HEAVY VEHICLE NATIONAL LAW
South Australian Heavy Vehicle Standards (Conditionally Registered Special Purpose Vehicle) Exemption Notice 2019 (No.3)
(1) The purpose of this notice is to exempt a heavy vehicle to which it applies from certain requirements of the Heavy Vehicle (Vehicle Standards) National Regulation (the National Regulation).
(2) This notice revokes and replaces the South Australian Heavy Vehicle Standards (Conditionally Registered Special Purpose Vehicle) Exemption Notice 2019 (No. 2).
Note: This Notice is not an access authorisation. This Notice only provides Vehicle Standards exemptions, and does not authorise access to the road network for a vehicle that exceeds dimension limits. To gain access to the road network, a vehicle must comply with a current access authorisation, either under Gazetted notice or under permit.
2. Authorising Provision
This notice is made under Section 61 of the Heavy Vehicle National Law (HVNL) as in force in South Australia.
3. Commencement
This notice commences on the day it is published in the Commonwealth Gazette.
4. Expiry
This notice expires on 9 February 2024.
5. Definitions
(1) Unless otherwise stated, words and expressions used in this notice have the same meanings as those defined in the HVNL.
(2) In this notice:
Conditional Registration means a vehicle registered in South Australia pursuant to the requirements of Section 25 of the Motor Vehicle Act 1959 (SA).
Construction road rollers means steel smooth drum rollers, steel grid rollers, steel sheeps-foot rollers and combination steel smooth drum/ multi-tyred road rollers which do not have their own motive power and which are designed and constructed to only be drawn by a towing vehicle.
multi-tyred road roller means a vehicle fitted with pneumatic tyres and used for the purpose of compacting soil, asphalt and other products used in road construction.
Period of low visibility means any time when, owing to insufficient daylight or unfavourable conditions, persons or vehicles on a road are not clearly visible at a distance of 250 m to a person of normal vision.
Plant equipment vehicle (PEV) means a vehicle built or permanently modified to operate off road, on road related areas, or on an area of road that is under construction or repair; and is not constructed on a conventional truck chassis
Examples include forklifts, backhoes, bulldozers, excavators, front-end loaders, tractors, agricultural vehicle, graders, and construction road rollers.
Special purpose vehicle (SPV) means a conditionally registered vehicle that is an agricultural vehicle or a plant equipment vehicle and does not include a mobile crane.
6. Title
This Notice may be cited as the South Australian Heavy Vehicle Standards (Conditionally Registered Special Purpose Vehicle) Exemption Notice 2019.
7. Application
(1) This notice applies in the State of South Australia.
(2) This notice applies to an agricultural vehicle being driven on a road or road related area for the purpose of:
a) undertaking activities involved directly with primary production; or
b) transport to or from a farm machinery dealership to a place of agricultural operation, display or repair and return; or
c) transport to or from a place of an agricultural operation to another place of agricultural operation.
(3) This notice applies to a PEV driven on a road or road related area for the purpose of:
a) maintenance and/or construction of:
b) transport between depots and worksites by the shortest suitable route.
8. Exemption - Exemption from Prescribed Vehicle Standards
(1) An exemption provided for in column three of Table 1 applies to the corresponding applicable vehicle mentioned in column four and is subject to:
a) any applicable conditions listed in column five; and
b) the conditions listed in section 9 of this notice.
Table 1 Table of exemptions for applicable vehicles
Column one | Column two | Column three | Column four | Column five |
Item number | Component | Relevant section of Schedule 2 of the National Regulation | Applicable vehicles | Additional Conditions (if applicable) |
1 | Turning ability | 5 | SPV |
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2 | Protrusions | 7 | SPV |
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3 | Horns, alarms etc. | 11 | SPV | An agricultural vehicle is not exempt from this provision |
4 | Rear vision mirrors | 12 | SPV | An agricultural vehicle is only exempt from this provision where the primary use of the vehicle is under, in or about trees or vines, or any other place which is too low, or too narrow, for the vehicle to work when the vehicle is fitted with mirrors. |
5 | Tyre tread | 28 | Multi-tyred road roller |
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6 | Application of prescribed dimension requirements as a vehicle standard | 34 (1) | SPV | An SPV is only exempt from complying with dimension requirement to the extent described in the applicable Access authority. |
7 | Headlights to be fitted to vehicles | 39 | SPV |
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Column one | Column two | Column three | Column four | Column five |
Item number | Component | Relevant section of Schedule 2 of the National Regulation | Applicable vehicles | Additional Conditions (if applicable) |
8 | Parking lights | 45 | SPV | An SPV must not be left standing on a road or road related area between sunset and sunrise or during periods of low visibility. |
9 | Tail-lights generally | 47 | SPV |
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10 | Number plate lights | 51 | SPV |
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11 | Front clearance lights | 52 | SPV |
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12 | Rear clearance lights | 54 | SPV |
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13 | Vehicles needing side marker lights | 55 | SPV |
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14 | Fitting brake lights | 59 | PEV | A PEV must be transported by float (not driven) to and/or between worksites and: a) travel is only permitted on a road within a defined (signed) work area or construction zone b) other vehicle movements are confined to within the bounds of a designated worksite that is signed in accordance with Australian Standard 1742.3-1996, Part 3 'Traffic Control Devices for Works on Roads' |
15 | Direction indicator lights | 62 | ||
16 | General requirements for reflectors | 69 | SPV |
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17 | Rear reflectors | 70 | SPV | A PEV without its own motive power is not exempt from this provision. |
18 | Compulsory front reflectors on particular trailers | 73 | SPV |
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19 | Turn signals | 83 | SPV |
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Column one | Column two | Column three | Column four | Column five |
Item number | Component | Relevant section of Schedule 2 of the National Regulation | Applicable vehicles | Additional Conditions (if applicable) |
20 | What braking system a heavy motor vehicle must have | 88 | SPV | A construction road roller without its own motive power may only be towed at speeds detailed below when: a) the towing vehicle is fitted with brakes and b) the construction road roller has laden mass not exceeding:
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21 | Crank case gases | 94 | SPV |
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22 | Visible emissions | 95 | SPV |
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23 | Exhaust systems | 99 | SPV |
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9. Conditions – General
(1) An applicable vehicle operating under an exemption from lights and reflectors (as listed in items seven through to 19 in Table 1 is restricted to daytime travel and must not be used on a road or road related area during periods of low visibility.
(2) The vehicle must not be operated at a speed exceeding 40 km/h.
(3) A vehicle that has its own motive power must be fitted with:
a) Brakes to two or more wheels complying with the requirements of Section 87 of the National Regulation.
b) A parking brake that operates on at least two wheels and that is capable of holding the vehicle stationary on a 12 percent gradient.
c) An actuating mechanism for the parking brake that incorporates a device that prevents accidental release of that mechanism and holds the brake in the applied position unless intentionally released by the driver.
Anthony Martin
Director Safety Standards
National Heavy Vehicle Regulator