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Heavy Vehicle National Law

The HVNL regulates heavy vehicles over 4.5 tonnes gross vehicle mass in participating states and territories.
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Load restraint guide for light vehicles

Read the relevant load restraint guide to ensure you meet load restraint standards for light and heavy vehicles in Australia.

Have your say on draft standards and guidelines to support the Heavy Vehicle National Law

The National Transport Commission (NTC), together with the National Heavy Vehicle Regulator (NHVR), has today launched public consultation on four key statutory instruments that will support implem

Heavy vehicle charges for 2026-27

Heavy vehicle charges help fund the building and maintenance of Australia’s roads by recovering the cost of wear and tear from vehicles using them. Australia’s transport ministers agreed to progress a preferred increase of 6 per cent to heavy vehicle charges for 2026-27, and have asked the NTC to undertake public consultation on the proposed increase. Feedback will be provided to ministers for their consideration.

Improving health screening for commercial vehicle drivers

The National Transport Commission (NTC) has released an important discussion paper to better support the health of commercial vehicle drivers and to promote road safety. 
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Improving health screening for heavy vehicle drivers

The NTC is identifying options to improve the diagnosis and screening of sleep apnoea, diabetes a
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Developing an implementable forward-looking cost base

The forward-looking cost base (FLCB) project explores an alternative approach to setting heavy vehicle charges in Australia.
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HVNL Review - Co-ordination

We are implementing reform outcomes from the Heavy Vehicle National Law review.
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Heavy vehicle charges from 2023–24 to 2025-26

Australia’s transport ministers have announced an increase to heavy vehicle charges.
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