Operators or drivers of heavy agricultural vehicles, or operators transporting heavy agricultural vehicles in South Australia are required to comply with the applicable exemption (permit or notice) available from the National Heavy Vehicle Regulator (NHVR) website.
If your agricultural vehicle and any item it is towing — have a combined weight of more than 4.5 tonnes — it is a heavy agricultural vehicle and must comply with the National Class 1 Agricultural Vehicle and Combination Mass Dimension Exemption Notice 2020 No. 1.
Notice
| Revoked notice | Current notice |
|---|---|
| South Australia Class 1 Agricultural Vehicle Mass and Dimension Exemption Notice | National Class 1 Agricultural Vehicle and Combination Mass Dimension Exemption Notice |
Light agricultural vehicles
If an agricultural vehicle has a gross mass of not more than 4.5 tonnes, it is a light agricultural vehicle and operates under state laws and exemption notices.
If each item in an agricultural combination has a gross mass of not more than 4.5 tonnes, it is a light agricultural vehicle combination and operates under state laws and exemption notices.
Refer to Light vehicle permits.
Related information
Documents
On this site
Contact National Heavy Vehicle Regulator
Online
Email - info@nhvr.gov.au
Web - www.nhvr.gov.au
Phone
Post
PO Box 492
Fortitude Valley QLD 4006
