Determination of Routes for Vehicles, other than B-doubles and Rigid Truck and Trailer Combinations, carrying Higher Mass Limits under the Federal Interstate Registration Scheme (FIRS) 2011 No. 1 (Cth)

INTERSTATE ROAD TRANSPORT REGULATIONS 1986

I, KAREN GOSLING, delegate of the Minister for Infrastructure and Transport under subregulation 12C(5) of the Interstate Road Transport Regulations 1986 (the Regulations) make the following Determination.

Dated:      31 May 2011

Signed by Karen Gosling

Karen Gosling

Executive Director

Surface Transport Policy

1. Name of Instrument

This Instrument is the Determination of Routes for Vehicles, other than
B-doubles and Rigid Truck and Trailer Combinations, carrying Higher Mass Limits under the Federal Interstate Registration Scheme (FIRS) 2011 No.1.

1. Revocation

This Instrument revokes Determination of Routes for Vehicles other than
B-doubles and Rigid Truck and Trailer Combinations, carrying Higher Mass Limits under the Federal Interstate Registration Scheme (FIRS) No.1, made on 18 September 2009.

1. Determination

The routes specified in the publication listed in paragraph (i) below and the routes listed in paragraphs (ii) and (iii) are, for vehicles other than B-doubles and rigid truck and trailer combinations carrying higher mass as provided under subregulation 12A(4) and paragraph 12B(1)(c) of the Regulations, routes on which higher mass limit vehicles may be driven.

(i)         QUEENSLAND

Guideline for Higher Mass Limits for Vehicles with Road Friendly Suspensions in Queensland, Form Number 10, Version 7, August 2010.

(ii)        NEW SOUTH WALES

The routes available in New South Wales for FIRS 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 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 vehicle on the routes specified in paragraph 3(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 Regulations2009 and the Interstate Road Transport Regulations 1986

NOTE 1:  OPERATING IN THE NORTHERN TERRITORY

Subregulation 79(1) 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: Higher mass limit vehicles 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 subparagraph 12C(6)(a)(ii) 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 please refer to websites of the relevant agency 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:                              Telephone: [phone]

Queensland   Department of Transport & Main Roads

Road Safety & System Management

Telephone: [phone]

South Australia                   Department of Transport, Energy & Infrastructure

Vehicle Services

Telephone: [phone]

Victoria   Vic Roads
Telephone:

Kew [phone]
Burwood East [phone]
Country Victoria 1361171

Western Australia               Main Roads WA
Heavy Vehicles Operations
Telephone: [phone]

Tasmania   Department of Infrastructure Energy & Resources
Vehicle Operations

Telephone: [phone]

Northern Territory              Department of lands and Planning
Vehicle Standards and Compliance
Telephone: [phone]

Australian Capital Territory

Department of Territory and Municipal Services

Roads ACT, Office of Transport   Traffic Management & Safety Section
Telephone: [phone]