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Heavy haulage operators in three states can now temporarily apply directly to their state road transit authority for certain permit applications for travel within state borders.

In keeping with similar arrangements in Queensland and Victoria to ease processing delays, New South Wales Roads and Maritime Services (RMS) will temporarily process applications for over-size and over-mass vehicles (OSOM) and special purpose vehicles (SPV).

The National Heavy Vehicle Regulator (NHVR) today welcomed the announcement by the Victorian Government for assistance with processing certain types of permit applications to ease delays for the heavy haulage sector.

Currently, there are some delays in processing, and the NHVR is working with all levels of government and industry to streamline the process, particularly for those permits that require an urgent response.

The National Heavy Vehicle Regulator (NHVR) continues to work closely with state road transport authorities to support local governments and streamline processing of local road access permits, particularly for urgent applications in the heavy haulage sector.

Chief Executive, Richard Hancock, said additional measures in place this week are particularly targeted at applications with urgent turn-around times, such as heavy haulage operators seeking over-size or over-mass permits (OSOM) or mobile construction vehicles that need special purpose vehicle (SPV) permits.

The National Heavy Vehicle Regulator (NHVR) is responding quickly to challenges and concerns from the heavy haulage industry regarding new national laws that govern access to Australia’s road network – a key component of which is the requirement of local government consent for any travel on the local road network before the NHVR can issue a permit.

Chief Executive, Richard Hancock, said that the NHVR had listened to the concerns of the industry and had already introduced interim measures to accelerate the permit approval process.

Five days in and the National Heavy Vehicle Regulator (NHVR) is administering the new national law as directed by Australia’s transport ministers.

NHVR CEO, Mr Richard Hancock, said the commencement of the national law on Monday, 10 February, saw new roles and responsibilities come into play for the NHVR, state road authorities and local government.

“One of the key features of the national law is that local governments have taken on a new statutory role where they are now formally part of the permit approval process.

The National Heavy Vehicle Regulator (NHVR) is aware of industry concerns about the length of time it is currently taking to issue permits for heavy haulage operators.

The NHVR is working closely with industry to address these concerns and has introduced temporary changes to its standard process for issuing access permits.

The new national laws for heavy vehicles came into effect this week on Monday, 10 February, requiring the NHVR to secure council approval for heavy vehicle travel on local government roads, before the permit can be issued for an entire journey.

Heavy vehicle drivers will be freed from unnecessary paperwork with the release of the new National Driver Work Diary, scheduled to roll out today with the new Heavy Vehicle National Law (HVNL).

Today’s commencement of the Heavy Vehicle National Law (HVNL) means Australia’s heavy vehicle industry now has a one-stop shop for fast-tracked access applications, as the National Heavy Vehicle Regulator (NHVR) launches its national online Access Management System (AMS).
 
NHVR CEO Richard Hancock said applying for heavy vehicle access to the nation’s road network had never been so easy.
 
“Today’s commencement of the national rule book (the HVNL) makes the NHVR the single point of contact for access permits,” said Mr Hancock.
 

Today marks an historic milestone for the road transport sector in Australia, with the commencement of the Heavy Vehicle National Law (HVNL) in Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia, Tasmania and the Australia Capital Territory (ACT).

The new rule book will be overseen by the National Heavy Vehicle Regulator (NHVR), which opened for business just over one year ago, initially managing the National Heavy Vehicle Accreditation Scheme (NHVAS) and Performance-Based Standards (PBS) design and vehicle approvals.

Australia’s first Heavy Vehicle National Law (HVNL) will commence on 10 February 2014. Join the NHVR at our local government and industry forums in metro and regional locations around Australia, to hear what One Regulator, one rule book will mean for you.

For local government, NHVR staff will outline in practical detail: