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www.nhvr.gov.au/safety-accreditation-compliance/national-heavy-vehicle-accreditation-scheme/apply-for-nhvas/eligibility-requirements
Eligibility requirements
The  NHVAS Business Rules and Standards outline the requirements for entry to and you must agree to abide by the NHVAS Business Rules and Standards and, be the company director or the individual who . Note : Applicants choosing to operate at AFM approved hours should contact us on 13 NHVR (13 64 87) before

www.nhvr.gov.au/law-policies/right-to-information/publication-scheme/approved-forms
Approved forms
application 144 30 Jun 2025 NHVR0013-8 Performance based standards permit application 144 30 Jun 2025 NHVR0014-8 Road Certificate TAS 86 20 Nov 2015 NHVR0272-1 Vehicle Standards Exemption Permit 69 12 Apr 2017 NHVR0279-1 application 144 30 Jun 2025 NHVR0013-8 Performance based standards permit application 144 30 Jun 2025 NHVR0014-8 Road

www.nhvr.gov.au/safety-accreditation-compliance/chain-of-responsibility/regulatory-advice/providing-false-or-misleading-information-to-the-nhvr
Regulatory Advice - Providing false or misleading information to the NHVR
to industry - such as road network access and vehicle standards exemptions - as well as informing compliance in his work diary that misrepresent his work and rest hours, showing breaks he did not take. Sam is stopped by an to industry - such as road network access and vehicle standards exemptions - as well as informing compliance

www.nhvr.gov.au/law-policies/notices-and-permit-based-schemes/permit-based-schemes/victoria-emergency-drought-network-pre-approved-permit-based-scheme
Victoria Emergency Drought Network Pre-Approved Permit-Based Scheme
this Scheme do not need to comply with Performance Based Standards (PBS), they must meet the mass and dimension decoupling is permitted, such as restricting it to certain hours or days to minimise local disruption. Biosecurity Map .  Are vehicles required to meet Performance Based Standards (PBS)? Eligible road trains under the Scheme are

www.nhvr.gov.au/safety-accreditation-compliance/chain-of-responsibility/regulatory-advice/the-primary-duty
Regulatory Advice – The Primary Duty
in a heavy vehicle, or scheduling a driver’s work and rest hours (scheduler) consigning (coordinating and sending) of care under WHS law and other duty based offences. The standard is the same, to do what is reasonably practicable , activities, and capacity of your business – so long as the standard of ensuring safety so far as is reasonably

www.nhvr.gov.au/road-access/access-management/telematics-and-intelligent-access-programs
Telematics and intelligent access programs
vehicles operating in Victoria some Performance Based Standards (PBS) vehicles operating in New South Wales (HML) in New South Wales, including Performance Based Standards (PBS) vehicles, are required to be enrolled in turned on and will be repeated as a minimum once every 24 hours. The prompt will read ‘Please confirm relevant IAP

www.nhvr.gov.au/safety-accreditation-compliance/chain-of-responsibility/regulatory-advice/bus-and-coach-driver-fatigue-and-health-and-wellbeing
Regulatory Advice – Bus and Coach Driver Fatigue and Health and Wellbeing
work and the working environment. For example, long work hours and exposure to poor passenger behaviours. Between risks. CoR parties must remain up to date with industry standards and best practice and be informed of relevant in-vehicle sleeping berths comply with recognised industry standards and are conducive to restorative rest, with

www.nhvr.gov.au/road-access/access-management/applications/higher-mass-limits-permit
Higher Mass Limits permit
from the NHVR. If you are operating a Performance-Based Standards vehicle at HML, you will need to submit a Performance-Based Standards vehicle permit application . Note: Operators Mass Limits (HML) on stated areas and routes, during stated hours of stated days and to state the conditions under which

www.nhvr.gov.au/about-us/heavy-vehicle-safety-initiative
Heavy Vehicle Safety Initiative (HVSI)
and facilitate the adoption of improved safety standards and practices across industry to increase heavy of Primary Producer class C drivers, by improving safety standards of commodity freight movements to meet community level of on-road competency through the inclusion of 160 hours of supervised post licence on-road driving hours.

www.nhvr.gov.au/safety-accreditation-compliance/on-road-compliance-and-enforcement/breach-categorisation
Breach categorisation
National Regulation (MDL). A Class 2 Performance Based Standards (PBS) vehicle that breaches a mass limit will be action for any breach of fatigue, work and/or rest hours or work diary requirements will depend on the severity National Regulation (MDL). A Class 2 Performance Based Standards (PBS) vehicle that breaches a mass limit will be

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