Queensland notices

Queensland Class 2 Toowoomba Connection Road Authorisation Notice 2019 (No.1)

This Notice provides access to the Toowoomba Connection Road for eligible vehicles that have a Class 2 mass or dimension authorisation permit under the Heavy Vehicle National Law (HVNL).

Queensland Class 1 Heavy Vehicle Christmas and Easter Derestriction Exemption Notice 2016 (No. 1) | PDF, 1.2MB

Varies the Christmas, New Year and Easter travel restrictions imposed by the Queensland Form 4 Guideline and the National Special Purpose Vehicle Notice. This notice lifts those restrictions for vehicles that are operating under specific conditions around the Port of Brisbane, conducting unprogrammed repairs to public utilities or supporting resource industry activity in the Cooper Basin.

Note: This notice takes the place of the series of annual Christmas and Easter derestriction notices previously issued at the start of each specific public holiday period.

Queensland Class 1 and Class 3 Toowoomba Connection Road Exemption Notice 2019 (No.1)

This Notice provides access to the Toowoomba Connection Road for eligible vehicles that have a Class 1 or Class 3 mass or dimension exemption permit under the Heavy Vehicle National Law (HVNL).

Queensland Class 2 Performance Based Standards A-Double (Toowoomba to Port of Brisbane) Authorisation Notice 2019 (No.2)

The purpose of this Notice is to authorise 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 amendment to this notice:

• Amended QLD class 2 PBS A-Double operators Guide 2019 (PDF, 546KB)

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.

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.

Queensland Electricity Entity Work and Rest Hours Exemption Notice 2019 (No.1) (PDF, 647KB)

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.

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.

Queensland Heavy Vehicle Standards (Conditional Registration) Exemption Notice 2019 (No. 1) 

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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).

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Queensland Class 3 Heavy Vehicle (Grain Harvest Management Scheme) Mass Exemption Notice 2019 (No. 1) (PDF, 740KB)

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).

Please note the following supporting information for this notice:

• AgForce Queensland Grain Harvest Management Scheme (GHMS) Accreditation Booklet
• Grain Harvest Management Scheme - Table of truck configurations, code numbers and permitted mass limits (PDF, 721KB)

Please note the following amendment to this notice:

• AgForce changed to mean AgForce Queensland Farmers Ltd, to reflect amendments in the corporations details as per the Queensland Class 3 Heavy Vehicle (Grain Harvest Management Scheme) Mass Exemption Notice Amendment Notice 2017 (No. 1) (PDF,615KB)

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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.

Queensland Class 3 Heavy Vehicle (Port of Brisbane Class 3 Flat Rack and Open Top) Mass and Dimension Exemption Notice 2020 (No. 2) | PDF, 1.8MB

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:

• Information Sheet - Queensland Class 3 Heavy Vehicle (Port of Brisbane Class 3 Flat Rack and Open Top) Mass and Dimension Exemption Notice 2020 (No. 2) (PDF, 924KB)

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.

Queensland Class 3 Heavy Vehicle Sugar Mill Mass Management Scheme Exemption Notice 2021 (No.1) | PDF, 650KB

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

Registered Queensland Sugar Mill Mass Concession Schemes

• Rocky Point Sugar Mill Self-Regulation (Mass Concession) Scheme
• Bundaberg Sugar Mill Self-Regulation (Mass Concession) Scheme
• Isis Sugar Mill Self-Regulation (Mass Concession) Scheme
• Mossman Sugar Mill Self-Regulation (Mass Concession) Scheme
• Tablelands Sugar Mill Self-Regulation (Mass Concession) Scheme

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.

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.

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.

Queensland Heavy Vehicle Standards (Agricultural Vehicles) Exemption Notice 2021 (No.1) | PDF, 644KB

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

Please note the following supporting document for this notice:

• Queensland Higher Mass Limits Operator’s Guide (PDF, 526KB)