HEAVY VEHICLE NATIONAL LAW
New South Wales Class 1 Special Purpose Vehicles Notice Amendment Notice 2015 (No. 1)
1 Purpose
(1) The purpose of this notice is to make minor amendments to the Class 1 Special Purpose Vehicles Notice 2014 published in the New South Wales Government Gazette No 15 of 7 February 2014, at pages 387 to 425.
2 Authorising Provision
This notice is made under Section 117, and Section 23 of Schedule 1, of the Heavy Vehicle National Law.
3 Period of operation
(1) Subject to Subsection (2), this notice commences on the date of its publication in the Commonwealth Gazette and is in force until 9 February 2019.
(2) Paragraphs 4(1)(c),(d), (f) and (g) come into force 28 days after this notice is published in the Commonwealth Gazette.
4 Amendment of 2014 Notice
(1) The Class 1 Special Purpose Vehicles Notice 2014 is amended as follows—
(a) In Table 2 (Mass limits for axles and axle groups) of Part 4 of the Schedule, the seventh row (‘with a load-sharing suspension system’), column 2, omit ‘14.0’ and insert—
16.0
(b) In Appendix 2, omit the map at clause 1.2.6. and insert –
(c) In Appendix 2 omit clause 2.3, and insert—
Week day and peak hour travel restrictions
Except where otherwise stated, a vehicle that exceeds 2.5 metres in width or 22 metres in length must not travel on the below locations contrary to the travel conditions set out in the following table:
(d) In Appendix 2 after the final row of the table under clause 2.3, insert—
Between the M1 Pacific Motorway (6003) near Seahampton and the New England Highway (HW9) near Branxton. | Hunter Expressway | If wider than 3.2m – Monday to Friday 7.00 am to 9.00 am; and Monday to Friday 4 pm to 6 pm (except on Statewide public holidays). |
(e) In Appendix 2 after the final row of the table under clause 2.4.2, insert—
Hunter Expressway (6011) | Between the M1 Pacific Motorway (6003) near Seahampton and the New England Highway (HW9) near Branxton. |
(f) In Appendix 2 after the final row of the table under clause 2.6, insert—
Hunter Expressway between the M1 Pacific Motorway (6003) near Seahampton and the New England Highway |
(g) In Appendix 2 omit the final row of Table 2.7.1 (Limited Access Locations: Northern Ranges & North Coast NSW), and insert—
New England Highway southbound at Moonbi Range (defined from South of Bendemer to Moonbi) | N/A | N/A | N/A | Police escort required when width exceeds 3.5 metres. See Part 3.1 for Police contact details. |
New England Highway - Bolivia to Peberdy's Creek Deepwater | N/A | N/A | N/A | Police escort required when width exceeds 3.5 metres. See Part 3.1 for Police contact details. |
(h) In Appendix 2, Table 2.8.1 (Hunter Region), omit—
BN3379 Fitzgerald Bridge | Over Hunter River, southbound New England Highway Aberdeen |
(i) In Appendix 2, Table 2.8.4 (Southern Region), omit—
BN6396 James Park Bridge | Over Crookwell River, Binda Road north west of Crookwell |
(j) In Appendix 2, table 2.8.5 (South Western Region), omit—
BN5184 Robinvale Bridge No.3 | Over Murray River approach |
Dated: 25 February 2022
Sal Petroccitto
Chief Executive Officer
National Heavy Vehicle Regulator