Queensland notices

State notices for Queensland made under the Heavy Vehicle National Law (HVNL).

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 2024 (No.1)

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.

Please note the following supporting document for this Notice:

C2024G00116 MDL No

Queensland Class 1 Pole Erecting Vehicle Dimension Exemption Notice 2022 (No. 1)

Exempts heavy vehicle combinations used to carry power poles from stated prescribed dimension requirements in Schedule 6 of the MDL.

C2022G00505 MDL No

Queensland Class 1 Special Purpose Vehicle Combination Mass and Dimension Exemption Notice 2024 (No.1)

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

C2024G00072

MDL No

Queensland Class 2 Performance Based Standards A-Double (Toowoomba to Port of Brisbane) Authorisation Notice 2023 (No.1)

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 (GCM) of 85 tonnes.

C2023G01127 MDL Yes

Queensland Class 3 B-Double and Road Train (Carriage of Indivisible Items) Dimension Exemption Notice 2024 (No.1)

Enables eligible B-doubles and road trains to transport large indivisible items in Queensland without the need for a permit, subject to meeting the Notice conditions.

C2024G00074

MDL No

Queensland Class 3 Converter Dolly Combination Exemption Notice 2024 (No.1)

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.

C2024G00075

MDL No

Queensland Class 3 Cotton Module Transportation Dimension Exemption Notice 2024 (No.1)

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

C2024G00122 MDL No

Queensland Class 3 Heavy Unloaded Trailer and Converter Dolly Dimension Exemption Notice 2024 (No.1)

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.

C2024G00076

MDL No

Queensland Class 3 Heavy Vehicle Additional Concessional Mass Limits Exemption Notice 2024 (No.1)

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.

C2024G00077

MDL No

Queensland Class 3 Heavy Vehicle (Brisbane City Council CCTV) Dimension Exemption Notice 2022 (No 1)

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

C2022G00504

MDL No

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:

Please note the following amendment to this Notice:

C2019G00495

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

C2017G00709

MDL Yes

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

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:

C2020G00701 MDL No

Queensland Class 3 Heavy Vehicle (Port of Brisbane Mass Management Scheme) Mass Exemption Notice 2022 (No. 1)

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.

C2022G00507

MDL Yes

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

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
C2021G00481 MDL Yes

Queensland Class 3 Livestock Loading Exemption Notice 2024 (No.1)

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.

C2024G00078

MDL No

Queensland Class 3 Tandem Drive Axle (Cane Haulout Truck) Flotation Tyres Mass Exemption Notice 2022 (No. 1)

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

C2022G00508

MDL Yes

Queensland Class 3 Timber Transportation Mass Exemption Notice 2023 (No.1)

Grants mass exemptions for heavy vehicles transporting timber from the place where it is felled to sawmills and other processing facilities. 

This Notice replaces the former Class Permit No.147-TH-14 Mass exemption for the Transport of Log Timber (Queensland) that expired on 31 December 2022.

C2022G01260 MDL No

Queensland Class 3 Truck and Dog (exceeding 19m up to 31.5m in length) Mass and Dimension Exemption Notice 2022 (No.1)

Exempts truck and dog combinations that are longer than 19m but no longer than 31.5m from the steer mass limits and dimension requirements including length, width and height of the Heavy Vehicle (Mass, Dimension and Loading) National Regulation.

C2022G01151 MDL No

Queensland Electricity Entity Fatigue Record Keeping Exemption Notice 2021 (No 1)

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.

C2021G00565 Fatigue No

Queensland Electricity Entity Work and Rest Hours Exemption Notice 2021 (No.1)

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.

C2021G00563 Fatigue Yes

Queensland Electricity Entity Work Diary Exemption Notice 2021 (No.1)

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.

C2021G00564 Fatigue Yes

Queensland Heavy Vehicle Standards (Agricultural Vehicles) Exemption Notice 2021 (No.1)

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

C2021G00482 Vehicle Standards No

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 Standards) National Regulation.

C2019G00833 Vehicle Standards No

Queensland Heavy Vehicle Standards (Sugar Cane Trailers) Exemption Notice 2024 (No.1)

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.

C2024G00114 Vehicle Standards No

Queensland Heavy Vehicle Standards (Warning Lights and Signs on School Buses) Exemption Notice 2022 (No. 1)

Exempts a heavy vehicle to which it applies from specified requirements of the Heavy Vehicle (Vehicle Standards) National Regulation.

C2022G00111 Vehicle Standards No

Queensland Higher Mass Limits Declaration 2024 (No.1)

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 Declaration:

C2024G00079

MDL No