sec.653Approved guidelines for exemptions, authorisations, permits and other authorities

### sec.653 Approved guidelines for exemptions, authorisations, permits and other authorities The responsible Ministers may approve guidelines about any of the following— granting vehicle standards exemptions; granting mass or dimension exemptions; granting class 2 heavy vehicle authorisations; granting electronic recording system approvals; granting work and rest hours exemptions; granting work diary exemptions; granting fatigue record keeping exemptions; granting heavy vehicle accreditation; granting or issuing an exemption, authorisation, permit or authority, or making a declaration, under the national regulations; granting PBS design approvals and PBS vehicle approvals; other matters as referred to in— paragraph (a) (ii) of the definition road condition in section 154 ; or section 156A (1) (a) (ii) ; or section 163 (1) (b) (ii) (B) ; or section 174 (1) (b) ; or section 178 (1) (b) . The guidelines, and any instrument amending or repealing the guidelines, must be published in the Commonwealth Gazette. The Regulator must ensure a copy of the guidelines as in force from time to time and any document applied, adopted or incorporated by the guidelines is— made available for inspection, without charge, during normal business hours at each office of the Regulator; and published on the Regulator’s website. sch s 653 sub 2013 No. 4 s 12 amd 2018 No. 10 s 35 ; 2018 No. 18 s 30 amd 2025 No. 26 s 134 (uncommenced amendment) (sec.653-ssec.1) The responsible Ministers may approve guidelines about any of the following— granting vehicle standards exemptions; granting mass or dimension exemptions; granting class 2 heavy vehicle authorisations; granting electronic recording system approvals; granting work and rest hours exemptions; granting work diary exemptions; granting fatigue record keeping exemptions; granting heavy vehicle accreditation; granting or issuing an exemption, authorisation, permit or authority, or making a declaration, under the national regulations; granting PBS design approvals and PBS vehicle approvals; other matters as referred to in— paragraph (a) (ii) of the definition road condition in section 154 ; or section 156A (1) (a) (ii) ; or section 163 (1) (b) (ii) (B) ; or section 174 (1) (b) ; or section 178 (1) (b) . (sec.653-ssec.2) The guidelines, and any instrument amending or repealing the guidelines, must be published in the Commonwealth Gazette. (sec.653-ssec.3) The Regulator must ensure a copy of the guidelines as in force from time to time and any document applied, adopted or incorporated by the guidelines is— made available for inspection, without charge, during normal business hours at each office of the Regulator; and published on the Regulator’s website. - (b) granting vehicle standards exemptions; - (c) granting mass or dimension exemptions; - (d) granting class 2 heavy vehicle authorisations; - (e) granting electronic recording system approvals; - (f) granting work and rest hours exemptions; - (g) granting work diary exemptions; - (h) granting fatigue record keeping exemptions; - (i) granting heavy vehicle accreditation; - (j) granting or issuing an exemption, authorisation, permit or authority, or making a declaration, under the national regulations; - (k) granting PBS design approvals and PBS vehicle approvals; - (l) other matters as referred to in— (i) paragraph (a) (ii) of the definition road condition in section 154 ; or (ii) section 156A (1) (a) (ii) ; or (iii) section 163 (1) (b) (ii) (B) ; or (iv) section 174 (1) (b) ; or (v) section 178 (1) (b) . - (i) paragraph (a) (ii) of the definition road condition in section 154 ; or - (ii) section 156A (1) (a) (ii) ; or - (iii) section 163 (1) (b) (ii) (B) ; or - (iv) section 174 (1) (b) ; or - (v) section 178 (1) (b) . - (i) paragraph (a) (ii) of the definition road condition in section 154 ; or - (ii) section 156A (1) (a) (ii) ; or - (iii) section 163 (1) (b) (ii) (B) ; or - (iv) section 174 (1) (b) ; or - (v) section 178 (1) (b) . - (a) made available for inspection, without charge, during normal business hours at each office of the Regulator; and - (b) published on the Regulator’s website.