HEAVY VEHICLE NATIONAL LAW

Queensland Class 3 Heavy Vehicle (Brisbane City Council CCTV) Dimension Exemption Notice 2022 (No 1)

1.       Purpose

The purpose of this Notice is to provide an exemption from regulation dimension requirements to allow the fitting of CCTV cameras to Brisbane City Council buses

Note:             This Notice replaces the Queensland Class 3 Heavy Vehicle (Brisbane City Council CCTV) Dimension Exemption Notice 2017 (No.1)

2.       Authorising Provision

This notice is made under section 117 of the Heavy Vehicle National Law.

3.       Commencement

This notice commences on 1 July 2022.

4.       Expiry

This notice expires on 30 June 2027.

5.       Title

This notice may be cited as the Queensland Class 3 Heavy Vehicle (Brisbane City Council CCTV) Dimension Exemption Notice 2022 (No.1).

6.       Definitions

1)      In this Instrument—

eligible vehicle means a Brisbane City Council Bus fitted with—

a)      a Closed-Circuit Television (CCTV) system; and

b)      two cameras (one each side of the bus) installed on the outside of the bus on the cant rail above the window line.

National Regulation means the Heavy Vehicle (Mass, Dimension and Loading) National Regulation.

7.       Exemption - Prescribed dimension requirements

An eligible vehicle is exempt from Section 7(1) (Width) of Schedule 6 of the National Regulation.

Note:             This notice also exempts an eligible vehicle from a dimension requirement that may otherwise be applied as a vehicle standard under the Heavy Vehicle (Vehicle Standards) National Regulation as a result of the operation of section 34 of that regulation. 

8.       Conditions – Dimensions (Maximum Width)

Buses operating under this notice must not exceed a maximum width of 2.6m.

9.       Areas or Routes to which this Exemption applies

This notice applies to all roads in Queensland on which an eligible vehicle is authorised to travel. 

Peter Caprioli

Executive Director (Freight and Supply Chain Productivity)

National Heavy Vehicle Regulator