Heavy Vehicle National Law

Queensland Class 3 Heavy Vehicle Sugar Mill Mass Management Scheme Exemption Notice 2021 (No.1)

1. Purpose

1)      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. 

2)      This Notice revokes and replaces the Queensland Class 3 Heavy Vehicle Sugar Mill Mass Management Scheme Exemption Notice 2019 (No.1).

Note: This Notice contains minor amendments, including the addition of a reference to the Registered Queensland Sugar Mill Mass Concession Scheme Participation Guide, and an update to the details in Schedule 1.

2.       Title

This notice may be cited as the Queensland Class 3 Heavy Vehicle Sugar Mill Mass Management Scheme Exemption Notice 2021 (No.1).

3.       Commencement

This Notice commences on 5 July 2021.

4.       Expiry

This Notice expires on 30 June 2024.

5.       Authorising provision

3)      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 means a scheme registered with the Queensland Department of Transport and Main Roads and listed in Schedule 1 of this Notice.

Registered Queensland Sugar Mill Mass Concession Scheme Participation Guide means the document of that name published and maintained by the Queensland department of Transport and Main Roads, as amended from time to time.

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; and

c)       Comply with the provisions of the Registered Queensland Sugar Mill Mass Concession Scheme Participation Guide.

2)      A copy of this Notice must be carried at all times when operating under the conditions of this Notice.

Peter Caprioli

Executive Director (Freight and Supply Chain Productivity)

National Heavy Vehicle Regulator

Schedule 1: Registered Queensland Sugar Mill Mass Concession Schemes