The National Transport Commission (NTC) is continuing to call for consultation on the Heavy Vehicle National Law (HVNL), now focusing on mass, dimension and loading.
Last week, the NTC launched consultation on draft amendments to the mass, dimension and loading section of the national regulation.
The proposed amendments to the regulation include policies already approved by ministers, including increases to general mass limits to align with current concessional mass limits and an increase to the general vehicle length limit from 19m to 20m.
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In support of this consultation, the NTC has also published an exposure draft of the MDL Regulation Amendment alongside an explanatory document to detail the proposed changes.
Further information can be found here on the NTC website.
Consultation on the draft MDL Regulation Amendment closes on Monday January 19, 2026, with the NTC also set to run public information sessions for stakeholders who wish to learn more or ask questions directly to the team – registration for this is available from the above webpage.
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