Heavy Vehicle National Law (Queensland)

Effective Date Publication Date Amendments Included Notes
10 February 2014 2013 Act No. 4

majority of provs commenced, RA s 44

RA changes made in this reprint were reversed in the 1 July 2017 version

2013 Act No. 4 commenced 26 February 2013 but the Heavy Vehicle National Law did not commence until 10 February 2014—see List of legislation details for 2012 Act No. 21.

29 September 2014 21 February 2017 2014 Act No. 43
06 February 2016 12 April 2017 2015 Act No. 12

RA ss 30, 44

RA changes made in this reprint were reversed in the 1 July 2017 version

01 July 2017 03 July 2018 2016 Act No. 65
01 July 2018 05 July 2018 2018 Act No. 10

prov commenced

11 September 2018 17 September 2018 2018 Act No. 18
01 October 2018 29 July 2019 2016 Act No. 652018 Act No. 102018 Act No. 18
12 September 2019 11 October 2019 2019 Act No. 25
28 February 2020 27 February 2020 2019 Act No. 29
01 July 2021 18 July 2022 2019 Act No. 29
19 February 2024 18 November 2024 2024 Act No. 2

The Heavy Vehicle National Law is applied (with modifications) as a law of Queensland by the Heavy Vehicle National Law Act 2012 (Qld). This version is the Law as it applies in Queensland—see the Heavy Vehicle National Law Act 2012 , section 4. It is intended a new reprint of the National Law will be prepared by the Office of the Queensland Parliamentary Counsel when any change in the National Law takes effect.

Heavy Vehicle National Law Amendment Act 2013 No. 4 pt 1, s 12

s 12 commenced 10 February 2014 (2014 SL No. 5)

Transport and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2014 No. 43 ss 1, 2(a), 6–8

ss 6–8 commenced 29 September 2014 (2014 SL No. 217)

Heavy Vehicle National Law Amendment Act 2015 No. 12

pt 2, s 67 sch comm 6 February 2016 (2015 SL No. 186)

Heavy Vehicle National Law (Queensland) No. 21a No. hvnlq

orig Law chs 1, 12, 13 pt 13.4, 14, sch 1 commenced 12 October 2012 (2012 SL No. 175)

remaining provisions of orig Law never proclaimed into force and om 2013 No. 4 s 12

pres Law pts 1.1–1.3, ch 12, ss 705 and 707, pts 13.4–13.6, pt 14.1, s 755, sch 1 commenced 26 February 2013 (see the Heavy Vehicle National Law Act 2012, s 2A(1) as ins 2013 No. 4 s 4)

prev Law ch 2 never proclaimed into force and om 2018 No. 10 s 17

pres Law s 84 comm 1 July 2018 (see the Heavy Vehicle National Law Act 2012, s 2(1)–(2)))

remaining provisions of pres Law commenced 10 February 2014 immediately after the commencement of the Transport and Other Legislation (Heavy Vehicle National Law) Amendment Act 2013, pt 2 (2014 SL No. 5)

Note—AIA s 15DA does not apply (see the Heavy Vehicle National Law Act 2012, s 2(3))

Heavy Vehicle National Law and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2016 No. 65

date of assent 09 December 2016

ch 2 (other than ss 11, 12) comm 1 October 2018 (2018 SL No. 142) (postponed commencement 10 December 2018 (automatic commencement under AIA s 15DA (2) (2017 SL No. 217))

ss 11, 12 comm 1 October 2018 (2018 SL No. 142) (postponed commencement 10 December 2018 (automatic commencement under AIA s 15DA (2) (2017 SL No. 217)) (amdts could not be given effect)

ch 3 comm 1 July 2017 (2017 SL No. 102)

Heavy Vehicle National Law and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2018 No. 10

date of assent 18 June 2018

pts 2–3, 8, ss 1215, 17–18, 24–31, 35–41 comm 1 July 2018 (see s 2(2))

ss 16, 32–34, 43 comm 1 October 2018 immediately after the comm of the Heavy Vehicle National Law and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2016, s 10 (see s 2 (1))

ss 19–23, 42, 45 (1) comm 1 October 2018 (2018 SL No. 143)

Heavy Vehicle National Law Amendment Act 2018 No. 18

date of assent 11 September 2018

ss 1–2, pt 2, sch 1 (amdt of Heavy Vehicle National Law and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2018) comm on date of assent

pt 3, sch 1 (amdt of Heavy Vehicle National Law) comm 1 October 2018, immediately after the commencement of the Heavy Vehicle National Law and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2018, s 16 (see s 2)

Transport Legislation (Road Safety and Other Matters) Amendment Act 2019 No. 25

date of assent 12 September 2019

chs 1–2, sch 1 comm on date of assent

Heavy Vehicle National Law and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2019 No. 29

date of assent 26 September 2019

pt 3 (other than ss 10–11) comm 28 February 2020 (2020 SL No. 18)

pt 2 div 1 comm 1 July 2021 on the commencement of the Road Vehicle Standards Act 2018 (Cwlth), section 15 (see s 2 (1))

ss 10–11 never proclaimed into force and om 2021 Act No. 13 pt 3 (proposed commencement 27 September 2021 (automatic commencement under AIA s 15DA (2) (2020 SL No. 135))

Transport and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2024 No. 2

date of assent 19 February 2024

pt 3A comm on date of assent

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