regulation):
(a) Section 2(1)(a)(iv); and
(b) Section 2(1)(b); and
(c) Section 4; and
(d) Section 5(1), (2) and (3).
10 Conditions-Maximum Permissible Mass
(1) Vehicles operating under this notice must not exceed:
(a) 7.5% over prescribed mass limits; and
(b) 10% over regulation axle mass limits; and
(c) Notwithstanding subsections a) and b) above, the manufacturer’s ratings.
11 General Conditions
(1) A vehicle operating under this Notice must:
(a) Be an eligible vehicle; and
(b) Comply with the provisions of the Registered Queensland Sugar Mill Mass Concession Scheme in which it is enrolled and under which it is operating.
(2) A copy of this Notice must be carried at all times when operating under the conditions of this Notice.
Date: 4 June 2019
Peter Caprioli
Executive Director (Freight and Supply Chain Productivity)
National Heavy Vehicle Regulator
Schedule 1 Registered Queensland Sugar Mill Mass Concession Schemes
Registered Queensland Sugar Mill Mass Concession Scheme |
Rocky Point Sugar Mill Self Regulation (Mass Concession) Scheme |
Bundaberg Sugar Mill Self Regulation (Mass Concession) Scheme |
Maryborough Sugar Mill Self Regulation (Mass Concession) Scheme |
Mossman Sugar Mill Self-Regulation (Mass Concession) Scheme |
Tablelands Sugar Mill Self Regulation (Mass Concession) Scheme |