As of Wednesday 1 July 2020, all NHVAS applications and transaction will be required to be lodged via the NHVR Portal, rather than by email.

If you are an existing NHVR Portal user or have an Access, Registration or Vehicle Standards account, the NHVR Portal administrators on the account have not changed.

CVIAA is pleased to report the Federal Government's announcement of a freeze on Heavy Vehicle Road User Charges at current levels.

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development, the Hon Michael McCormack MP stated:

“The Road User Charge, which was set to recover the heavy vehicle share of road maintenance and improvements, will stay at 25.8 cents for diesel in 2020-21 instead of increasing by the scheduled 2.5 per cent.”

This comes on the back of heavy industry lobbying by CVIAV, CVIAA and other industry associations who claimed the industry was already under immense cost pressures regarding fuel, road tolls, stamp duty and registration charges.

Members can read the full media release HERE.

Members can read the CVIAA submission HERE.

Through ongoing consultation with industry stakeholders, the Department of Infrastructure has been made aware of concerns that it would be a significant cost and regulatory burden if testing of a component is required to be undertaken where the test evidence remains relevant, correct and current but the test facility registered in RVCS no longer exists.

Members are advised that the Department of Infrastructure (the Department) has released two explanatory documents detailing how Component Type Approvals will be managed under the new Road Vehicle Standards Act (due to come into effect next year).

 

The NHVR has undertaken a number of recent changes to assist drivers and operators during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

You can access the page HERE.

The NHVR has launched a new online tool that maps service centres, truck stops and roadhouses that remain open for heavy vehicle drivers.

This information has been provided to the NHVR by retailers and heavy vehicle operators and may not be comprehensive. If you have been out on the roads and have seen a business that isn’t listed on the map please email the NHVR at digital@nhvr.gov.au

As part of the National Heavy Vehicle Regulator’s (NHVR) response to Covid-19, it is granting temporary relaxation of calibration requirements for roller-brake testing (RBT) equipment.

From Monday 2 December 2019 operators have been able to submit NHVAS applications online through the NHVR Portal. To help people transition into the Portal, the regulator  kept the old NHVR website submission platform available for online applications with a note that it would soon be removed.

On Friday 24 January 2020 the NHVR website submission will be removed and all online applications must then go through the NHVR Portal.

The NHVR Portal allows you to not only to submit an application, but manage all your NHVAS records. If you haven't made the switch yet, please use the information below to get started.