HEAVY VEHICLE NATIONAL LAW

Victoria Class 2 Converter Dolly Combination Authorisation Notice 2023 (No.1)

1. Purpose

1)      This notice authorises access for a class 2 heavy combination consisting of a prime mover, a semi-trailer, and a converter dolly that is not supporting a semitrailer.

2)      This notice revokes and replaces Part 4 of the Victoria Class 3 Container Vehicle, Rearloader Waste Vehicle and Converter Dolly Combination Vehicle Mass And Dimension Exemption Notice 2019 (No.1).

2.       Authorising provision

1)      This notice is made under the following provision of the Heavy Vehicle National Law (HVNL):

a)      section 138 – Regulator’s power to authorise use of all or stated categories of class 2 heavy vehicles

b)      section 23 of Schedule 1 – Regulator’s power to amend or repeal instrument.

3.       Title

This exemption Notice may be cited as the Victoria Class 2 Converter Dolly Combination Authorisation Notice 2023 (No.1).

4.       Commencement date

This notice commences on 7 July 2023.

5.       Expiry date

This notice expires on 6 July 2028.

6.       Definitions

1)      Unless otherwise stated, words and expressions used in this notice have the same meanings as those in the HVNL and its regulations.

7.       Application

1)      This notice applies to a class 2 heavy combination consisting of a prime mover towing a semi-trailer and a converter dolly that is not supporting a semitrailer.

2)      This notice applies in Victoria.

3)      A heavy vehicle to which this section applies and that complies with the conditions of this notice is an eligible vehicle.

8.       Conditions – Mass (total mass of an eligible vehicle)

An eligible vehicle must not exceed 45.5t.

9.       Conditions – Mass (converter dolly)

A converter dolly that forms part of an eligible vehicle must not exceed 3.0t.

10.   Condition – Dimension limits

The length of an eligible vehicle must not exceed 25.0m.

11.   Condition – Unladen converter dollies

A converter dolly that forms part of an eligible vehicle must be unladen and must not be towing another unit.

12.   Conditions – Areas and routes

1)      An eligible vehicle complying with the conditions of this notice is authorised to operate on all roads in Victoria.

2)      For the purposes of section 142(1)(b) of the HVNL, the area specified in 1) is a stated area to which this notice applies.

David Hourigan

Chief Regulatory and Policy Standards Officer

National Heavy Vehicle Regulator