New South Wales Class 3 Grain Harvest Management Scheme Mass Exemption (Notice) 2014 (No. 1) Amendment Notice (No. 8)

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New South Wales Class 3 Grain Harvest Management Scheme Mass Exemption (Notice) 2014 (No. 1) Amendment Notice (No. 8)

 

Purpose

  1.    The purpose of this notice is to exempt a heavy vehicle to which it applies from stated prescribed mass requirements in Schedule 1 of the Heavy Vehicle (Mass, Dimension and Loading) National Regulation.

Authorising Provision

2.       This notice is made under section 119 and Schedule 1 section 23 of the Heavy Vehicle National Law.

Commencement

3.       This notice commences on the date of publication in the Commonwealth Gazette.

Expiry

4.       This notice expires on 30 June 2016.

Title

5.       This notice may be cited as the New South Wales Class 3 Grain Harvest Management Scheme Mass Exemption (Notice) 2014 (No. 1) Amendment Notice (No. 8).

Amendment

6.       This Notice amends Schedule 1 of the New South Wales Class 3 Grain Harvest Management Scheme Mass Exemption (Notice) 2014 (No. 1) by omitting Table 1 of that schedule and replacing it with Table 1 of Schedule 1 of this notice.

Declaration


I, Angus Draheim, delegate of the National Heavy Vehicle Regulator hereby exempt the heavy vehicles specified in this notice from the stated requirements of the Heavy Vehicle (Mass Dimension and Loading) National Regulation to the extent and on the conditions specified in this notice.

 

Dated 6 November 2014

 

 

 

Angus Draheim

General Manager, Operations

National Heavy Vehicle Regulator


Schedule 1

Table 1 – Participating councils, conditions of access, and excluded areas and routes

Column 1

Column 2

Column 3

Column 4

Participating Council

Conditions of Access

Included Area(s)/ Route(s)

Excluded Area(s)/ Route(s)

Bathurst Regional Council

Nil

All of the Local Government Area

      Nil

Berrigan Shire Council

1 October 2014 – 30 April 2015

All of the Local Government Area

      Nil

Bland Shire Council

1. 28 October 2014 – 1 March 2015 and

2. 28 October 2015 – 1 March 2016.

3. All vehicles must comply with the time, speed and travel restrictions outlined in the National Class 2 Heavy Vehicle B Double Authorisation (Notice) 2014.

Note- All bridges and culverts within Bland Shire Council have not been assessed for overmass use.

All of the Local Government Area

      Nil

Blayney Shire Council

Nil

All of the Local Government Area

      Nil

Bogan Shire Council

Nil

All of the Local Government Area

       Nil

Carrathool Shire Council

1. Gravel and dirt roads are to be dry weather roads only.

2. Travel restricted to a maximum of 80kph.

All of the Local Government Area

Nil

Cobar Shire Council

Nil

All of the Local Government Area

       Nil

Cabonne Shire Council

Nil

All of the Local Government Area

Nil

Conargo Shire Council

1 October 2014 - 30 April 2015

All of the Local Government Area

Nil

Coolamon Shire Council

1. 1 October 2014 - 31 January 2015

Note- If road conditions deteriorate to a level where they are not safe they will be closed and removed from the Scheme

All of the Local Government Area

Nil

Coonamble Shire Council

Nil

All of the Local Government Area

Nil

Cootamundra Shire Council

Nil

All of the Local Government Area

Nil

Corowa Shire Council

  Nil

All of the Local Government Area

Nil

Cowra Council

The restrictions on B-doubles outlined in Council’s existing Heavy Vehicle Routes policy must be adhered to

All of the Local Government Area

Nil

Deniliquin Shire Council

Nil

All B-double and road train routes, in the Local Government Area, that have been published in the Gazette.

All other areas/routes not mentioned in Column 3

Dubbo City Council

Nil

All of the Local Government Area

Nil

Forbes Shire Council

Nil

All of the Local Government Area

Nil

Gilgandra Shire Council

1. No B-doubles, AB-triples or road trains have access rights over the bridges sign posted as having weight bearing limits

2. For B-triples and AB-triples:

  • Certified road friendly suspension
  • Accreditation under the NHVAS Mass and Maintenance Modules
  • Enrolment in the IAP
  • Compliance with operation conditions applied to B-triples and AB-triples

3. For Modern Type 1 (A-double) Road Trains:

  • Vehicles must use tri-axle dollies that are fitted with certified road friendly suspension (can be air or spring)
  • Accreditation under the NHVAS Maintenance Module
  • Enrolment in the IAP for operation at HML
  • All shire rural roads
  • Regional Road No.7526 (Hargraves Lane) (Gilgandra Heavy Vehicle Bypass) within the Gilgandra township
  • Federation Street (Gilgandra Heavy Vehicle Bypass) within the Gilgandra township
  • Bridge Street, within the village of Tooraweenah
  • Total length of Merrigal Street within the village of Armatree
  • Myall Street between Yarran and Cambara Streets within the village of Armatree and
  • Cambara Street within the village of Armatree

 

All other areas/routes not mentioned in Column 3

Greater Hume Shire Council

Vehicles must abide by length and load limits on those roads which carry load/length limit signage

All of the Local Government Area

Nil

Griffith City Council

1. This consent is granted with the following restrictions to travel time by individual grain:

Wheat/barley/oats:

  • 15 October 2014 to 31 January 2015; and
  • 15 October 2015 to 31 January 2016

Triticale:

  • 1 November 2014 to 31 January 2015; and
  • 1 November 2015 to 31 January 2016

Sorghum:

  • 1 November 2014 to 30 June 2015; and
  • 1 November 2015 to 30 June 2016

Millets:

  • 1 November 2014 to 31 January 2015; and
  • 1 November 2015 to 31 January 2016

Rice and maize:

  • 1 February 2015 to 30 June 2015; and
  • 1 February 2016 to 30 June 2016

Canola/monola:

  • 15 October 2014 to 31 December 2014; and
  • 15 October 2015 to 31 December 2015

Sunflowers/safflower:

  • 1 February 2015 to 31 May 2015; and
  • 1 February 2016 to 31 May 2016

Chickpeas, faba beans, lupins, mung beans, field peas, soy beans, vetch, lentils:

  • 15 October 2014 to 31 March 2015; and
  • 15 October 2015 to 31 March 2016

 

Note - Council may close any route adversely affected due to weather conditions and/or pavement failure

All of the Local Government Area

Nil

Gunnedah Shire Council

Nil

All of the local Government Area

Nil

Gwydir Shire Council

Nil

All of the Local Government Area

Nil

Harden Shire Council

Nil

All of the Local Government Area

Nil

Hay Shire Council

1. This consent is granted with the following restrictions to travel time by individual grain:

Wheat/barley/oats:

 15 October 2014 to 31 January 2015

Triticale:

1 November 2014 to 31 January 2015

Sorghum:

1 November 2014 to 31 May 2015

Millets:

1 November 2014 to 31 January 2015

Rice and maize:

1 February 2015 to 30 April 2015

Canola/monola:

15 October 2014 to 31 December 2014

Sunflowers/safflower: 1 February 2015 to 31 May 2015

Chickpeas, faba beans, lupins, mung beans, field peas, soy beans, vetch, lentils:

 15 October 2014 to 31 January 2015

All of the Local Government Area

Nil

Inverell Shire Council

Nil

All of the Local Government Area

Nil

Jerilderie Shire Council

1 November 2014 – 31 May 2015

All of the Local Government Area

Nil

Junee Shire Council

Nil

All of the Local Government Area

Nil

Lachlan Shire Council

1. No travel if there is water over the road, the road is closed, or on unsealed roads if restricted to light vehicles up to 3 tonnes due to rain, or if other temporary restriction applies.

 

2. Maximum 80 km/h speed on all unsealed roads and on sealed roads where the seal is so narrow as to require travelling on the unsealed shoulder to pass another vehicle.

 

3. No stopping or parking in urban streets within ten metres of a driveway for more than 15 minutes.

 

4. No loading or unloading cargo in urban streets.

 

5. No reversing into or out of a road or depot.

All of the Local Government Area except the locations listed in Column 4

 

  • Island Creek bridge on SR88
  • Fairholme Road;
  • bridge on SR189 Sheet of Water Road;
  • Curlew Waters Estate bridge on McInnes Road;
  • Bathurst Street, Condobolin between William and Denison Streets;
  • Marsden Street, Condobolin between William and McDonnell Streets;
  •  Foster Street, Lake Cargelligo, between Lorne and Canada Streets.

Lake Macquarie City Council

Nil

All of the Local Government Area

Nil

Liverpool Plains Shire Council

Nil

All of the Local Government Area

Nil

Leeton Shire Council

Nil

All of the Local Government Area

Nil

Lockhart Shire Council

1 November 2014 – 1 February 2015

All of the Local Government Area

Nil

Moree Plains Shire Council

1.  Gravel and dirt roads are to be dry weather roads only

2. Maximum 80 km/h speed on all unsealed roads

3.  Participation between 9 October 2014 – 31 December 2014 only

All 25/26 metre B-double and road train routes, in the Local Government Area, that have been published in the Gazette.

 

All other areas/routes not mentioned in Column 3

Murray Shire Council

1 October 2014 – 31 May 2015; and

1 October 2015 – 31 May 2016

All of the Local Government Area

Nil

Murrumbidgee Shire Council

1. 1 October 2014 – 30 June 2015

2. No heavy vehicle movements during wet weather on unsealed roads and a minimum of 48 hours after rain has ceased

3. 80km/hr speed restrictions

All of the Local Government Area

Nil

Narrabri Shire Council

Load limited bridges are to strictly retain load limits, as per signage.

All of the local Government Area except load limited bridges

Nil

Narromine Shire Council

Nil

All of the Local Government Area

Nil

Narrandera Shire Council

Nil

All of the Local Government Area

Nil

Orange City Council

Nil

All of the Local Government Area

Nil

Palerang Shire Council

Nil

All of the Local Government Area

Nil

Parkes Shire Council

Nil

All of the Local Government Area

Nil

Tamworth Shire Council

Nil

All of the Local Government Area except bridges identified in Column 4

Bridges not to be traversed by any vehicle participating in the GHMS [This list should be read in conjunction with the list of signposted load restricted bridges at http://www.tamworth.nsw.gov.au/Council/Roads-and-Bridges/Load-Limited-Bridges/default.aspx ]

 

  • Ascot Bridge (Duri Dungowan Rd)
  • Attunga Creek Bridge (Garthowen Rd)
  • Blanch’s Bridge (Halls Creek Road)
  • Bowmans Bridge (Wimborne Rd)
  • Brown’s Spring Creek Bridge (Top Somerton Rd)
  • Burindi Bridge (Burindi Rd)
  • Burrs Bridge (Main Rd 106)
  • Carlisles Gully Bridge (Airlie Stock Route Rd)
  • Clay Gully Bridge (New Winton Rd)
  • Connors Creek Bridge (Main Rd 132)
  • Crown Mountain Bridge (Pera Linton Rd)
  • Davidsons Bridge (Thorntons Rd)
  • Dungowan Station Bridge (Regional Rd 7718)
  • Dwyers Bridge (Back Kootingal Rd)
  • Eumaralla Bridge (Main Rd 106)
  • Georges Bridge (Old Winton Rd)
  • Glenoak Culvert no. 1 (Crawney Rd)
  • Glenriddle Bridge (Pera Linton Rd)
  • Goonoo Goonoo Bridge (Middlebrook Rd)
  • Gowrie Bridge (Top Gowrie Rd)
  • Hanning Bridge (Watsons Creek Rd)
  • Hawkins Creek Bridge (Trevallyn Rd)
  • Herdens Bridge (Main Rd 105)
  • Herdens Bridge (Dungowan Creek Bridge, Limbri Weabonga Rd)
  • Higgins Bridge (Higgins Ave)
  • Hydes Creek Bridge (West Bank Road)
  • Jewry Bridge (Regional Road 7744)
  • Junction Bridge (retreat Rd)
  • Limbri Bridge (Limbri Weabonga Rd)
  • Little Creek Bridge (Trevallyn Rd)
  • Lucella Bridge (Garoo Rd)
  • Mandowa Bridge (Main Rd 357)
  • Mayvale Culvert (Mayvale Rd)
  • Middlebrook Creek Bridge (Main Rd 106)
  • Moonbi Creek Bridge (Charles St)
  • Muluerindi Bridge (Havannah St)
  • Mundowey Bridge (Halls Creek Rd)
  • Nundle Creek Bridge (Crawney Rd)
  • Oakenville Creek Bridge (Old Hanging Rock Rd)
  • Oakey Creek Bridge (Split Rock Dam Rd)
  • O’Briens Bridge (O’Briens Lane)
  • Ogunbil Bridge (regional Rd 7718)
  • Paradise Bridge (King George V Ave)
  • Park Bridge (Namoi River Rd)
  • Peel River Bridge (Regional Rd 7711)
  • Percy James Bridge (Mt Lindesay Rd)
  • Prestwick Bridge (Weabonga Rd)
  • Pullmans Bridge (Upper Moore Creek Rd)
  • Reedy Creek Bridge (Loomberah Rd)
  • Ridds Bridge (Duri Winton Rd)
  • Rushes Creek Bridge (Regional Rd 7711)
  • Sandy Creek Bridge (Old Winton Rd)
  • Slaty Gully Bridge (Trevallyn Rd)
  • Stockyard Bridge (Recreation Ground Rd)
  • Sugarloaf Creek Bridge (Garoo Rd)
  • Tangaratta Creek Bridge (New Winton Rd)
  • Terrible Billy Creek Bridge (Regional Rd 7718)
  • Tongues Bridge (Loomberah Rd)
  • Vernings Culvert (Limbri Rd)
  • Watsons Creek Bridge (Watsons Creek Manilla Rd)
  • Whittens Bridge (Gowrie Rd)
  • Yellow Gully Bridge No 1 (Top Somerton Rd)
  • Yellow Gully Bridge No 2 (Lower Somerton Rd)

Temora Shire Council

1 October 2014 – 1 March 2015; and

1 October 2015 – 1 March 2016

All of the Local Government Area

Nil

Upper Hunter Shire Council

Nil

All of the Local Government Area

Nil

Urana Shire Council

1 October 2014 – 30 April 2015

All of the Local Government Area

Nil

Wakool Shire Council

Nil

All of the Local Government Area

Nil

 

Walgett Shire Council

1. All unsealed roads are open with caution. Travellers are advised that if they fail to abide to road signage and/or cause damage to road surfaces, they could be liable for prosecution and cost of repairs under the Road Act

2. Please refer to the Walgett Shire Council website for updated road condition information or contact Walgett Shire Council on 02 6828 6194

All of the Local Government Area

Nil

Warren Shire Council

      Nil

All of the Local Government Area

Nil

Warrumbungle Shire Council

Nil

All of the Local Government Area

Nil

Weddin Shire Council

Nil

All of the Local Government Area

Nil

Wellington Shire Council

Nil

All of the Local Government Area

Nil

Young Shire Council

1 October 2014 – 30 June 2015

All of the Local Government Area

Nil

 

Overview

The New South Wales Class 3 Grain Harvest Management Scheme Mass Exemption (Notice) 2014 (No. 1) Amendment Notice (No. 8), enacted in 2014, aims to address the need for exemptions of heavy vehicles from certain mass requirements to facilitate the grain harvest operations in specified areas of New South Wales. This notice was made under the authority of section 119 and Schedule 1 section 23 of the Heavy Vehicle National Law by Angus Draheim, a delegate of the National Heavy Vehicle Regulator. The notice exempts certain heavy vehicles from specified mass requirements outlined in Schedule 1 of the Heavy Vehicle (Mass, Dimension and Loading) National Regulation, subject to the conditions specified by participating councils, effective from the date of its publication in the Commonwealth Gazette and expiring on 30 June 2016. The primary policy objective is to provide necessary exemptions to ensure smooth and efficient grain harvest operations while maintaining road safety and structural integrity.

Scope and Application

The New South Wales Class 3 Grain Harvest Management Scheme Mass Exemption (Notice) 2014 (No. 1) Amendment Notice (No. 8) exempts certain heavy vehicles from specified mass requirements as outlined in Schedule 1 of the Heavy Vehicle (Mass, Dimension and Loading) National Regulation. This exemption is applicable to heavy vehicles participating in the grain harvest management scheme within New South Wales, Australia. The notice applies to the participating councils listed in Schedule 1, each of which has its own conditions of access and included or excluded areas and routes. The exemption is effective from the date of publication in the Commonwealth Gazette and will expire on 30 June 2016. The exemption is made under section 119 and Schedule 1 section 23 of the Heavy Vehicle National Law, and any further application or restriction of this exemption may be detailed in subordinate instruments.

Key Provisions

The New South Wales Class 3 Grain Harvest Management Scheme Mass Exemption (Notice) 2014 (No. 1) Amendment Notice (No. 8) (the "Notice") exempts specified heavy vehicles from certain mass requirements outlined in Schedule 1 of the Heavy Vehicle (Mass, Dimension and Loading) National Regulation. This exemption is applicable under the authority granted by section 119 and Schedule 1 section 23 of the Heavy Vehicle National Law. The Notice comes into effect on the date of its publication in the Commonwealth Gazette and will remain in force until 30 June 2016. The Notice mandates specific conditions and requirements for heavy vehicles participating in the Scheme across various Local Government Areas (LGAs). These conditions include restrictions on access times, speed limits, and specific route exclusions. For example, Bathurst Regional Council allows unrestricted access throughout its LGA, while Bland Shire Council imposes restrictions from 28 October 2014 to 1 March 2015 and 28 October 2015 to 1 March 2016, alongside compliance with time, speed, and travel restrictions detailed in the National Class 2 Heavy Vehicle B Double Authorisation (Notice) 2014. Furthermore, Cowra Council requires adherence to its existing Heavy Vehicle Routes policy concerning B-doubles. It is crucial for participating vehicles to comply with these conditions to ensure safe and lawful operation within the designated areas. Failure to comply with the conditions set out in the Notice may result in significant legal consequences. Breaches of the Notice could lead to enforcement actions, fines, and potential criminal charges, depending on the severity of the violation. While the Notice does not explicitly state the maximum penalties for non-compliance, it is advisable to refer to the Heavy Vehicle National Law for related penalties, which may include substantial fines and imprisonment for serious offences. Additionally, any damage caused to roads or infrastructure due to non-compliance could result in the offending party being liable for repair costs under the Road Act. In summary, the Notice provides exemptions from certain mass requirements for heavy vehicles involved in grain harvesting within specified LGAs in New South Wales. It sets out clear conditions that must be adhered to, and non-compliance may lead to severe legal and financial repercussions. It is essential for operators to familiarize themselves with these provisions to ensure lawful and safe operation during the grain harvest season.

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