Heavy Vehicle National Law
Queensland Class 3 Heavy Vehicle (Brisbane City Council CCTV) Dimension Exemption Notice 2016 (No 1)
Statutory Instrument Series:
Class 1/3 Heavy Vehicle Exemption Notice - Dimension Exemption
- Purpose
The purpose of this notice is to allow the fitting of CCTV cameras to Brisbane City Council buses
2. Authorising Provision
This notice is made under section 117 of the Heavy Vehicle National Law.
3. Commencement
This notice commences on 1 July 2016.
4. Expiry
This notice expires on 30 June 2017.
5. Title
This notice may be cited as the Queensland Class 3 Heavy Vehicle (Brisbane City Council CCTV) Dimension Exemption Notice 2016.
6. Definitions
(1) In this Instrument—
eligible vehicle means a Brisbane City Council Bus fitted with—
a) a Closed-Circuit Television (CCTV) system; and
b) two cameras (one each side of the bus) installed on the outside of the bus on the cant rail above the window line.
National Regulation means the Heavy Vehicle (Mass, Dimension and Loading) National Regulation.
7. Application
This Notice applies to eligible vehicles in Queensland.
8. Exemption from prescribed dimension requirements
An eligible vehicle is exempt from Section 7(1) (Width) of Schedule 6 of the National Regulation.
Note— This notice also exempts an eligible vehicle from a dimension requirement that may otherwise be applied as a vehicle standard under the Heavy Vehicle (Vehicle Standards) National Regulation as a result of the operation of section 34 of that regulation.
9. Conditions – width
Buses operating under this notice must not exceed a maximum width of 2.6m.
10. Areas or Routes to which this Exemption applies
This notice applies to all roads in Queensland on which an eligible vehicle is authorised to travel.
Date: 22 June 2016
Sal Petroccitto
Chief Executive Officer
National Heavy Vehicle Regulator