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Heavy Vehicle National Law Act 2012
sec.124Restriction on grant of mass or dimension exemption (permit)
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### sec.124 Restriction on grant of mass or dimension exemption (permit)
The Regulator may grant a mass or dimension exemption (permit) for a heavy vehicle only if—
the Regulator is satisfied the use of the heavy vehicle on a road under the exemption will not pose a significant risk to public safety; and
each relevant road manager for the exemption has consented to the grant; and
the Regulator is satisfied all other consents required for the exemption under the law of the relevant jurisdiction have been obtained by the applicant or have been otherwise given.
In deciding whether to grant a mass or dimension exemption (permit), the Regulator must have regard to the approved guidelines for granting mass or dimension exemptions.
sch s 124 om 2025 No. 26 s 31 (uncommenced amendment)
(sec.124-ssec.1) The Regulator may grant a mass or dimension exemption (permit) for a heavy vehicle only if— the Regulator is satisfied the use of the heavy vehicle on a road under the exemption will not pose a significant risk to public safety; and each relevant road manager for the exemption has consented to the grant; and the Regulator is satisfied all other consents required for the exemption under the law of the relevant jurisdiction have been obtained by the applicant or have been otherwise given.
(sec.124-ssec.2) In deciding whether to grant a mass or dimension exemption (permit), the Regulator must have regard to the approved guidelines for granting mass or dimension exemptions.
- (a) the Regulator is satisfied the use of the heavy vehicle on a road under the exemption will not pose a significant risk to public safety; and
- (b) each relevant road manager for the exemption has consented to the grant; and
- (c) the Regulator is satisfied all other consents required for the exemption under the law of the relevant jurisdiction have been obtained by the applicant or have been otherwise given.