Queensland notices

State notices for Queensland.

Please note a range of national, state and transitional notices expired on 9 February 2019. For national and state notices these notices were simply renewed.

Acronym used in tables: MDL – Mass, dimension and loading.

Title and description Gazette reference Category Carriage required

New South Wales and Queensland Class 3 4.6m High Loaded Semi-Trailer Dimension Exemption Notice 2019 (No.1) (PDF, 810KB)

Exempts a stated category of Class 3 heavy vehicles from the height limit stated in section 8 of Schedule 6 of the Heavy Vehicle (Mass, Dimension and Loading) National Regulation.

 C2019G00088 MDL No

National Heavy Vehicle Queensland Electricity Entity Fatigue Record Keeping Exemption Notice 2018 (No 1) (PDF, 530KB)

Exempts record keepers for drivers of fatigue-regulated heavy vehicles carrying out activities on the works of an Electricity Entity, from certain record-keeping requirements.

 C2018G00519 Fatigue No

National Heavy Vehicle Queensland Electricity Entity Work and Rest Hours Exemption Notice 2018 (No.1) (PDF, 526KB)

Exempts drivers of fatigue-regulated heavy vehicles carrying out activities on the works of an Electricity Entity in unplanned urgent circumstances, from certain work and rest requirements.

This notice will be revoked and replaced on 1 July 2019 by the National Heavy Vehicle Queensland Electricity Entity Work and Rest Hours Exemption Notice 2019 (No.1) (PDF, 647KB).

 C2018G00520 Fatigue Yes

National Heavy Vehicle Queensland Electricity Entity Work Diary Exemption Notice 2018 (No.1) (PDF, 512KB)

Exempts drivers of fatigue-regulated heavy vehicles carrying out activities on the works of an Electricity Entity, from the requirement to carry and complete a National Driver Work Diary.

 C2018G00521 Fatigue Yes

National Heavy Vehicle Standards (Queensland conditional registration) exemption (notice) 2014 (No. 1) (PDF, 460KB)

Exempts heavy vehicles that are eligible for conditional registration in Queensland from Schedule 2 of the Heavy Vehicle (Vehicle Standard) National Regulation.

 C2014G01594 Vehicle Standards No

Queensland Agricultural Machines and Cane Bins Flotation Tyres Mass Exemption Notice 2017 (No. 1) (PDF, 1.2MB)

Allows agricultural machines and cane bin trailers fitted with flotation tyres to operate on roads in certain circumstances and within certain parameters.

 C2017G00717 MDL Yes

Queensland Class 1 Agricultural Vehicle (Coastal Zone 1) Dimension Exemption Notice 2016 (No. 1) (PDF, 922KB)

Exempts certain categories of class 1 heavy vehicles from prescribed dimension requirements under certain conditions.

Please note the following supporting document for this notice:

Please note the following amendment to this notice:

C2016G01164

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

C2016G01504

 MDL No

Queensland Class 1 Agricultural Vehicle (Northern Coastal Zone 1) - Dimension Exemption Notice 2016 (No. 1) (PDF, 735KB)

Exempts certain categories of class 1 heavy vehicles operating on minor and major roads in the Northern Coastal Zone from prescribed dimension requirements under certain conditions.

Please note the following supporting document for this notice:

 C2016G01381 MDL No

Queensland Class 1 Comb Trailer Dimension Exemption Notice 2017 (No. 1) (PDF, 742KB)

Exempts comb trailers from stated prescribed dimension requirements in Schedule 6 of the Heavy Vehicle (Mass, Dimension and Loading) National Regulation.

 C2017G00721 MDL No

Queensland Class 1 Cotton Harvest Derestriction Notice 2017 (No. 1) (PDF, 1.1MB)

Exempts the movement of, or transportation of, eligible cotton harvesters and agricultural equipment in association with cotton harvesting in Queensland from certain travel restrictions in place over the Easter period.

 C2017G00336 MDL No

Queensland Class 1 Heavy Vehicle (Load Carrying) Mass and Dimension Exemption Notice 2017 (No. 1) (PDF, 666KB)

  • Allows triaxle low loader trailers to exceed extreme axle dimensions for a conforming axle group.
  • Provides limited exemptions from prescribed mass requirements to allow the efficient operation of unladen load platform trailers under specified conditions.
  • Exempts heavy vehicle combinations used to carry power poles from stated prescribed dimension requirements in Schedule 6 of the Heavy Vehicle (Mass, Dimension and Loading) National Regulation.
 C2017G00722 MDL Yes

Queensland Class 1 Heavy Vehicles (Cotton Harvester) Mass and Dimension Exemption Notice 2017 (No.1) (PDF, 1.1MB)

Exempts specified cotton harvesters from stated prescribed mass and dimension requirements in the Heavy Vehicle (Mass, Dimension and Loading) National Regulation.

 C2017G00712 MDL Yes

Queensland Class 1 Special Purpose Combination Mass & Dimension Exemption Notice 2019 (No. 1) (PDF, 643KB)

Exempt categories of Class 1 special purpose combinations from mass and dimension requirements under the Heavy Vehicle National Law (HVNL).

 C2019G00066 MDL No

Queensland Class 2 Performance Based Standards A-Double (Toowoomba to Port of Brisbane) Authorisation Notice 2018 (No.1) (PDF, 642KB)

Authorises Performance Based Standards (PBS) A-doubles to access a special PBS network running from Toowoomba to Port of Brisbane up to a Gross Combination Mass of 85 tonnes.

Please note the following supporting document for this notice:

 C2018G00795 MDL No

Queensland Class 2 Road Train (Burke Development Road) Authorisation Notice 2017 (No. 1) (PDF, 835KB)

Authorise Type-2 road train access to the Burke Development Road from Mungana to the Ootan intersection (west of Almaden), and to Ootan Road in north Queensland.

 C2017G00716 MDL No

Queensland Class 3 Converter Dolly Combination Exemption Notice 2019 (No.1) (PDF, 724KB)

Exempts Class 3 heavy vehicles towing an unladen converter dolly from the mass limit in Schedule 1, Part 1, Clause2 (1)(a)(iv), and the dimension limit in Schedule 6, Part 2, Clause 3(1)(a) of the Heavy Vehicle (Mass, Dimension and Loading) National Regulation.

 C2019G00067 MDL No

Queensland Class 3 Cotton Module Transportation Dimension Exemption Notice 2019 (No.1) (PDF, 662KB)

Provides an exemption from height and rear overhang dimension requirements for certain heavy vehicles while they are transporting cotton modules.

 C2019G00068 MDL No

Queensland Class 3 Heavy Unloaded Trailer and Converter Dolly Dimension Exemption Notice 2019 (No.1) (PDF, 633KB)

Exempts class 3 heavy vehicles that are semitrailers towed behind road train rated prime movers from the prescribed height dimension requirement in section 8(d) of Schedule 6 of the Heavy Vehicle (Mass, Dimension and Loading) National Regulation.

 C2019G00059 MDL No

Queensland Class 3 Heavy Vehicle Additional Concessional Mass Limits Exemption Notice 2019 (No.1) (PDF, 773KB)

Exempts a stated category of class 3 heavy vehicles from specified prescribed mass requirements in the Heavy Vehicle (Mass, Dimension and Loading) National Regulation to permit such vehicles additional mass under the concessional mass limits.

 C2019G00060 MDL No

Queensland Class 3 Heavy Vehicle (Brisbane City Council CCTV) Dimension Exemption Notice 2017 (No 1) (PDF, 730KB)

Allows the fitting of CCTV cameras to Brisbane City Council buses.

 C2017G00723 MDL No

Queensland Class 3 Heavy Vehicle (Grain Harvest Management Scheme) Mass Exemption Notice 2016 (No. 1) (PDF, 765KB)

Allows for an efficient grain harvest and protects the road infrastructure network through eliminating gross overloading by appropriate administrative procedures and compliance activities in accordance with the Queensland Grain Harvest Management Scheme (GHMS).

This notice will be replaced on 1 July 2019 with the Queensland Class 3 Heavy Vehicle (Grain Harvest Management Scheme) Mass Exemption Notice 2019 (No. 1) (PDF, 740KB).

Please note the following supporting information for this notice:

Please note the following amendment to this notice:

C2016G00886

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

C2017G00709

 MDL Yes

Queensland Class 3 Heavy Vehicle (Indivisible Item) Dimension Exemption Notice 2019 (No.1) (PDF, 742KB)

Provides dimension exemptions that allow specified heavy vehicles to carry large indivisible items.

 C2019G00057 MDL No

Queensland Class 3 Heavy Vehicle (Port of Brisbane flat rack and open top container) mass and dimension exemption notice 2015 (no. 1) (PDF, 1.9MB)

Exempts vehicles transporting flat rack and open top containers within the Port of Brisbane from prescribed mass and dimension requirements specified in the notice.

Please note the following supporting document for this notice:

 C2015G01387 MDL No

Queensland Class 3 Heavy Vehicle (Port of Brisbane Mass Management Scheme) Mass Exemption Notice 2017 (No. 1) (PDF, 1.3MB)

Allows for the operation of eligible vehicles at masses equivalent to the Higher Mass Limits (HML) within the confines of, and on roads under the control of, the Port of Brisbane Pty Ltd.

 C2017G00710 MDL Yes

Queensland Class 3 Heavy Vehicle Sugar Mill Mass Management Scheme Exemption Notice 2016 (No. 1) (PDF, 584)

Allows for an efficient transport of sugar cane to particular sugar mills operating under a Registered Queensland Sugar Mill Mass Concession Scheme.

This notice will be replaced on 1 July 2019 by the Queensland Class 3 Heavy Vehicle Sugar Mill Mass Management Scheme Exemption Notice 2019 (No. 1) (PDF, 562).

Registered Queensland Sugar Mill Mass Concession Schemes

  • 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
  • Tablelands Sugar Mill Self Regulation (Mass Concession) Scheme
 C2016G00887 MDL Yes

Queensland Class 3 Heavy Vehicle Truck Towing One Trailer Exceeding 19m Up To 31.5m Mass and Dimension Exemption Notice 2019 (No.1) (PDF, 656KB)

Exempts a class 3 heavy vehicle comprised of a truck towing one trailer, where the combination length exceeds 19m in length but not 31.5m, from stated mass and dimension requirements of the Heavy Vehicle (Mass, Dimension and Loading) National Regulation.

 C2019G00070 MDL No

Queensland Class 3 Livestock Loading Exemption Notice 2019 (No.2) (PDF, 897KB)

Provides mass dimension exemptions that support the Queensland Livestock Loading Scheme. This notice is intended to work with the Queensland Livestock Loading Scheme, and compliance with that Scheme is a condition of exemptions contained in this notice.

 C2019G00126 MDL No

Queensland Class 3 Tandem Drive Axle (Cane Haulout Truck) Flotation Tyres Mass Exemption Notice 2017 (No. 1) (PDF, 1.1MB)

Exempts Cane Haulout Trucks fitted with flotation tyres in Queensland from certain mass requirements to allow for the efficient harvest of sugar cane.

 C2017G00711 MDL Yes

Queensland Heavy Vehicle Class 1 Agricultural Vehicle (Bundaberg Region 5.0m wide) Dimension Exemption Notice 2017 (No. 1) (PDF, 695KB)

Exempts certain class 1 heavy vehicles operating on local government roads in the Bundaberg region from prescribed dimension requirements specified in the notice.

Please note the following supporting document for this notice:

C2017G00111

 MDL No

Queensland Heavy Vehicle Standards (Agricultural Vehicles) Exemption Notice 2016 (No. 1) (PDF, 741KB)

Exempts a heavy vehicle that is an agricultural vehicle from certain lighting and braking requirements.

 C2016G00889 Vehicle Standards No

Queensland Heavy Vehicle Standards (Sapphire Mining Industry) Exemption Notice 2016 (No. 1) (PDF, 627KB)

Exempts unregistered sapphire mining vehicles used on roads situated on unallocated State land within the Emerald Shire from certain vehicle standards.

 C2016G00888 Vehicle Standards No

Queensland Heavy Vehicle Standards (Special Purpose Vehicle) Exemption Notice 2018 (No. 1) (PDF, 776KB)

Exempts Special Purpose Vehicles (SPVs) that are heavy motor vehicles and operate under the Guideline for excess dimension - vehicles carrying indivisible articles, special purpose vehicles and vehicles that require a pilot or escort, (Form 4), from complying with certain requirements of the Heavy Vehicle (Vehicle Standards) National Regulation.

 C2018G00704 Vehicle Standards No

Queensland Heavy Vehicle Standards (Sugar Cane Trailers) Exemption Notice 2019 (No. 1) (PDF, 746KB)

Exempts a heavy vehicle that is a sugar cane trailer operating in Queensland from the specified requirements of the Heavy Vehicle (Vehicle Standards) National Regulation.

 C2019G00155 Vehicle Standards No

Queensland Heavy Vehicle Standards (Warning Lights And Signs On School Buses) Exemption Notice 2019 (No. 1) (PDF, 779KB)

Exempts a heavy vehicle to which it applies from the requirements of Division 16, Part 6 of Schedule 2 of the Heavy Vehicle (Vehicle Standards) National Regulation.

 C2019G00154 Vehicle Standards No

Queensland Higher Mass Limits Declaration 2019 (No.1) (PDF, 589KB)

Authorises heavy vehicles eligible to use Higher Mass Limits (HML) on stated areas and routes, during stated hours of stated days and to state the conditions under which they may be used.

 C2019G00069 MDL No