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[s 20] Heavy Vehicle National Law Amendment Bill 2025 Part 3 Amendment of Heavy Vehicle National Law Page 19 Authorised by the Parliamentary Counsel if the court is not satisfied the offence is proven, but is satisfied the person committed an offence under section 26H, the court may find the person guilty of the offence under section 26H, and the person is liable to punishment accordingly. 20 Amendment of s 60 (Compliance with heavy vehicle standards) (1) Section 60(1), penalty— omit, insert— Maximum penalty—$6000. (2) Section 60(2) to (5)— omit, insert— (2) Subsection (1) does not apply in circumstances prescribed by the national regulations. 21 Amendment of s 62 (Restriction on grant of vehicle standards exemption (notice)) Section 62(1)— omit, insert— (1) The Regulator may grant a vehicle standards exemption (notice) for a category of heavy vehicles only— (a) in the circumstances prescribed by the national regulations; and (b) if the Regulator is satisfied the use of the heavy vehicles on a road under the exemption will not pose a significant safety risk. 22 Replacement of ss 68–80 Sections 68 to 80— 1 2 3 4 5 Clause 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Clause 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 Clause 28 29

[s 23] Heavy Vehicle National Law Amendment Bill 2025 Part 3 Amendment of Heavy Vehicle National Law Page 20 Authorised by the Parliamentary Counsel omit, insert— 68 Vehicle standards exemption (permits) The Regulator may, by giving a person a vehicle standards exemption (permit), exempt 1 or more heavy vehicles from compliance with a heavy vehicle standard for a stated period. Note— See section 730A for regulation-making powers in relation to vehicle standards exemption (permits). 23 Amendment of s 81 (Contravening condition of vehicle standards exemption) Section 81(1), (2) and (3), penalty, ‘$4000’— omit, insert— $6000 24 Omission of s 83 (Keeping copy of permit while driving under vehicle standards exemption (permit)) Section 83— omit. 25 Omission of ss 85–87A Sections 85 to 87A— omit. 26 Amendment of s 88 (National regulations for heavy vehicle modification) (1) Section 88, before ‘The’— insert— (1) (2) Section 88— 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Clause 10 11 12 13 14 Clause 15 16 17 18 Clause 19 20 21 Clause 22 23 24 25 26 27

[s 27] Heavy Vehicle National Law Amendment Bill 2025 Part 3 Amendment of Heavy Vehicle National Law Page 21 Authorised by the Parliamentary Counsel insert— (2) Without limiting subsection (1), the national regulations may provide for the following— (a) the approval of a modification of a heavy vehicle, including by the Regulator or an approved vehicle examiner; (b) offences for tampering with plates or labels attached to modified heavy vehicles. 27 Replacement of s 92 (Display of warning signs required by heavy vehicle standards on vehicles to which the requirement does not apply) Section 92— omit, insert— 92 Displaying warning signs The national regulations may prescribe requirements for the display of warning signs on heavy vehicles, including as a heavy vehicle standard or in relation to mass, dimension and loading. 28 Amendment of s 96 (Compliance with mass requirements) Section 96(5)— omit, insert— (5) This section does not apply to a heavy vehicle that is prescribed as a specified PBS vehicle under a regulation made under section 136. Note— If a heavy vehicle that is prescribed as a specified PBS vehicle does not comply with the mass requirements that apply to the heavy vehicle, it would be a class 2 heavy vehicle and could be dealt with under section 137. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Clause 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Clause 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31