{"id":"tas:sr-2024-053","name":"Vehicle and Traffic (Vehicle Operations) (Exemption) Notice 2024","slug":"vehicle-and-traffic-vehicle-operations-exemption-notice-2024","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"53 of 2024","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":177048,"registerId":"tas-tas:sr-2024-053-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-05","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Short title","content":"### 1 Short title\n\n> This notice may be cited as the [Vehicle and Traffic (Vehicle Operations) (Exemption) Notice 2024](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/sr-2024-053) .","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"2","sectionType":"section","heading":"Commencement","content":"### 2 Commencement\n\n> This notice takes effect on 1 November 2024.","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"3","sectionType":"section","heading":"Interpretation","content":"### 3 Interpretation\n\n> > (1)  In this notice –\n> > \n> > > ***exempt route*** means the section of Mud Walls Secondary Road between the following junctions:\n> > > \n> > > > > (a) the junction of Mud Walls Secondary Road and Tea Tree Secondary Road;\n> > > > \n> > > > > (b) the junction of Mud Walls Secondary Road and the Midland Highway.\n> \n> > (2)  The [Acts Interpretation Act 1931](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1931-059) applies to the interpretation of this notice as if it were regulations within the meaning of that Act.","sortOrder":2},{"sectionNumber":"4","sectionType":"section","heading":"Application of notice","content":"### 4 Application of notice\n\n> An exemption specified in this notice –\n> \n> > > (a) applies to the exempt route; and\n> > \n> > > (b) applies at all times of the day; and\n> > \n> > > (c) remains in force for the period of 3 years commencing on the date on which this notice takes effect.","sortOrder":3},{"sectionNumber":"5","sectionType":"section","heading":"Exemption","content":"### 5 Exemption\n\n> A vehicle or combination that exceeds 25 tonnes gross mass is exempt from [regulation 53 of the](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/sr-2024-014#GS53@EN) [Vehicle and Traffic (Vehicle Operations) Regulations 2024](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/sr-2024-014) in respect of the exempt route if access to the exempt route, or to a road leading from that exempt route, is necessary for the vehicle or combination to –\n> \n> > > (a) be garaged at an address within the municipal area of Southern Midlands; or\n> > \n> > > (b) pick up or drop off part, or all, of a load at a place within that municipal area; or\n> > \n> > > (c) be garaged at an address on Fingerpost Main Road between the following junctions:\n> > > \n> > > > > (i) the junction of Fingerpost Main Road and the Tasman Highway;\n> > > > \n> > > > > (ii) the junction of Fingerpost Main Road and Colebrook Main Road; or\n> > \n> > > (d) be garaged at an address on Colebrook Main Road between the following junctions:\n> > > \n> > > > > (i) the junction of Colebrook Main Road and Franklin Street;\n> > > > \n> > > > > (ii) the junction of Colebrook Main Road and Tea Tree Secondary Road; or\n> > \n> > > (e) pick up or drop off part, or all, of a load at a place between –\n> > > \n> > > > > (i) the part of Fingerpost Main Road referred to in [paragraph (c)](#GS5@Hpc@EN) ; or\n> > > > \n> > > > > (ii) the part of Colebrook Main Road referred to in [paragraph (d)](#GS5@Hpd@EN) .","sortOrder":4},{"sectionNumber":"6","sectionType":"section","heading":"Legislation revoked","content":"### 6 Legislation revoked\n\n> The legislation specified in [Schedule 1](#JS1@EN) is revoked.","sortOrder":5},{"sectionNumber":"SCHEDULE 1 - Legislation revok","sectionType":"part","heading":"SCHEDULE 1 - Legislation revoked","content":"# SCHEDULE 1 - Legislation revok SCHEDULE 1 - Legislation revoked\n\n[Clause 6](#GS6@EN)\n\n| Vehicle and Traffic (Vehicle Operations) (Exemption) Notice 2023 (No. 44 of 2023) |\n\nThis notice was made by the Transport Commission at a meeting held on 16 September 2024.\n\nThe common seal of the Transport Commission was affixed on 16 September 2024, in the presence of –\n\nMARTIN CRANE\n\nTransport Commission\n\nDisplayed and numbered in accordance with the *[Rules Publication Act 1953](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1953-050)*.\n\nNotified in the *Gazette* on 25 September 2024\n\nThis notice is administered in the Department of State Growth.","sortOrder":6}],"analysis":{"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Based on the available text, there is no indication that the scope changed from its original intent. The notice appears to function as a standard administrative exemption instrument under its parent legislation. However, the Table of Amending Instruments suggests at least one amendment has been made, which could reflect a scope adjustment — this cannot be confirmed without reviewing the full amendment history."},"complexity_factors":["Limited substantive content available for analysis — only administrative metadata was provided","Exemption notices are typically narrow in scope and straightforward in structure","Complexity may be higher in practice depending on the specific exemption conditions, but cannot be assessed from the provided text","Requires cross-referencing with the parent Vehicle and Traffic (Vehicle Operations) Regulations to understand what rules are being exempted"],"plain_english_summary":"This notice grants specified exemptions from parts of Tasmania’s Vehicle and Traffic (Vehicle Operations) Regulations, allowing certain vehicles, operators or situations to be relieved from standard vehicle operation rules where those rules would be impractical or unduly burdensome. It may affect operators of special equipment, oversized loads or particular vehicle configurations. To know exactly who and what is exempt, read the full notice and amendments. In force from 1 November 2024."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument appears to be a like‑for‑like replacement of an earlier 2023 exemption notice: it creates a narrowly targeted, time‑limited exemption for >25 t vehicles on a specific section of Mud Walls Secondary Road for garaging and loading/unloading purposes and revokes the 2023 notice (s6). There is no indication in the text that it expands the categories of beneficiaries, broadens geographic scope beyond the defined route and listed adjacent road segments, or creates enduring regulatory change beyond the three‑year period (s3–s5). Therefore the scope has not materially grown beyond the original, route‑specific exemption purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Single defined term: 'exempt route' (s3)","One main substantive exemption clause with five subparagraphs setting conditions (s5)","A single external cross‑reference to regulation 53 of the Vehicle and Traffic (Vehicle Operations) Regulations 2024","Temporal limitation specified (3 years) and commencement date (s2, s4)","Revocation of the immediately preceding notice via a one‑item Schedule (s6, Schedule 1)"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this notice does (mechanics)\n\n- This is a 3‑year, route‑specific exemption that allows certain heavy vehicles to use part of Mud Walls Secondary Road that would otherwise be restricted by the Vehicle and Traffic (Vehicle Operations) Regulations 2024 (specifically regulation 53). (see sections 3, 4 and 5)\n\n- \"Exempt route\" is defined as the section of Mud Walls Secondary Road between its junction with Tea Tree Secondary Road and its junction with the Midland Highway. (s3)\n\n- Vehicles or vehicle combinations that exceed 25 tonnes gross mass are allowed on that exempt route if use of the route (or a road leading from it) is necessary for one of the listed purposes: to be garaged at an address in the Southern Midlands municipal area; to pick up or drop off part or all of a load in that municipal area; or to be garaged or pick up/drop off on specified parts of Fingerpost Main Road or Colebrook Main Road. (s5)\n\n- The exemption applies at all times of day for three years from 1 November 2024. (s2, s4)\n\n- The notice revokes the 2023 exemption notice (Schedule 1 / s6).\n\nWho it affects\n\n- Heavy‑vehicle operators (vehicles or combinations over 25 tonnes) who need to garage or load/unload in the Southern Midlands municipal area or on the specified sections of Fingerpost Main Road and Colebrook Main Road.\n- Local residents and property owners in the specified areas who host garaging or loading/unloading activity.\n- Road managers and maintenance authorities responsible for the exempt route (because heavier vehicles can legally use the route during the exemption period).\n- The Transport Commission (which made the notice) and the Department of State Growth (which administers it).\n\nWhy it matters (purpose claim and practical effects)\n\n- The formal effect is to remove the regulatory barrier in regulation 53 for >25 t vehicles on the defined section of Mud Walls Secondary Road where the vehicle’s presence is necessary for garaging or loading purposes. The notice itself does not explain the policy rationale in detail, but such exemptions typically aim to allow necessary heavy‑vehicle access for local businesses, residents or service providers. (s5)\n\n- Costs and incentives: operators who can use the exempt route may save time and distance compared with detours, reducing operating costs. Those savings are concentrated among the heavy‑vehicle operators and the specific local recipients (garagers, shippers, businesses). Any increase in heavy use of the route shifts wear and maintenance costs to the relevant road authority and potentially changes local traffic patterns; those costs are more diffuse (spread across the municipal area or absorbed by the road manager).\n\n- Compliance and administrative burden: the exemption is conditional (necessary access for specified purposes). Enforcement will require authorities to judge whether a vehicle’s travel on the route meets those necessity conditions, which can create on‑the‑spot discretion for enforcement officers and record‑keeping or evidentiary burdens for operators. (s5)\n\n- Implementation risks and trade‑offs: permitting heavier vehicles can accelerate pavement and structure deterioration, so there is a trade‑off between reduced transport costs for affected operators and higher maintenance or earlier upgrade costs for the road owner. There is also a risk of substitution: operators may reroute to take advantage of the exemption even where alternative routes remain suitable, increasing local heavy traffic.\n\n- Temporary and narrowly targeted: the exemption is time‑limited (3 years) and geographically narrow (a defined section of one road plus specified related roads), which limits long‑term regulatory change and confines benefits and costs to a small area. (s4)\n\nWho pays and who decides\n\n- The Transport Commission made the notice; the Department of State Growth administers it (notice footer). Operators who benefit pay less in travel costs; the road manager bears any incremental maintenance costs caused by additional heavy‑vehicle use. Regulatory enforcement costs fall on the relevant enforcement agency.\n\nPractical points operators should note\n\n- The exemption only covers the defined section of Mud Walls Secondary Road and only where the heavy vehicle’s use is necessary for the listed purposes (garaging or loading/unloading at specified locations). (s3, s5)\n- The exemption is active at all times during the three‑year period starting 1 November 2024. (s2, s4)\n- The 2023 notice is revoked, so operators should rely on the 2024 notice for current rights and conditions. (s6)\n\n(References to sections are to this notice: s2 = Commencement; s3 = Interpretation; s4 = Application; s5 = Exemption; s6 & Schedule 1 = Revocation.)"},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This notice maintains its original narrow purpose: creating a specific, limited exemption for heavy vehicle access on a single rural road corridor. The 2024 version replaces the 2023 version with substantially identical scope, updating only the temporal validity period. No scope creep is evident."},"complexity_factors":["Only 1 defined term ('exempt route') in the interpretation section","Single operative provision (section 5) with straightforward conditional logic","No nested exceptions or cross-references to other complex legislation beyond the basic Acts Interpretation Act 1931","Geographic scope is precisely mapped with specific road junctions (5 sub-paragraphs describing locations)","Temporal limitation clearly stated (3 years from commencement)","Revocation of single predecessor instrument in Schedule 1"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this does:**\nThis notice creates a temporary, 3-year exemption that allows certain heavy vehicles (over 25 tonnes) to use a specific stretch of road in Tasmania that they would normally be banned from.\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- **Truck drivers and transport companies** operating heavy vehicles (over 25 tonnes) in the Southern Midlands area of Tasmania\n- Specifically, those who need to use **Mud Walls Secondary Road** (between Tea Tree Secondary Road and the Midland Highway)\n\n**The exemption:**\nNormally, regulation 53 of the Vehicle and Traffic (Vehicle Operations) Regulations 2024 prohibits very heavy vehicles from using certain roads. This notice says: *you can break that rule* if:\n- You're travelling to/from a garage (parking/base) in the Southern Midlands council area; OR\n- You're picking up or dropping off goods in that area; OR\n- You're travelling to/from specific stretches of Fingerpost Main Road or Colebrook Main Road (near Colebrook)\n\n**Why it matters:**\nWithout this exemption, heavy trucks would be forced to take much longer routes to reach businesses, farms, or depots in this rural area. This saves time and fuel for local transport operators while still limiting heavy vehicle use to necessary trips only.\n\n**Key details:**\n- **Where:** Mud Walls Secondary Road (between Tea Tree Secondary Road and Midland Highway)\n- **When:** 24/7, from 1 November 2024 for exactly 3 years\n- **Replaces:** A similar 2023 exemption notice that is now revoked"},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"Unauthenticated. Configure AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY or use a provider module. 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