Queensland Consolidated Acts

HEAVY VEHICLE NATIONAL LAW (QUEENSLAND) - SECT 142

142 Requirements about Commonwealth Gazette notice etc.

(1) A Commonwealth Gazette notice for a class 2 heavy vehicle authorisation (notice) must state the following—

(a) that the authorisation applies to all class 2 heavy vehicles or, if the authorisation only applies to particular categories of class 2 heavy vehicles, the categories of class 2 heavy vehicles to which the authorisation applies;

(b) the areas or routes to which the authorisation applies;

(c) the days and hours to which the authorisation applies;

(d) any conditions applying to class 2 heavy vehicles being used on a road under the authorisation;

(e) the period for which the authorisation applies.

(2) Without limiting subsection (1) (b) , the notice may state the areas or routes under the subsection by—

(a) applying by reference a stated map or stated list, not in the notice, prepared and published by the relevant road authority or the Regulator; and

(b) referring to the areas or routes shown on the stated map or list.

(3) Without limiting subsection (1) (d) , the notice may state road conditions or travel conditions under the subsection by referring to road conditions or travel conditions shown on a stated map or stated list applied under subsection (2) (a) .

(4) The Regulator must publish a copy of the notice on the Regulator’s website.

(5) If the notice applies a stated map or stated list—

(a) the Regulator may amend the stated map or stated list prepared and published by it and the relevant road authority may amend the stated map or stated list prepared and published by it, but only by omitting, varying or extending—

(i) the areas or routes mentioned in subsection (2) (b) ; or

(ii) the road conditions or travel conditions mentioned in subsection (3) ;

including by adding additional areas, routes, road conditions or travel conditions; and

(b) the Regulator must ensure a copy of the stated map or stated list as in force from time to time is—

(i) made available for inspection, without charge, during normal business hours at each office of the Regulator; and

(ii) published on the Regulator’s website or published by way of a reference or link published on the Regulator’s website.

Note—

The Regulator must publish a stated map or stated list whether the Regulator or a relevant road authority originally prepared and published it as mentioned in subsection (2) .

(6) Despite subsection (5) (a) , a road authority may only amend a map or list in a way that affects a particular road if—

(a) the road authority is the road manager for the road; or

(b) the road authority is not the road manager for the road and has been advised by the Regulator that the Regulator has obtained the consent of the road manager for the amendment.

(7) In this section—

"relevant road authority" , for a class 2 heavy vehicle authorisation (notice), means the road authority for the participating jurisdiction in which the road likely to be travelled under the authorisation is situated.

"road conditions" means road conditions required by the relevant road manager under section 160 .

"travel conditions" means travel conditions required by the relevant road manager under section 161 .