South Australia notices

State notices for South Australia 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

South Australia Adelaide Christmas Pageant Vehicle Standards and Dimension Exemption Notice 2019 (No.1)

Provides vehicle standards and dimension exemptions for vehicles and combinations participating in the annual Adelaide Christmas Pageant.

Please note the following supporting document for this notice:

 C2019G00982 MDL and Vehicle Standards No

South Australia Class 1 Agricultural Vehicle Mass and Dimension Exemption Notice 2019 (No.1) (PDF, 667KB)

Provides access for tractors used for agricultural purposes, agricultural machines, agricultural machines towing agricultural implements and agricultural combinations which exceed regulation dimensions to travel on roads in South Australia subject to the conditions specified in this notice.

Please note the following supporting documents for this notice:

 C2019G00114 MDL No

South Australia Class 1 Opal Mining Vehicle Dimension Exemption Notice 2019 (No.1) (PDF, 664KB)

Provides road network access for vehicles or machines commonly known as blowers, noodling machines, elevators and prospecting drills used for opal mining that exceed regulation heights and widths. Access is provided under specific conditions, and only in areas specified in this notice.

Please note the following supporting document for this notice:

 C2019G00115 MDL No

South Australia Class 1 Oyster Boat Exemption Notice 2019 (No.1) (PDF, 666KB)

Provides dimension exemptions, conditions and road network access for heavy vehicle combinations towing one trailer carrying an oyster boat or an oyster boat on its own wheels.

Please note the following supporting document for this notice:

 C2019G00116 MDL No

South Australia Class 1 and Class 3 Road Grader and Combination Exemption Notice 2020 (No.2) | PDF, 705KB

Exempts road graders and road grader combinations used for the construction and maintenance of roads from certain mass and dimension requirements.

Please note the following supporting document for this notice:

 C2020G00934 MDL No

South Australia Class 1 Rubber Tracked Tractor Mass and Dimension Exemption Notice 2019 (No.1) (PDF, 684KB)

Exempts rubber tracked tractors used for agricultural purposes from certain mass and dimension exemptions under the Heavy Vehicle National Law and allows access to roads in South Australia subject to the conditions specified in the notice.

 C2019G00118 MDL No

South Australia Class 1 Stobie Pole Transportation Dimension Exemption Notice 2019 (No.1) (PDF, 740KB)

Exempts prime mover and semitrailer heavy vehicle combinations used to carry utility poles in South Australia from the stated prescribed length limits in Schedule 6 of the Heavy Vehicle (Mass, Dimension and Loading) National Regulation and particular heavy vehicle standards.

 C2019G00093 MDL No

South Australia Class 1 Transport of Indivisible Items and Agricultural Vehicles Dimension Exemption Notice (No.1) (PDF, 760KB)

Provides access for heavy vehicle combinations carrying indivisible items including agricultural vehicles which exceed regulation dimensions to travel on roads in South Australia subject to conditions specified in this notice.

Please note the following supporting document for this notice:

 C2019G00119 MDL No

South Australia Class 2 Heavy Vehicle 25m to 30m Road Train Authorisation Notice 2017 (No.1) (PDF, 557KB)

Authorises the use of class 2 heavy vehicles that are road trains longer than 25m and no longer than 30m in stated areas or on stated routes under certain conditions.

 C2016G01654 MDL No

South Australia Class 3 23m Long Single Deck Vehicle Carrier Exemption Notice 2020 (No.1)

Exempts the use of single deck vehicle carrier combinations between 19m and 23m long from stated dimension limits in Schedule 6 of the Heavy Vehicle (Mass, Dimension and Loading) National Regulation.

Please note the following supporting document for this notice:

 C2020G00596 MDL No

South Australia Class 3 (Application of Higher Mass Limits) Mass Exemption Notice 2020

Exempts certain heavy vehicles and combinations fitted with certified Road Friendly Suspension from mass requirements set out in the Heavy Vehicle (Mass Dimension and Loading) National Regulation, allowing operation at masses that are equivalent to Higher Mass Limits under the Heavy Vehicle National Law (HVNL).

Please note the following supporting document for this notice:

 C2020G00009 MDL No

South Australia Class 3 Articulated Motor Vehicle and B-Double Livestock Loading Mass Exemption Notice 2020 (No. 1) | PDF, 748KB

Exempts the use of Class 3 Articulated Motor Vehicles and B-doubles from stated mass limits in Schedule 1 of the Heavy Vehicle (Mass, Dimension and Loading) National Regulation and allows for a specific length exemption for specific 27.5m B-Doubles carrying livestock on a specific route.

Please note supporting information for this notice can be found on the SA Government - Transport of livestock webpage.

 C2020G00601 MDL No

South Australia Class 3 Baled Commodity Exemption Notice 2019 (No.1) (PDF, 675KB)

Provides an exemption from height and width dimension requirements for certain configurations of heavy vehicles while they are transporting baled commodities. Vehicles operating under this notice may operate up to the height and width limits specified provided that they meet the specified conditions.

Please note the following supporting document for this notice:

 C2019G00135 MDL No

South Australia Class 3 Converter Dolly Mass and Dimension Exemption Notice 2020 (No.1)

Exempts Class 3 heavy articulated motor vehicles, and B-doubles, towing an unladen converter dolly, from the stated mass and dimension limits in Schedule 1 and Schedule 6 of the Heavy Vehicle (Mass, Dimension and Loading) National Regulation.

Please note the following supporting document for this notice:

 C2020G00602 MDL No

South Australia Class 3 Disabled Bus Dimension Exemption Notice 2020 (No.1)

Provides an exemption to maximum length requirements from the Heavy Vehicle (Mass Dimension and Loading) National Regulation network and access conditions for buses that are required to tow another bus in specific circumstances in metropolitan Adelaide.

 C2019G01086 MDL No

South Australia Class 3 23m Truck and Dog Trailer Mass and Dimension Exemption Notice 2020 (No.1)

Exempts Class 3 heavy vehicle 23m long truck and dog trailer combinations from stated mass and dimension limits

Please note the following supporting document for this notice:

Please note the following amendment to this notice:

C2020G00600

 MDL No

South Australia Class 3 Heavy Vehicle Truck and Dog (Stobie Pole) Dimension Exemption Notice 2019 (No.1) (PDF, 669KB)

Exempt truck and dog trailer heavy vehicle combinations used to carry utility poles in South Australia from the stated prescribed length and rear overhang limits in Schedule 6 of the Heavy Vehicle (Mass, Dimension and Loading) National Regulation.

 C2019G00094 MDL No

South Australia Class 3 Long Prime Mover Combination Exemption Notice 2018 (No.1) (PDF, 565KB)

Provides a length exemption for combinations consisting of a long prime mover and a compliant semi-trailer up to 20m in length. This allows prime movers which have been designed to haul road trains to tow single semi-trailers and still meet certain dimensions required for access on established networks.

Please note the following supporting document for this notice:

 C2018G00802 MDL No

South Australia Class 3 Road Train (North of Port Augusta) Dimension Exemption Notice 2019 (No.1) (PDF, 670KB)

Provides access for road trains that exceed regulation dimensions travelling on limited routes.

 C2019G00136 MDL No

South Australia Heavy Vehicle Farm Gate Grain Transport Mass Exemption Notice 2020 (No.1)

Provides exemptions for heavy vehicles operating at general mass limits or under mass management accreditation, at concessional or applied higher mass limits under the Heavy Vehicle (Mass, Dimension and Loading) National Regulation (the Regulation), or under specified Notices, while transporting grain directly from a farm to a grain receiver.

Please note the following supporting document for this notice:

 C2020G00116 MDL No

South Australian Heavy Vehicle Standards (2 for 3 Bus Seat) Exemption Notice 2021 (No.1)

Exempts a heavy vehicle to which it applies from certain requirements of Part 1 of Schedule 1 of the Heavy Vehicle (Vehicle Standards) National Regulation.

 C2021G00078 Vehicle Standards No

South Australian Heavy Vehicle Standards (Conditionally Registered Special Purpose Vehicle) Exemption Notice 2019 (No.3) 

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

 C2019G00499 Vehicle Standards No

South Australian Heavy Vehicle Standards (Rear Lighting Requirements For Roll-On/Roll-Off Vehicles) Exemption Notice 2019 (No.1) (PDF, 661KB) - Expired 9 February 2019

South Australian Heavy Vehicle Standards (Rear Lighting Requirements for Roll-On/Roll-Off Vehicles) Exemption Notice 2020 (No.1)  - Commenced 10 February 2019

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

C2019G00157

C2020G00128

 Vehicle Standards No

South Australian Heavy Vehicle Standards (Six Tonne Trailer Brakes) Exemption Notice 2019 (No.2)

Exempts a heavy vehicle to which it applies from the requirements of Part 7 of Schedule 2 of the Heavy Vehicle (Vehicle Standards) National Regulation.

 C2019G01085 Vehicle Standards No

South Australian Electricity Entity Record Keeping Exemption Notice 2020 (No.1)

Exempts record keepers for drivers of fatigue-regulated heavy vehicles carrying out activities on the works of an Electricity Entity from the requirement to comply with stated provisions of Division 3 of Part 6.4 of Chapter 6 of the Heavy Vehicle National Law.

 C2020G00291 Fatigue No

South Australian Electricity Entity Work and Rest Hours Exemption Notice 2020 (No.1)

Exempts drivers of fatigue-regulated heavy vehicles carrying out activities on the works of an Electricity Entity in unplanned urgent circumstances from the requirement of the Heavy Vehicle National Law Part 6.3 Division 2 Standard Work and Rest Arrangements.

 C2020G00293 Fatigue No

South Australian Electricity Entity Work Diary Exemption Notice 2020 (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.

 C2020G00294 Fatigue No