NHVR permits: SA joins Qld, NSW and Vic

SA road authorities have joined their eastern counterparts in helping to ease processing delays of heavy haulage road access permits

Following on from the measures taken in Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria, South Australia’s Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure is from today – Thursday, February 27 – processing all new over-size/over-mass (OSOM) and Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) permits for travel conducted entirely within the borders of that state.

Heavy haulage operators in SA can apply for a permit online via www.ezyreg.sa.gov.au, download and email the application to vehicle.permits@sa.gov.au, or fax the application to (08) 8348 9551 or (08) 8348 9556. More information can be found at www.onroad.sa.gov.au.

For heavy haulage trips made entirely within NSW, that state’s Roads and Maritime Services (RMS) is processing all new Class 1 and 3 OSOM and SPV permit applications, but it can only grant consent for travel on state-controlled roads – for travel on local roads, operators must seek consent separately from the relevant local government. Visit www.rms.nsw.gov.au/heavyvehicles/hv_support.html for more information.

In Victoria, VicRoads has been processing all new OSOM and SPV access applications since Tuesday, February 25. Visit www.vicroads.vic.gov.au/home/moreinfoandservices/heavyvehicles/heavyvehicleaccesspermits for the application form.

Queensland’s Department of Transport and Main Roads (TMR) has been processing new OSOM and SPV applications since Wednesday, February 19. Visit www.tmr.qld.gov.au/nhvr for an application form.

State authorities are processing these heavy haulage access applications for travel conducted solely within each respective state – for interstate journeys applications must still be lodged with the NHVR, which remains as the first point of contact for all other applications and HVNL issues.

“The NHVR is appreciative of the way in which industry associations and state agencies have quickly worked with the NHVR to ease delays in processing permits,” states an NHVR press release, dated Thursday, February 27, 2014.

“Together with state and local governments, we will monitor these temporary arrangements and consult with industry before returning to standard operations."

For more information on these transitional arrangements, and advice on how to speed up the permit application process, visit www.nhvr.gov.au and click on ‘Road Access’.

NHVR permits: SA joins Qld, NSW and Vic

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