Heavy Vehicle National Law Act 2012

The Regulator’s main function is to achieve the object of this Law.

Without limiting subsection (1), the Regulator has the following functions—

to provide the necessary administrative services for the operation of this Law, including, for example, collecting fees, charges and other amounts payable under this Law;

to keep the database of heavy vehicles;

to monitor compliance with this Law;

to investigate contraventions or possible contraventions of provisions of this Law, including offences against this Law;

to bring and conduct proceedings in relation to contraventions or possible contraventions of provisions of this Law, including offences against this Law;

to bring and conduct, or conduct and defend, appeals from decisions in proceedings mentioned in paragraph (d);

to conduct reviews of particular decisions made under this Law by the Regulator or authorised officers;

to conduct and defend appeals from decisions on reviews mentioned in paragraph (f);

to implement and manage an audit program for heavy vehicle accreditations granted under this Law;

to monitor and review, and report to the responsible Ministers on, the operation of this Law, including, for example, monitoring, reviewing and reporting on—

the extent to which the object of this Law or particular aspects of this Law are being achieved; and

the extent and nature of noncompliance with this Law; and

the outcome of activities for monitoring and investigating compliance with this Law; and

the effect of heavy vehicle accreditation on achieving the object of this Law or particular aspects of this Law; and

the effect of modifications to this Law as it applies in a particular participating jurisdiction on achieving the object of this Law or particular aspects of this Law;

to identify and promote best practice methods—

for complying with this Law; and

for managing risks to public safety arising from the use of heavy vehicles on roads; and

for the productive and efficient road transport of goods or passengers by heavy vehicles;

to encourage and promote safe and productive business practices of persons involved in the road transport of goods or passengers by heavy vehicles that do not compromise the object of this Law;

to provide advice, information and education to persons with duties or obligations under this Law about compliance with the duties or obligations;

to work collaboratively with other law enforcement agencies to ensure a nationally consistent approach for enforcing contraventions of laws involving heavy vehicles;

to work collaboratively with road managers, the National Transport Commission and industry bodies to ensure a wide understanding of the object of this Law or particular aspects of this Law, and encourage participation in achieving the object;

the other functions conferred on it under this Law.