Heavy Vehicle National Law
Interim Guidelines for Industry Codes of Practice (July 2014) Amendment Notice 2017 (No. 1)
Statutory Instrument Series: Administrative Amendment Notice
1 Authorising provision
This Notice is made under sections 705 and 706 of the Heavy Vehicle National Law (HNVL) as applied in each participating jurisdiction.
2 Purpose
The purpose of this Notice is to amend the HVNL Interim Guidelines for Industry Codes of Practice (July 2014) (the Interim Guidelines);
3 Commencement
This Notice commences on the date of its publication in the Commonwealth Gazette.
4 Title
This Notice may be cited as the HVNL Interim Guidelines for Industry Codes of Practice (July 2014) Amendment Notice 2017 (No. 1).
5 Amendment of Section 1
Section 1, Purpose,
omit, insert — “The purpose of these guidelines is to confirm the continuing registration under the HVNL of industry codes of practice previously registered under transitional arrangements”.
6 Amendment of Section 5
Section 5, Expiry,
omit, insert — “These guidelines expire on 29 January 2018”.
7 Amendment of Section 8
Section 8, Application,
omit, insert—“These guidelines apply only to industry codes of practice that were transitionally registered by the National Heavy Vehicle Regulator in July 2014 in recognition of their prior registration under the former legislation of South Australia and Victoria, before the participation day, namely the following:
National Logistics Safety Code (Vic)
Retail Logistics Supply Chain Code of Practice (Vic)
Refrigerated Warehouse & Transport Association of Australia Chain of Responsibility – Code of Practice (Vic)
Trucksafe Operator Business Rules and Code of Conduct (Vic)
Australian Steel Industry Logistics Safety Code (Vic)
Heavy Vehicle Transport Off-Farm Grain Carriers’ Code of Practice (SA)”
8 Amendment of Section 9
Section 9
omit, insert—“It is a condition of continuing registration that the industry code of practice must be reviewed three years after its initial registration”.
9 Amendment of Section 10
Section 10
omit, insert—“It is a condition of continuing registration that a stated person, or a person of a stated class, must be appointed to maintain the industry code of practice and ensure it is updated following changes to best practice methods for the industry to which it relates”.
10 Amendment of Section 11
Section 11
omit.
11 Amendment of Note
Note
omit.
Date: 25 January 2017
Sal Petroccitto
Chief Executive Officer
National Heavy Vehicle Regulator