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Heavy Vehicle National Law Act 2012
sec.174Amendment or cancellation on request by relevant road manager
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### sec.174 Amendment or cancellation on request by relevant road manager
This section applies if a relevant road manager for a mass or dimension authority granted by Commonwealth Gazette notice is satisfied the use of heavy vehicles on a road under the authority—
has caused, or is likely to cause, damage to road infrastructure; or
has had, or is likely to have, an adverse effect on the community arising from noise, emissions or traffic congestion or from other matters stated in approved guidelines; or
has posed, or is likely to pose, a significant risk to public safety arising from heavy vehicle use that is incompatible with road infrastructure or traffic conditions.
The road manager may ask the Regulator to—
amend the mass or dimension authority by—
amending the category of vehicle to which the authority applies; or
amending the type of load that may be carried by vehicles to which the authority applies; or
amending the areas or routes to which the authority applies; or
amending the days or hours to which the authority applies; or
imposing or amending road conditions or travel conditions; or
cancel the authority.
The Regulator must comply with the request.
However, if consent to the grant of the mass or dimension authority was given by a road authority under section 163 —
the Regulator may refer the request to the road authority; and
if the road authority gives the Regulator its written approval of the request, the Regulator must comply with the request; and
if the road authority does not give written approval of the road manager’s request within 28 days after the referral is made, the Regulator—
must not comply with the request; and
must notify the road manager that the road authority has not given its written approval of the request and, as a result, the Regulator must not comply with it.
The Regulator must publish a public notice of the amendment or cancellation.
The amendment or cancellation takes effect—
28 days after the Commonwealth Gazette notice is published under subsection (5) ; or
if a later time is stated in the Commonwealth Gazette notice, at the later time.
sch s 174 amd 2016 No. 65 s 123
(sec.174-ssec.1) This section applies if a relevant road manager for a mass or dimension authority granted by Commonwealth Gazette notice is satisfied the use of heavy vehicles on a road under the authority— has caused, or is likely to cause, damage to road infrastructure; or has had, or is likely to have, an adverse effect on the community arising from noise, emissions or traffic congestion or from other matters stated in approved guidelines; or has posed, or is likely to pose, a significant risk to public safety arising from heavy vehicle use that is incompatible with road infrastructure or traffic conditions.
(sec.174-ssec.2) The road manager may ask the Regulator to— amend the mass or dimension authority by— amending the category of vehicle to which the authority applies; or amending the type of load that may be carried by vehicles to which the authority applies; or amending the areas or routes to which the authority applies; or amending the days or hours to which the authority applies; or imposing or amending road conditions or travel conditions; or cancel the authority.
(sec.174-ssec.3) The Regulator must comply with the request.
(sec.174-ssec.4) However, if consent to the grant of the mass or dimension authority was given by a road authority under section 163 — the Regulator may refer the request to the road authority; and if the road authority gives the Regulator its written approval of the request, the Regulator must comply with the request; and if the road authority does not give written approval of the road manager’s request within 28 days after the referral is made, the Regulator— must not comply with the request; and must notify the road manager that the road authority has not given its written approval of the request and, as a result, the Regulator must not comply with it.
(sec.174-ssec.5) The Regulator must publish a public notice of the amendment or cancellation.
(sec.174-ssec.6) The amendment or cancellation takes effect— 28 days after the Commonwealth Gazette notice is published under subsection (5) ; or if a later time is stated in the Commonwealth Gazette notice, at the later time.
- (a) has caused, or is likely to cause, damage to road infrastructure; or
- (b) has had, or is likely to have, an adverse effect on the community arising from noise, emissions or traffic congestion or from other matters stated in approved guidelines; or
- (c) has posed, or is likely to pose, a significant risk to public safety arising from heavy vehicle use that is incompatible with road infrastructure or traffic conditions.
- (a) amend the mass or dimension authority by— (ia) amending the category of vehicle to which the authority applies; or (ib) amending the type of load that may be carried by vehicles to which the authority applies; or (i) amending the areas or routes to which the authority applies; or (ii) amending the days or hours to which the authority applies; or (iii) imposing or amending road conditions or travel conditions; or
- (ia) amending the category of vehicle to which the authority applies; or
- (ib) amending the type of load that may be carried by vehicles to which the authority applies; or
- (i) amending the areas or routes to which the authority applies; or
- (ii) amending the days or hours to which the authority applies; or
- (iii) imposing or amending road conditions or travel conditions; or
- (b) cancel the authority.
- (ia) amending the category of vehicle to which the authority applies; or
- (ib) amending the type of load that may be carried by vehicles to which the authority applies; or
- (i) amending the areas or routes to which the authority applies; or
- (ii) amending the days or hours to which the authority applies; or
- (iii) imposing or amending road conditions or travel conditions; or
- (a) the Regulator may refer the request to the road authority; and
- (b) if the road authority gives the Regulator its written approval of the request, the Regulator must comply with the request; and
- (c) if the road authority does not give written approval of the road manager’s request within 28 days after the referral is made, the Regulator— (i) must not comply with the request; and (ii) must notify the road manager that the road authority has not given its written approval of the request and, as a result, the Regulator must not comply with it.
- (i) must not comply with the request; and
- (ii) must notify the road manager that the road authority has not given its written approval of the request and, as a result, the Regulator must not comply with it.
- (i) must not comply with the request; and
- (ii) must notify the road manager that the road authority has not given its written approval of the request and, as a result, the Regulator must not comply with it.
- (a) 28 days after the Commonwealth Gazette notice is published under subsection (5) ; or
- (b) if a later time is stated in the Commonwealth Gazette notice, at the later time.