HEAVY VEHICLE NATIONAL LAW

Tasmania Class 2 Performance Based Standards Authorisation Notice 2025 (No.1)

1.        Purpose

This notice authorises access for categories of PBS vehicles to stated areas and routes under the Heavy Vehicle Access Management System.

1.        Authorising provision

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

1.       section 138 – Regulator’s power to authorise the use of all or stated categories of class 2 heavy vehicles.

1.        Title

This notice may be cited as the Tasmania Class 2 Performance Based Standards Authorisation Notice 2025 (No.1).

1.        Commencement date

This notice commences on 23 September 2025.

1.        Expiry date

This notice expires on 22 September 2030.

1.        Definitions

In this notice:

Heavy Vehicle Access Management System (HVAMS) means the system of that name maintained by the Tasmanian Department of State Growth for the purpose of providing vehicle networks under this notice.

Guide means the Tasmania Class 2 Performance Based Standards (HVAMS) Operator’s Guide published by the National Heavy Vehicle Regulator, and as amended from time to time.

1.        Application

1.       This notice applies to a PBS vehicle.

1.       This notice applies in Tasmania.

1.       A heavy vehicle to which this notice applies is an eligible vehicle.

1.        Authorisation – stated areas or routes

1.       For the purposes of section 142(1)(b) of the HVNL, a network specified in this section is an area or route to which this authorisation applies.

1.       An eligible vehicle is authorised to operate on the network specified for it by the HVAMS based on:

1.       the vehicle’s configuration, total mass, axle masses, axle spacing and tyre ground contact widths, and dimensions at the time of travel; and
2.       the vehicle’s PBS performance results; and
3.        any other information required by the HVAMS.

1.       This authorisation is limited by any road, travel or vehicle conditions specified for a given area or route that forms part of a network generated by the HVAMS.

1.        Condition – PBS vehicle approval

1.       Pursuant to s138(1)(c) of the HVNL, an eligible vehicle must comply with its PBS vehicle approval.

1.       The driver of an eligible vehicle must carry a complete copy of the vehicle’s PBS Vehicle Approval as issued by the NHVR.

1.    Conditions – Intelligent access program condition

1.       An eligible vehicle must, when required by the HVAMS, be enrolled in and comply with the following approved intelligent transport systems:

1.       Smart On Board Mass (OBM); and
2.       Telematics Monitoring Application (TMA).

1.    Condition – 90kph speed restriction for combinations exceeding 26m in length

An eligible vehicle exceeding 26m in length must not exceed 90kph.

Note: Notwithstanding this restriction, all eligible vehicles must always obey speed limits posed by traffic signs.

1.    Condition – Vehicle code

The driver of an eligible vehicle must carry a current vehicle code generated by HVAMS for that vehicle.

Jose Arredondo

Manager Network Access Policy

National Heavy Vehicle Regulator