HEAVY VEHICLE NATIONAL LAW
Queensland Class 1 Cotton Harvest Derestriction Notice 2017 (No. 1)
Statutory Instrument Series
Instrument Carried Over From Former Legislation – Derestriction Notice
1 Purpose
The purpose of this notice is to exempt the movement of, or transportation of, eligible cotton harvesters and agricultural equipment in association with cotton harvesting in Queensland from certain travel restrictions in place over the Easter period.
2 Authorising Provision
This notice is made under section 117 of the Heavy Vehicle National Law as in force in each participating jurisdiction.
3 Title
This notice may be cited as the Queensland Class 1 Cotton Harvest Derestriction Notice 2017.
4 Commencement
This notice commences on the date of its publication in the Commonwealth Gazette.
5 Expiry
This notice expires five years after commencement.
6 Definitions
(1) Unless otherwise stated, words and expressions used in this notice have the same meanings as those defined in the HVNL.
(1) In this notice—
Easter period is the period from the Thursday before Easter to the Tuesday after Easter inclusive.
Eligible Agricultural Equipment means an agricultural vehicle, agricultural trailer or agricultural machine as defined in the National Law, operating under Form 14 and being used in connection with harvesting cotton in Queensland.
Eligible Cotton Harvester means a cotton harvester of a type specified in Appendix 2 and operating under the Queensland Class 1 Heavy Vehicles (Cotton Harvester) Mass and Dimension Exemption Notice 2016, or a mass and dimension permit issued under the Heavy Vehicle National Law, and being used in connection with the harvesting cotton in Queensland.
Eligible Load Carrying Vehicle means a class 1 load carrying vehicle operating under Form 4, while transporting an eligible cotton harvester or eligible agricultural equipment in connection with harvesting cotton in Queensland.
Eligible Vehicle means an Eligible Cotton Harvester, Eligible Load Carrying Vehicle and Eligible Agricultural Equipment.
Form 4 Guideline means the Guideline for Excess Dimension: Vehicles Carrying Indivisible Articles; Special Purpose Vehicles and Vehicles that require a Pilot or Escort, in Queensland Form Number 4, Version 8, February 2013.
Form 14 Guideline means the Guideline for Excess Dimension Agricultural Vehicles and Agricultural Combinations; Vehicle and Drivers Form Number 14, Version 4, October 2013.
National Regulation means the Heavy Vehicle (Mass, Dimension and Loading) National Regulation.
pilot vehicle means a motor vehicle that accompanies an oversize vehicle, to warn other road users of the oversize vehicle’s presence.
Queensland Cotton Harvester Notice means the Queensland Class 1 Heavy Vehicles (Cotton Harvester) Mass and Dimension Exemption Notice 2016.
Zone A means the area bounded by the roads described in Schedule 1, Table 1.
Zone B means the area bounded by the roads described in Schedule 1, Table 2.
7 Application
This notice applies to eligible cotton harvesters and eligible cotton equipment.
8 Derestriction for Easter travel
(1) Notwithstanding any restriction on travel during the Easter period contained within the Queensland Cotton Harvester Notice or the Form 4 Guideline, an eligible harvester is authorised to be driven or transported in and along the boundaries of, where indicated, Zone A and Zone B, subject to the conditions contained within this notice, on the allowed travel days (the allowed days) for that zone; and
(2) Notwithstanding any restriction on travel during the Easter period contained within the Form 14 Guideline any agricultural eligible agricultural equipment is able to be moved in accordance with the Form 14 guideline provided that movement occurs in or along the boundaries of, where indicated, Zone A and Zone B, subject to the conditions contained with this notice, on the allowed travel days (the allowed days) for that zone.
9 Allowed days
(1) The allowed days —
(a) for Zone A, are—
(i) Holy Thursday; and
(ii) Easter Saturday; and
(iii) Easter Sunday; and
(iv) Easter Tuesday, and
(b) for Zone B, are—
(i) Easter Saturday; and
(ii) Easter Sunday.
10 Conditions - Zone A
(1) An eligible cotton harvester or eligible agricultural equipment may operate on major and minor roads in Zone A on the days specified in section 9(1)(a).
(2) An eligible cotton harvester may operate up to 5.5m wide subject to the additional agricultural pilot conditions provided in Form 14.
(3) Eligible cotton equipment operating under Form 14 may operate up to 5.0m wide subject to the additional pilot conditions provided in Form 14.
(4) Eligible load carrying vehicles operating under Form 4 may operate up to 5.5m wide with an additional pilot as required by Parts 11 to 14 of Form 4.
11 Conditions - Zone B
(1) An eligible cotton harvester or eligible agricultural equipment may operate on all roads in Zone B on the days specified in section 9(1)(b).
(2) An eligible cotton harvester may operate up to 5.5m wide subject to the additional agricultural pilot conditions provided in Form 14.
(3) Eligible cotton equipment operating under Form 14 may operate up to 5.5m wide subject to the additional pilot conditions provided in Form 14.
(4) Eligible load carrying vehicles operating under Form 4 may operate up to 5.5m wide with an additional pilot as required by Parts 11 to 14 of Form 4.
12 Travel on minor roads outside Zones
(1) Travel on minor roads outside the boundary of Zone B is permitted on the allowed days where access is required to local cotton fields and farms—
(a) in the Emerald and Theodore Irrigation Area; and
(b) in the Biloela surrounds.
13 Hours of travel – eligible cotton harvesters
An eligible cotton harvester is only authorised to travel in Zones A and B during daylight hours.
14 Conditions -General
(1) It is a condition of this exemption that–
(a) an eligible vehicle complies with—
(i) the requirements of this Notice; and
(ii) all conditions of the primary notice guideline or permit applicable to the eligible vehicle, harvester or equipment operating that are not expressly exempted by this notice; and
(b) the driver of an eligible vehicle operating under this exemption must keep in the driver’s possession a copy of this notice and must produce the notice to an authorised officer when requested.
Note:- Nothing in this notice should be taken as permitting an agricultural vehicle to exceed the maximum width requirements for the zones 1, 2 and 3 of the Form 14 Guideline.
15 Exclusion of prescribed conditions
The application of Schedule 8 of the National Regulation to this notice is expressly excluded.
DATED: 17 March 2017
Peter Caprioli
Executive Director Access
National Heavy Vehicle Regulator
Schedule 1
Table 1: ZONE A – As shown in yellow on the map in Figure 1, and as described below:
Boundary and included areas and roads | Highway limits | |
On and west of | the Leichhardt Highway | Between Goondiwindi and Miles |
South of the Warrego Highway (to the State Border) | No access permitted on the Warrego Highway | Between Miles and Roma |
On and east of | the Carnarvon Highway | Between Roma and Mungindi |
On an east of | the Castlereagh Highway | Between Hebel and Dirranbandi |
North of and east of | Dirranbandi to the Balonne Highway | Including the St-George to Dirranbandi Road |
From the Balonne Highway | 35kms west of St George to and including the Mitchell St George Road to the Maranoa River and area south of Lake Kajarabie bounded by the Carnarvon Highway. |
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Table 2: ZONE B-As shown in green on the map in Figure 1, and as described below:
Boundary and included area and roads | Highway limits | |
On and west of | Texas-Inglewood Road |
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On and west of | Millmerran to Inglewood Road |
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On and west of | Gore Highway | Between Millmerran and Pittsworth |
On and west of | Pittsworth to Oakey Road |
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On and north west of | the Cunningham Highway to the Toowoomba-Karara Road | From Inglewood |
On and west of | The Toowoomba to Karara Road and Clifton to Pittsworth Road | To Pittsworth |
South of the Warrego Highway between Oakey and Dalby | No access permitted on Warrego Highway | |
On and west of | Dalby to Jandowae Road |
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On and west of | Jandowae Connection Road |
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On and south of | Chinchilla-Wondai Road |
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On and south of | Warrego Highway | Between Chinchilla and Miles |
On and west of | Leichardt Highway | Between Miles and Banana |
On and south of | Dawson Highway | Between Moura and Rolleston |
On and west of | Rolleston – Blackwater Road |
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On and south of | Capricorn Highway | Between Blackwater to Emerald |
The area north of | Capricorn Highway between Comet and Emerald bounded by the Comet and Nogoa River and Gregory Highway |
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The area west of | the Gregory Highway within a radius of 15km from Emerald including Selma Road |
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On and east of | the Carnarvon Highway | Between Rolleston and Roma |
On and east of | the Dawson Highway | Between Rolleston and Springsure |
On and east of | the Gregory Highway | Between Springsure and Emerald |
Appendix 2: Specified Types of Eligible Cotton Harvesters
Specified Types of Legible Cotton Harvesters |
John Deere 7760 |
John Deere CP690 |
John Deere CS690 |