HEAVY VEHICLE OPERATIONS
Heavy Vehicle Operations
525 Great Eastern Highway
REDCLIFFE WA 6104
Telephone: 138 HVO (486)
Facsimile: (08) 9475 8455
Email: hvo@mainroads.wa.gov.au
Web: www.mainroads.wa.gov.au
ABN: 50 860 676 021
UPDATE
Our reference: D13#395088
HVO 80-2013
Implementation of Chain of Responsibility Legislation
The introduction of ‘Chain of Responsibility’ legislation will be a milestone moment for road safety
in Western Australia. The new road transport laws were passed by State Parliament in May 2012
and are expected to be introduced in March 2014, following the drafting of the supporting
regulations.
A comprehensive communications campaign is being undertaken to ensure all industry members
and other stakeholders are informed of the changes and the potential impacts on their businesses
leading up to implementation.
Already in place in other States, the new laws introduce the concept of ‘Chain of Responsibility’ to
recognise the responsibilities that others have in the transportation of goods by road, beyond that
of just the driver and operator.
The aim of the legislation is to ensure a nationally uniform approach to compliance and
enforcement of road transport laws and in particular laws specific to mass, dimension and load
restraint for safe operation of heavy vehicles, improved road safety, the minimisation of unfair
competitive advantage amongst operators and better protection for infrastructure and the
environment.
Responsible parties within the transport and logistics chain need to satisfy themselves that the
compliance systems and programs they have in place for managing the risks associated with the
transport task are sufficiently robust to meet their obligations under the new law in the context of
their industry.
The Compliance and Enforcement legislation is contained in the Road Traffic (Vehicles) Act 2012
and the Road Traffic (Administration) Act 2008 and is accessible on the State Law Publisher’s
website:
http://www.slp.wa.gov.au/legislation/statutes.nsf/main_mrtitle_4471_homepage.html
http://www.slp.wa.gov.au/legislation/statutes.nsf/main_mrtitle_12926_homepage.html
Main Roads will be hosting State-wide briefing sessions in September and October to explain the
specific provisions in the legislation and how they may affect your business. The sessions will be
two hours in duration with tea, coffee and biscuits supplied. The dates and locations of the
sessions are as follows:
Location
Venue
•
Perth
Ascot Racecourse
PR.com Room –
70 Grandstand Road
Ascot
•
Perth
•
Fremantle
•
Session 1
Session 2
9 Sep (6pm)
10 Sep (10am)
Ascot Racecourse
PR.com Room –
70 Grandstand Road
Ascot
Fremantle Sailing Club –
Ward Room
151 Marine Terrace
Fremantle
10 Sep (6pm)
11 Sep (10am)
11 Sep (6pm)
12 Sep (10am)
Albany
Main Roads WA Office –
2-6 Kelly Street
Albany
16 Sep (6pm)
17 Sep (10am)
•
Narrogin
Albert Facey Motor Inn –
Function Room
78 Williams Road
Narrogin
17 Sep (6pm)
18 Sep (10am)
•
Bunbury
Main Roads WA Office –
66 Robertson Drive
Bunbury
18 Sep (6pm)
19 Sep (10am)
•
Kalgoorlie
The Quality Inn Railway &
Function Centre –
51 Forrest Street
Kalgoorlie
23 Sep (6pm)
24 Sep (10am)
•
Geraldton
Main Roads WA Office –
Eastward Road
Geraldton
25 Sep (6pm)
26 Sep (10am)
•
Port Hedland
Lotteries House –
2 Leake Street
South Hedland
1 Oct (6pm)
2 Oct (10am)
•
Broome
Oaks Hotel –
Baroque Room
99 Robinson Street
Broome
3 Oct (10am)
3 Oct (6pm)
Please RSVP your attendance two weeks prior, with your preferred location and session time via
email at webhvogeneral@mainroads.wa.gov.au or call us on 138 HVO (138 486).
Main Roads will be providing more information on the legislation in the coming months. For
information on the progress of implementing the Chain of Responsibility Legislation, please check
the Main Roads website http://www.mainroads.wa.gov.au/UsingRoads/HeavyVehicles or contact
the Heavy Vehicle Operations Help Desk, on 138 HVO (138 486).
Pascal Felix
Director Heavy Vehicle Operations
6 August 2013