HEAVY VEHICLE NATIONAL LAW
South Australia Adelaide Christmas Pageant Exemption Notice 2023 (No.1)
- Purpose
1) This notice grants exemptions from dimension requirements for a class 1 or 3 heavy vehicle that is a Christmas Pageant float participating in the Adelaide Christmas Pageant.
2) This notice also makes certain exemptions from vehicle standards requirements pursuant to the Heavy Vehicle (Vehicle Standards) National Regulation.
3) This notice revokes and replaces the following notices:
a) South Australia Class 1 and 3 Adelaide Christmas Pageant Dimension Exemption Notice 2020 (No.2)
b) South Australia Heavy Vehicle Standards (Christmas Pageant) Exemption Notice 2020 (No. 1)
2. Authorising provision
1) This notice is made under the following provisions of the Heavy Vehicle National Law (HVNL):
a) section 61 – Regulator’s power to grant vehicle standards exemptions
b) section 117 – Regulator’s power to exempt category of class 1 or 3 heavy vehicles from compliance with mass or dimension requirement.
c) section 23 of Schedule 1 – Regulator’s power to amend or repeal instrument.
3. Title
This exemption notice may be cited as the South Australia Adelaide Christmas Pageant Exemption Notice 2023 (No.1).
4. Commencement date
This notice commences on 7 July 2023.
5. Expiry date
This notice expires on 6 July 2028.
6. Definitions
1) Unless otherwise stated, words and expressions used in this notice have the same meanings as those in the HVNL and its regulations.
2) In this notice:
Christmas Pageant float means a vehicle or combination, either self-propelled or towed by another vehicle, that is constructed and adorned for use in the Adelaide Christmas Pageant.
Storage facility means the location where Christmas Pageant floats are held in storage when not in use for the Adelaide Christmas Pageant.
7. Application
1) This notice applies to a Class 1 or 3 heavy vehicle that is a Christmas Pageant float operating in South Australia for the purpose of the Adelaide Christmas Pageant.
2) This notice applies in South Australia.
3) A heavy vehicle to which this section applies and that complies with the conditions of this notice is an eligible vehicle.
8. Exemption – vehicle standards
1) An eligible vehicle operating under this notice is exempt from the following requirements in Schedule 2 of the Heavy Vehicle (Vehicle Standards) National Regulation:
a) Section 11 - Horns, alarms, etc.
b) Section 12 - Rear vision mirrors
c) Section 39 - Headlights to be fitted to vehicles
d) Section 45 - Parking lights
e) Section 47 - Tail lights
f) Section 51 - Number plate lights
g) Section 52 - Front clearance lights
h) Section 55 - Side marker lights
i) Section 59 - Fitting brake lights
j) Section 62 - Direction indicator lights
k) Section 69 - Reflectors generally
l) Section 70 - Rear reflectors
m) Section 73 - Compulsory front reflectors on particular trailers
n) Section 83 - Turn Signals
o) Section 88 - What braking system a heavy motor vehicle must have
p) Section 94 - Crank case gases
q) Section 99 - Exhaust systems
9. Exemption – Prescribed dimension requirements
1) An eligible vehicle is exempt from the following dimension requirements under Schedule 6 of the Heavy Vehicle (Mass Dimension and Loading) National Regulation:
a) section 7 – Width
b) section 13(a)(ii) and (b)(ii) – Side projection of load
2) An exemption in 1) only applies to the extent that specific conditional dimension limits are provided in section 10 of this notice.
10. Condition – width
1) An eligible vehicle must not exceed 4.9m in width.
2) The width in this section is inclusive of side projection of any load.
11. Condition – Escort provisions
All movements by an eligible vehicle under this notice must be under the supervision and direction of a police escort.
12. Condition – Time of travel
Operation under this notice is restricted to the hours between sunrise and sunset on the day or days necessary to take part in the Adelaide Christmas Pageant.
13. Conditions – Areas and routes
1) An eligible vehicle is authorised to operate on the Adelaide Christmas Pageant Route and between the Adelaide Christmas Pageant Route and its Storage Facility, including return journeys.
2) For the purposes of section 119(1)(a) of the HVNL, an area or route specified in this section is a stated area or route to which this notice applies.
3) An eligible vehicle operating on an area or route specified in this section must comply with the following conditions as specified for routes and areas set out in this section:
a) Road conditions pursuant to section 160 of the HVNL; and
b) Travel conditions pursuant to section 161 of the HVNL; and
c) Vehicle conditions pursuant to section 162 of the HVNL.
Note: The Adelaide Christmas Pageant Route is available on the Christmas Pageant website. The route may be updated from time to time by the Pageant organisers or South Australia Police.
David Hourigan
Chief Regulatory and Policy Standards Officer
National Heavy Vehicle Regulator