Heavy vehicle regulation

1. Introducing business rules on the application page to capture mistakes or out of range values.
2. Preload information capability, including:
   1. Vehicle configurations and details.
   2. Previously applied for permits with routes and configurations.
   3. Transport operator details.
   4. Reference previous applications with similar routes or configurations.
   5. Link permits – including project specific movement with multiple movements of the same type or route.
3. Flexibility to:
   1. Make minor changes or amendments to the application without rejection resubmitting a new application.
   2. List multiple prime movers or trailers on permits to allow flexibility.

Completed. The South Australian Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure (DPTI) is working with the Local Government Association of South Australia and the NHVR to progress this recommendation. The NHVR have confirmed with all other state authorities and no further action is required.

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1. Section 156 of the HVNL is reviewed, with prescribed time limits more appropriately structured.
2. Review and harmonise the definition of ‘indivisible’, to deliver consistency across jurisdictions.
3. Section 661 of the HVNL be reviewed and changed to provide a trigger clause for the NHVR to manage when there is no response from Road Managers for consent.
4. Section 158 of the HVNL is reviewed to appropriately recognise third parties and make improvements to streamline the consenting process.

Completed. NHVR and jurisdictions to encourage the managers of major projects or tasks that involve large volumes of heavy vehicle movements, such as wind farms, to advise of their freight movement requirements with a view to developing an appropriate instrument of access.

For example, South Australia provided approval for oversize (40m long x 6.6m high) accommodation buildings to be transported using a type 1 road train configuration to reduce the number of vehicle movements to 30 (60 buildings were transported).

Completed. Vehicle limits are included in the National Load Carrying Vehicle (LCV) notice.

Completed. The NHVR was allocated $8.0 million in the 2019–20 Budget to fund engineering assessments for local government owned road network infrastructure, and to build an asset information collection database, which will contribute toward this recommendation being implemented.

An additional $12 million was allocated in the 2021-22 budget to enable the NHVR to deliver stage 2 of this activity.

Austroads in March 2020, completed a relevant project, Investigation and Development of Bridge Formulae for Inclusion in the Performance-Based Standards Network Classification Guidelines.

Completed. The NHVR, states and territories are working to reduce inconsistencies including improvements to rear overhang, widths and heights.

The Multi-State Class 1 Load Carrying Vehicle Dimension Exemption Notice 2020 (No. 1) harmonised several mass and dimension limits across participating jurisdictions.

Completed. The NHVR is constantly working to improve the quality of the NHVR portal, including better sharing of data with local road managers. Every time a new, amend or renewal application is submitted via the NHVR Portal, it is continuing to refine and cleanse the data in the system.

The NHVR also recently worked with the Department of Transport and Main Roads (TMR) to refine and input all the SPV Authority To Operate (ATO) data into the system.

The NHVR delivered NHVR Portal Analytics Reports to Road Managers in September 2020. The reports allow them to review and analyse their performance and road access consents and issued permits.

Completed. The NHVR supported customers through the transition from the stand alone Journey Planner tool to the incorporated NHVR Portal Route Planner tool.

The NHVR continues to offer regular training and over the phone support to customers on how to effectively utilise this tool.

1. Progress internal project to incorporate all mapping data from state Road Manager's mapping tools into the Journey Planner.
2. Work with relevant state/territory road managers to automate collection and storage of current infrastructure capability.

Completed. The NHVR continues to update their Journey Planner as new data and information becomes available.

The NHVR supported customers through the transition from the stand alone Journey Planner tool to the incorporated NHVR Portal Route Planner tool.

Completed. The NHVR and jurisdictions are providing a range of education material and tools to assist road managers. Austroads has commenced a project – "Decision Making Framework and Tools for Road Freight Access Decisions”. This supports road managers in making access decisions.

Completed. The NHVR has transitioned permit delegations back from jurisdictions and now processes access permits applications for QLD, NSW, ACT, VIC, SA and TAS. For more information, please refer to the NHVR Delegation Project web page.

Completed. The NHVR now has a comprehensive training package provided to staff upon role commencement and for ongoing training requirements.

Completed. Noting transitional provisions in the HVNL only allow the NHVR to migrate networks established under previous regulatory instruments.

• To ensure local government can provide timely advice on OSOM assessment by incorporating by using asset management systems.
• Introduce a recognised and established asset management framework for local governments to apply throughout their business to ensure consistency and a system for recording important infrastructure data.

This will assist in gaining an understanding of their network and assist access decisions. This could be done by NHVR and Institute of Public Works Engineering Australasia partnering to deliver an education program to implement the International Infrastructure Management Manual. This provides a baseline on ‘what to do’ and ‘how to do’ in terms of applying standards for infrastructure asset management, this includes tools and frameworks that can be easily applied to local governments.