Victoria notices

State notices for Victoria 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

Australian Capital Territory and Victoria Heavy Vehicle Standards (Bus Bicycle Rack) Exemption Notice 2021 (No.1)

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

 C2021G00179 Vehicle standards No

Heavy Vehicle Victoria Police (Special Operations Group) Work Diary and Record Keeping Exemption 2023 (No.1)

Grants exemptions from work diary and record keeping requirements for the driver of a vehicle who is a member of Victoria Police attached to the Special Operations Group (SOG) and who is performing a function in the course of their police duties. 

 C2023G00209 Fatigue No

New South Wales and Victoria Class 3 Long Livestock Semitrailer Deck Length Exemption Notice 2024 (No.1)

Exempts semitrailers used to carry livestock from the limit on the deck length available for the carriage of animals stated in section 4(6) of Schedule 6 of the Heavy Vehicle (Mass, Dimension and Loading) National Regulation.

C2024G00068

 MDL No

Tasmania and Victoria Class 3 Baled Hay Dimension Exemption Notice 2025 (No.1)

Exempts Class 3 baled hay heavy vehicles from the width limit in section 7(1), and the height limit in section 8(d), of Schedule 6 of the Heavy Vehicle (Mass, Dimension and Loading) National Regulation.

C2025G00277

 MDL No

Victoria Class 1 4-Axle & 5-Axle All Terrain Mobile Crane Mass and Dimension Exemption Notice 2024 (No.1)

Exempts the stated Class 1 heavy vehicles from the prescribed mass and dimension requirements specified in the Notice, subject to conditions.

Please note the following supporting document for this Notice:

 C2024G00326 MDL No

Victoria Class 1 Emergency Management Mass & Dimension Exemption Notice 2023 (No.1)

Exempts specified categories of heavy vehicles from prescribed mass and dimension requirements so that they may participate in emergency management operations while under direction from Victorian emergency services in accordance with the State Emergency Management Plan.

 C2023G00866 MDL No

Victoria Class 1 Load Carrying Vehicle and Special Purpose Vehicle Mass And Dimension Exemption Notice 2024 (No. 2)

Exempts specified categories of Class 1 Heavy Vehicles from prescribed mass and dimension requirements.

This Notice clarifies the need for operators to comply with the Pilots and escort vehicles in mountainous areas requirements.

Please note the following supporting information for this Notice:

C2024G00695

 MDL No

Victoria Class 1 Road Grader Mass and Dimension Exemption Notice 2023 (No.1)

Exempts certain Class 1 special purpose vehicles that are road graders from relevant mass and dimension limits and operating requirements, and specifies the conditions and routes on which they may operate.

 C2023G00256 MDL No

Victoria Class 2 Converter Dolly Combination Authorisation Notice 2023 (No.1)

Authorises Class 2 heavy combinations consisting of a prime mover towing a semi-trailer and converter dolly that is not supporting a semitrailer. 

 C2023G00778 MDL No

Victoria Class 3 2-Axle Bus Mass Exemption Notice 2023 (No.1)

Exempts 2-axle buses operating in Victoria manufactured before a certain date from compliance with certain prescribed mass requirements.

 C2023G00558 MDL No

Victoria Class 3 Grain Harvest Management Scheme Mass Exemption Notice 2022 (No.1)

Exempts a heavy vehicle from prescribed mass requirements as part of the Victorian Grain Harvest Management Scheme (GHMS).

Please note the following supporting document for this Notice:

 C2022G00922 MDL No

Victoria Class 3 Livestock Carrier Mass Exemption Notice 2024 (No.1)

Exempts livestock carriers from certain mass requirements.

This Notice revokes and replaces the previously published Victoria Class 3 Heavy Vehicle Livestock Carrier Mass Exemption Notice 2020 (No.1), and Victoria Class 3 Carrier (Goats) Mass Exemption Notice 2020 (No.1).

C2024G00619

 MDL No

Victoria Class 3 Log Carrying Truck and Dog Trailer Mass and Dimension Exemption Notice 2024 (No.1)

Concession for log-carrying truck and dog trailer combinations to be up to 22m long.

C2024G00620

 MDL No

Victoria Class 3 Prime Mover and Semi-Trailer (Transport of Containers) Exemption Notice 2023 (No.1)

Grants exemptions from mass requirements for a Class 3 heavy vehicle that is a combination consisting of a 3-axle prime mover towing a 3-axle semi-trailer that is loaded with a freight container. 

 C2023G00775 MDL No

Victoria Class 3 Rear Loader Waste Vehicles Rear Overhang Exemption Notice 2023 (No.1)

Grants exemptions from dimension requirements for a Class 3 heavy vehicle that is a rear loading vehicle used for waste collection. 

 C2023G00777 MDL No

Victoria Class 3 Road Friendly Suspension Mass Exemption Notice 2024 (No.1)

Exempts certain heavy vehicles fitted with certified road friendly suspension from mass requirements set out in the Heavy Vehicle (Mass Dimension and Loading) National Regulation.

 C2024G00392 MDL No

Victoria Class 3 Twinsteer Prime Mover and Semitrailer Combination Mass Exemption Notice 2024 (No.1)

Allows twinsteer prime movers to operate at HML, but restricts twinsteer axle group mass to 10.5t.

C2024G00636

 MDL No

Victorian Heavy Vehicle Standards (Agricultural Vehicles and Special Purpose Vehicles) Exemption Notice 2024 (No.1)

Exempt agricultural vehicles and special purpose vehicles from specified vehicle standards requirements.

 C2024G00558 Vehicle standards No