Nothing. There are no changes to the Heavy Vehicle National law (HVNL) arising from this transition. There will be very little impact for day-to-day operations of the road transport industry. There are some minor changes to the clearance of heavy vehicle defects.
From 2 July, the NHVR will provide:
State Growth will continue to provide:
The compliance and enforcement services that remain with State Growth will continue to be delivered regionally, with staff based in:
The team will be known as the Transport Safety and Investigation Unit. It will have 10 employees, all of whom work in the current State Growth Transport Inspectorate. The team will consist of:
The transition will also see some of Tasmania’s current Transport Inspectors transfer their employment to the NHVR.
Staff in the Transport Safety and Investigation Unit will retain their current uniform, with relatively minor changes to reflect their new name. The current vehicle fleet is being renewed progressively as leases expire. In coming months you can expect to see some significant changes in the vehicles’ appearance, to make them more visible on the road. Transport Safety and Investigation Unit vehicles will still operate with the red and blue lights that you’re familiar with.
The NHVR's Safety and Compliance Officers will have their own distinctive uniforms, badges, and vehicles with magenta (reddish-purple) lights. For more detail see the NHVR fact sheet.
State Growth will continue to provide escorts for the transport of Over Size Over Mass (OSOM) vehicles. This service will not be transferring to the NHVR.
You will continue to contact State Growth to arrange OSOM escorts. The phone number and new email address are given at the end of this fact sheet.
Tasmania will maintain the current three tier, risk-based approach for OSOM vehicle movements, depending on the requirements of the load:
State Growth will continue to provide WOVR identify inspections for light vehicles in Hobart, Launceston and Burnie, however in future we will review the locations where these are provided. We expect WOVR volumes to reduce steadily over time, as more crashed vehicles are classed as statutory (non-repairable) write-offs.
State Growth will continue to undertake crashed light vehicle inspections for the Coroner, for light vehicles involved in fatal crashes and for some serious injury crashes. Heavy vehicle crash attendance and inspections will be undertaken by the NHVR.
The Transport Safety and Investigation Unit will continue to provide compliance and enforcement services for the Public Passenger Vehicle sector. This includes:
The Transport Safety and Investigation Unit is not concerned with buses as heavy vehicles – that is the responsibility of the NHVR. Instead, the focus of the Unit is on the safe and compliant operation of a bus as a Public Passenger Vehicle. This means ensuring compliance with our registration and licensing requirements for Public Passenger Vehicles:
It also includes ensuring compliance with our passenger transport regulations. This includes:
Except for Public Passenger Vehicles, Tasmania Police will continue to be responsible for most on-road light vehicle compliance and enforcement activity. However, State Growth will continue to conduct joint on-road operations with Tasmania Police from time to time.
We recognise that in many cases, people are trying to do the right thing, but they may not always be aware of what requirements apply to them. So over time, one of our goals for the Transport Safety and Investigation Unit is to expand opportunities for Transport Safety and Investigation Officers to undertake proactive education on light vehicle compliance issues, for stakeholders and the general community.
From 2 July 2018, heavy vehicle defect notices will be issued by the NHVR instead of State Growth. They will be issued to operators of non-compliant heavy vehicles on a new NHVR form. While the form will look slightly
different, the information it contains will remain largely unchanged. The classification of defects and methods of clearance will not change.
From 2 July 2018, please send your cleared defect notice to the NHVR by either:
From 2 July 2018, to discuss a defect notice or to obtain a copy of a previously issued notice, please contact the NHVR at the address given below:
If you have any queries, please contact either your relevant industry association, or don’t hesitate to get in touch with State Growth or the NHVR directly:
State Growth is very pleased to be partnering with the NHVR to implement this next stage of the national heavy vehicle reform program.