Heavy Vehicle National Law (Tasmania) Regulations 2023 (Tas)

Heavy Vehicle National Law (Tasmania) Regulations 2023

I, the Governor in and over the State of Tasmania and its Dependencies in the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Executive Council, make the following regulations under the Heavy Vehicle National Law (Tasmania) Act 2013 .

19 December 2023

B. BAKER

Governor

By Her Excellency's Command,

MICHAEL DARREL JOSEPH FERGUSON

Minister for Infrastructure and Transport

1. Short title These regulations may be cited as the Heavy Vehicle National Law (Tasmania) Regulations 2023 .

2. Commencement These regulations take effect on the day on which their making is notified in the Gazette.

3. Interpretation In these regulations – Act means the Heavy Vehicle National Law (Tasmania) Act 2013 ; Heavy Vehicle (Mass, Dimension and Loading) Regulation means the Heavy Vehicle (Mass, Dimension and Loading) National Regulation, as made under the Heavy Vehicle National Law and applied in this jurisdiction by section 5 of the Act.

4. Modification of application of Heavy Vehicle (Vehicle Standards) Regulation (1) In this regulation – Heavy Vehicle (Vehicle Standards) means the Heavy Vehicle (Vehicle Standards) National Regulation, as made under the Heavy Vehicle National Law and applied in this jurisdiction by section 5 of the Act; specified heavy vehicle means a heavy vehicle that, immediately before the commencement day, was registered under the Vehicle and Traffic Act 1999 or a corresponding law. (2) Division 16 of Part 6 of Schedule 2 to the Heavy Vehicle (Vehicle Standards) does not apply to buses operating in this jurisdiction. (3) Regulation 99(1) of the Heavy Vehicle (Vehicle Standards) does not apply in this jurisdiction to – (a) a specified heavy vehicle built with an exhaust system having an outlet that – (i) is mounted at the front of the vehicle; and (ii) extends to the edge of the vehicle's bodywork; or (b) a specified heavy vehicle, such as a tractor, built with an exhaust system having an outlet that is – (i) mounted vertically at the front of the vehicle; and (ii) higher than the driver seated on the vehicle.