Queensland Consolidated Regulations

TRANSPORT OPERATIONS (ROAD USE MANAGEMENT--ACCREDITATION AND OTHER PROVISIONS) REGULATION 2015 - REG 132

132 Application for, and issue of, permit

(1) A person may apply to the chief executive for a permit under this section.

Note—

See part 7A for requirements about the application.

(2) The application must be made to the chief executive at least 10 business days before the vehicle or equipment is to be used on the State-controlled road.

(3) Subject to section 147D (4) and (5) , the chief executive may issue the permit, with or without conditions, or refuse to issue the permit.

(4) A permit may include conditions about any matters the chief executive considers necessary or appropriate.

Examples of matters that may be the subject of conditions—

• the State-controlled roads on which the vehicle or equipment may be used

• the period for which the vehicle or equipment may be used on State-controlled roads

• the maximum mass and dimensions for the vehicle or equipment

• preparing or strengthening road transport infrastructure

• the repair, replacement or reconstruction of road transport infrastructure

(5) Before granting the permit, or as a condition of the permit, the chief executive may require the applicant to pay the chief executive’s costs or estimated costs of any of the following—

(a) assessing the vehicle’s route and preparing the relevant plans and estimates;

(b) preparing and strengthening road transport infrastructure on the route;

(c) repairing, replacing or reconstructing road transport infrastructure on the route;

(d) ensuring compliance with a condition or a proposed condition of the permit.

(6) A permit issued under this section is immediately cancelled if a condition of the permit is contravened.