The National Heavy Vehicle Regulator (NHVR) has announced that it will coordinate the whole process for all oversize/overmass (OSOM), agricultural and special purpose vehicle permits in Tasmania as of 4 May 2015.
“This is a return to standard operations under the Heavy Vehicle National Law following consultation with the Tasmanian Department of State Growth,” said NHVR Chief Executive, Sal Petroccitto.
Currently, while Tasmanian OSOM operators apply directly to the NHVR, the application is forwarded to the Department of State Growth who coordinate local government road manager approvals, as well as assessing the suitability of their own state routes. Once access decisions are made, the NHVR then issues the appropriate permit to the operator.
“The arrangements in Tasmania were a temporary measure to assist the NHVR. The return of the coordination of the road manager component (both local and state government) allows State Growth resources to focus on other priorities,” said Penny Nicholls, Department of State Growth, General Manager Road User Services.
“We're very grateful to State Growth for their local knowledge and operational support over the past year, which included embedding departmental staff in our offices for period of time,” said Petroccitto.
“We have significantly boosted our capacity to track and report on all classes of permit applications at every stage of the process. We plan to offer that real-time visibility to all participants in the process, including heavy haulage operators.
“We are aiming to provide access to the NHVR application tracker to all industry customers, so they can track the process via an online counter on the NHVR website and know where their application is at all times,” he said.
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