National Class 1 Agricultural Vehicle and Combination Mass and Dimension Exemption Notice Operator’S Guide
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National Class 1 Agricultural Vehicle and Combination Mass and Dimension Exemption Notice Operator’s Guide November 2020 Contents Introduction and preliminary information 3 Special conditions for travel in New South Wales 24 Agricultural vehicles and combinations 6 Special conditions for travel in Queensland 34 Dimension and mass limits 8 Special conditions for travel in South Australia 42 Braking and tow mass ratio requirements 11 Special conditions for travel in Victoria 43 Approved networks and mapped conditions 12 Appendix 1 – New South Wales Agricultural Vehicle Route Assessment 44 Dimension and pilot conditions for allowable night travel 14 Appendix 2 – Sugarcane harvester excluded areas Travel conditions 15 and approved roads 46 Warning device conditions 16 Appendix 3 – Sample list of common agricultural vehicle Pilot vehicles 18 conditions from Schedule 8 of the MDL Regulation 47 Escort vehicle requirements 21 Appendix 4 – Portable road side warning sign designs Special conditions for eligible cotton harvesters 22 for Queensland 52 Special conditions for travel in the Australian Capital Appendix 5 – Road Manager conditions 57 Territory 23 Appendix 6 – Braking performance test 58 2 National Class 1 Agricultural Vehicle and Combination Mass and Dimension Exemption Notice Operator’s Guide Introduction and preliminary information Purpose If travel is not allowed under the Notice This National Class 1 Agricultural Vehicle and Combination If travel is not allowed under the Notice, access may be Mass and Dimension Exemption Notice Operator’s Guide (the possible under a Class 1 mass and/or dimension permit for Guide) complements the National Class 1 Agricultural Vehicle the agricultural vehicle or combination, subject to a granting of and Combination Mass and Dimension Exemption Notice consent by the relevant road manager/s. 2020 (No. 1) (the Notice). For more information, please contact the NHVR by email These documents outline the requirements for travelling on public at [email protected] or by phone on 1300 MYNHVR roads for oversize and/or overmass agricultural vehicles and (1300 696 487). combinations that exceed prescribed mass and dimension limits. These documents must be read in conjunction with each other Complying with the HVNL and are applicable to the Australian Capital Territory, New South Unless otherwise exempted by the Notice or the Guide, Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania and Victoria. operators must ensure their agricultural vehicle or combination These documents must also be read in conjunction with the complies with the Australian Design Rules (ADRs), the HVNL, the Agricultural Heavy Vehicle Zone Map (the Map), which is MDL Regulation and the VS Regulation. published and maintained by the National Heavy Vehicle Using or permitting another person to use a defective heavy Regulator (NHVR). vehicle, or a heavy vehicle with unapproved modifications, on Unless an exemption is specified in the Guide, the Notice a road may be an offence. or the Map, heavy agricultural vehicles and combinations Failure to comply may result in the driver and/or operator must comply with the Heavy Vehicle National Law (HVNL), being liable for an offence. the Heavy Vehicle (Mass, Dimension and Loading) National Regulation (MDL Regulation), and the Heavy Vehicle (Vehicle Penalties can include infringement notices or prosecution. Standards) National Regulation (VS Regulation). For more information, see the Compliance and Enforcement Operators can find these documents at www.nhvr.gov.au/law- Bulletins at www.nhvr.gov.au/ce-bulletins. policies/heavy-vehicle-national-law-and-regulations. Chain of Responsibility About the Operator’s Guide Under the HVNL, each party in the Chain of Responsibility The Guide must be read in conjunction with the Notice and the (CoR) has a positive duty to ensure the safety of their activities Map. in relation to a heavy vehicle. This duty, known as the “primary duty”, applies to the scheduling, loading and consigning of a The Guide and the Map identify and prescribe operating vehicle, as well as to its operation on a road. conditions that are referred to in the Notice. Safety is broader than the safety of drivers and other road The conditions include jurisdiction and road manager users. It also includes protection of road infrastructure, requirements that are applicable to specific roads and/or preventing damage to other vehicles or property, and areas (e.g. escort requirements on certain roads, do not cross minimising environmental harm. Substantial penalties may be structures). imposed upon parties who breach this obligation and upon their executives. When travel is not allowed For more information on your CoR obligations, see Travel is not allowed under the Notice if: www.nhvr.gov.au/cor. • a mass exceeds a mass limit or a condition relating to mass • a dimension exceeds the dimension limit for the Zone of Access transition period travel or does not meet a condition relating to a dimension Agricultural vehicles and combinations may operate under • a dimension exceeds Zone 1 dimension limits on an the Notice (if consent has been provided by all relevant road Agricultural Heavy Vehicle Restricted Road managers) or the list of authorisation instruments in Table 1. • travel would not comply with any conditions of the Notice, the Guide or the Map. Operators must operate under only the Notice, or the authorisation instruments in Table 1, for their entire journey. No ‘mix and match’ of provisions, exemptions, conditions or approved areas and routes is allowed between the Notice and the authorisation instruments in Table 1. This access transition period provides operators certainty that they can continue to operate legally on public roads, as well as time to understand how to comply with the Notice. The access transition period will be in effect until either the date of expiry of the authorisation instrument or its early revocation, in which case it will cease to have legal effect. National Class 1 Agricultural Vehicle and Combination Mass and Dimension Exemption Notice Operator’s Guide 3 Third-party approvals Table 1: Authorisation instruments Third-party entities are sometimes required by laws other than State Authorisation instrument the HVNL to provide approval, or to be consulted, if a vehicle Australian No authorisation instrument currently exists in the movement exceeds certain mass or dimension limits under that Capital Territory Australian Capital Territory that governs the travel law. New South Wales of oversize or overmass agricultural vehicles and For example, in Victoria, a clearance of less than 1.5m between and Tasmania combinations. the sag of a power line and the height of a vehicle may require Queensland Queensland Agricultural Machines and Cane Bins approval to be obtained from the power line utility operator Flotation Tyres Mass Exemption Notice 2017 (No. 1) prior to travel. Queensland Class 1 Comb Trailer Dimension Exemption Notice 2017 (No. 1) If an operator is aware of a third-party approval requirement, South Australia South Australia Class 1 Agricultural Vehicle Mass and they must obtain all necessary approvals prior to travel. Dimension Exemption Notice 2019 (No.1) Examples of third parties that may require consultation Code of practice for oversize or overmass agricultural are rail infrastructure managers, tunnel operators, and vehicles telecommunications and power line utility operators. South Australia Class 1 Rubber Tracked Tractor Mass and Dimension Exemption Notice 2019 A list of third parties’ and other entities’ contact information Code of Practice for Rubber Tracked Tractors is located at www.nhvr.gov.au/road-access/access- management/third-parties-and-other-entities-contact- Victoria Victoria Class 1 Agricultural Vehicle Exemption Notice information 2018 (No.3) Schedule 8 of the MDL Regulation Unless otherwise stated, eligible agricultural vehicles and combinations must comply with Schedule 8 of the MDL Regulation (Conditions of mass or dimension exemptions applying to class 1 heavy vehicles). In particular: Part 1 Division 1 (General conditions) Part 1 Division 4 (Agricultural vehicles) Part 1 Division 5 (Pilot and escort vehicles) Part 3 Division 1 (Warning lights) Part 3 Division 2 (Warning signs) Refer to Appendix 3 for relevant material from the MDL Regulation to comply with the provisions of the Notice. 4 National Class 1 Agricultural Vehicle and Combination Mass and Dimension Exemption Notice Operator’s Guide Registration Licensing An eligible vehicle must have registration or conditional In order to drive a heavy agricultural vehicle or agricultural registration before operating on the road network. combination on public roads, operators require a licence of the appropriate class. Conditional registration is registration for non-standard vehicles that do not comply with the standard registration regulations The NHVR is not responsible for licence requirements. State and have a genuine need for limited access to the road and territory governments administer the licensing aspect of network. transport law. As agricultural machines have their own automotive power, Licensing requirements are dependent on the state or territory. they generally need to be registered. For further information, please use the links below or contact the relevant state or territory transport department: Some agricultural implements and trailers may not require registration. Australian Capital Territory The NHVR is not responsible for registration or conditional Access Canberra registration.