Determination of Routes for B-double Vehicles Carrying Higher Mass Limits under the Federal Interstate Registration Scheme (FIRS) 2007 (No. 1) (Cth)

INTERSTATE ROAD TRANSPORT ACT 1985

I, ANDREW MURDOCH WILSON, delegate of the Minister for Transport and Regional Services under subsections 43A(1) and 43A(2) of the Interstate Road Transport Act 1985 (the Act) make the following Determination.

Dated: 23 March 2007

Signed by Andrew Wilson

Andrew Wilson

Executive Director

Maritime and Land Transport

1. Name of Instrument

This Instrument is the Determination of Routes for B-double Vehicles Carrying Higher Mass Limits under the Federal Interstate Registration Scheme (FIRS) 2007 (No.1).

1. Commencement

This Instrument commences on 1 April 2007.

1. Revocation

This Instrument revokes Determination of Routes for B-double Vehicles Carrying Higher Mass Limits under the Federal Interstate Registration Scheme (FIRS), made on 14 January 2002.

1. Determination

The routes specified in the publication listed in paragraph (i) below and the routes listed in paragraphs (ii) and (iii) below are, for B-doubles carrying higher mass as provided under subregulation 12A(4) and paragraph 12B(1)(c) of the Interstate Road Transport Regulations 1986, the routes for the carriage of passengers or goods between prescribed places or for any purpose that is incidental to carriage of that kind.

(i)         QUEENSLAND

Guideline for Higher Mass Limits for Vehicles with Road Friendly Suspensions, Queensland, Form Number 10, Version 4, March 2007.

(ii)        NEW SOUTH WALES

The routes available in New South Wales for FIRS B-Doubles vehicles carrying higher mass limits under the Regulations are set out in Table 1.

Table 1
Route/Road	From	To	Limit
The Newell Highway	Entire length	Entire length
Sturt Highway (National Route 20)	Victorian border	Intersection with Hume Highway
Hume Highway (National Route 31)	Victorian border	Coolac	No access east of Coolac as bridges are prohibited at: ·     Cooneys Creek Jugiong; and ·     Paddys River Murrimba north and south bound.
New England Highway (National Route 15)	Queensland border	Tenterfield	No access south of Tenterfield as bridges are prohibited at: ·     Tenterfield Creek and Goombridges Creek near Bungulla; ·     Quirindi Creek Wallabadah; ·     south bound lane of Fitzgerald Bridge over Hunter River Aberdeen ; and ·     over railway at Aberdeen

(iii)       WESTERN AUSTRALIA

The routes available in Western Australia for FIRS B-double vehicles carrying higher mass limits under the Regulations are set out in Table 2.

Table 2
Route/Road	From	To	Limit
Eyre Highway (National Route 1)	SA border	Norseman
Coolgardie-Esperance Highway	Norseman	Coolgardie
Great Eastern Highway (National Route 94)	Coolgardie	Merredin	No access on the Great Eastern Highway west of Merredin to the Northam-Cranbrook Road junction as there are five prohibited bridges on this stretch of Highway.
York-Merredin Road	Merredin	York
Northam-Cranbrook Rd	Quairading-York Road junction	Great Eastern Highway junction
Great Eastern Highway (National Route 94)	Northam-Cranbrook Rd junction	Roe Highway junction
Roe Highway	Great Eastern Highway junction	Great Northern Highway junction
Roe Highway	Great Eastern Highway junction	Kewdale / Welshpool industrial area
Kewdale / Welshpool industrial area
Victoria Highway (National Route 1 )	Kununurra	Northern Territory Border

1. Conditions

Operation of a B-double on the routes specified in paragraph 4(i) is subject to any conditions set out in the publication so far as those conditions are not inconsistent with the Act, the Interstate Road Transport ChargeAct 1985, the Interstate Road Transport Charge Regulations2006 and the Interstate Road Transport Regulations 1986.

NOTE 1:  OPERATING IN THE NORTHERN TERRITORY

Subregulation 79(2) of the Northern Territory (NT) Traffic Regulations provides that each road and public place in the NT is a road train area.  Access is restricted where necessary through signage in urban areas and a road train map is available from the NT for further guidance.  On other parts of the network access is restricted through weight restrictions relating to infrastructure (eg. bridges) and seasonal conditions.

NOTE 2:  OPERATING IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA

Heavy vehicle access to WA routes in addition to this Determination is by Period Permit, as required under regulations 30 and 34 of the Road Traffic (Vehicle Standards) Regulations 2002 (WA).  For FIRS registered heavy vehicles, Subregulation 12(L)(2) of the Interstate Road Transport Regulations 1986 provides for operation by permit.

NOTE 3: B-doubles registered under the Federal Interstate Registration Scheme are also permitted to operate on a route that is authorised under a relevant instrument made under state and territory legislation. See subregulation 12C(6) and Schedule 4A of the Interstate Road Transport Regulations 1986.

FURTHER INFORMATION:

For copies of the publications and information on B-double routes and conditions or if anyone wishes to operate on roads other than the routes designated in this Determination they should contact:

New South Wales              Roads and Traffic Authority:

Sydney   [phone]
Tamworth                   [phone]
Western NSW           [phone]
Wagga Wagga          [phone]
Newcastle                  [phone]
Wollongong                [phone]

QueenslandQueensland Transport
Land Transport and Safety
Policy Advice

Telephone: [phone]

South Australia                  Transport SA
High Productivity Freight
Road Freight Regulation and Operation Section
33-37 Warwick Street
WALKERVILLE SA 5081

Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile:   [phone]

VictoriaTransport and Traffic Integration
(Commercial Vehicle Operations)
Vic Roads
60 Denmark Street
KEW VIC 3101

Telephone:

Kew    [phone]
Broadmeadows        [phone]
Burwood East            [phone]

Western Australia              Main Roads WA
Heavy Vehicles Operations
2 Adams Drive
WELSHPOOL WA 6106

Telephone: [phone]

TasmaniaVehicle Operations
Department of Infrastructure Energy & Resources
L7 10 Murray Street
HOBART TAS 7000

Telephone: [phone]

Northern Territory             Department of Planning and Infrastructure
Registration and Licencing Policy Unit
1st Floor Energy House
18-20 Cavanagh Street
DARWIN NT 0801

Telephone: [phone]

Australian Capital Territory

Road Transport Reform
Department of Territory and Municipal Services
Office of Transport
GPO Box 151
CANBERRA ACT 2601

Telephone: [phone] and 6207 6565