We are going back to basics to review the Heavy Vehicle National Law (HVNL). Our aim is to deliver a performance-based and outcomes-focused regulation that will:
We have a website dedicated to the HVNL review. It contains information about what we are doing to review and improve the law and how you can get involved.
For the latest information, focus areas, key dates or to have your say, visit the Heavy Vehicle National Law Review website.
HVNL 2.0 is designed to be read alongside the RIS as a short-form description of one possible scenario for the future law.
The first phase of this program focused on issues identification. We released seven issues papers across 2019:
In March 2020, we published a summary of outcomes on what we heard from more than 250 formal and 300 informal submissions. This feedback was used to develop options for the future HVNL.
In June 2020, we released the consultation regulation impact statement which outlined proposed policy options. Submissions closed on 20 November 2020.