HEAVY VEHICLE NATIONAL LAW

Heavy Vehicle Stated Maps – Network Suspension and Amendment Notice 2024 (No.3)

  1. Purpose

 

The purpose of this Notice is to amend stated networks for vehicles on the Regulator’s initiative.   

 

2.       Commencement date

 

1)      Suspension or amendment of the routes in Schedule 1 under s4(1)(a) below commences immediately upon publication of this Notice; and

 

2)      Cancellation or amendment of the routes in Schedule 1 under s4(1)(b) below commences 28 days after publication of this Notice.

 

3.       Title

 

This Notice may be cited as the Heavy Vehicle Stated Maps – Suspension and Amendment Notice 2024 (No.3).

 

4.       Authorising provision

 

1)      This Notice is made under:

 

a)      Section 175, immediately suspending or amending the routes listed in Schedule 1 of this Notice to prevent or minimize serious harm to public safety or significant damage to road infrastructure; and

b)      Section 173, cancelling or amending the routes listed in Schedule 1 of this Notice on the Regulators initiative.

 

5.       Application

 

This Notice applies in all participating jurisdictions. 

 

6.       Amendments

 

The specified networks in Column 2 of Schedule 1 to this Notice are amended as specified in Column 4 for the Road Manager’s reasons shown in Column 5.

 


7.       Public notice of amendment

 

Any person affected by the purpose of the action they make written representation to the Regulator within 14 days of the publication of the notice about why the amendment should not be made.

 

Dated: 20/02/2024

Jose Arredondo

Manager Network Access Policy

National Heavy Vehicle Regulator

 

 

 

Schedule 1 Table of Amended Routes

Column 1

Authorising Provision

Column 2

Network

Column 3

Locality

Column 4

Changes to Route

Column 5

Road manager Reasons for Change

s173 and s175 HVNL

Victoria – Permit Road Train Hay & Grain Network

Swan Hill Rural City Council

Remove the following approval routes:

1) Mosstank-Wemen Road, Annuello

2) Mosstank-Wemen Road, Wemen

3) Winnambool Road, Winnambool

4) Winnambool Road, Manangatang

5) Winnambool Road, Bolton

6) Winnambool Road, Annuello

7) Annuello-Wemen Road: Annuello

Please REMOVE the following roads from Victoria's Permit Road Train Hay & Grain Network as they are unsuitable for these types of vehicles. The mass and dimension will, or is likely to cause damage to road infrastructure and/or; pose significant risks to public safety arising from heavy vehicle use that is incompatible with road infrastructure or traffic conditions.

 

It seems that these routes have been approved in error, the mass and dimension will, or is likely to cause damage to road infrastructure and/or; pose significant risks to public safety arising from heavy vehicle use that is incompatible with road infrastructure or traffic conditions.