(1)  A vehicle or combination that exceeds 25 tonnes gross mass is exempt from regulation 64 of the Vehicle and Traffic (Vehicle Operations) Regulations 2001 if it needs to access the exempt route, or a road leading from the exempt route, for the purpose of –

(a) being garaged at an address within the municipal area of Southern Midlands; or

(b) picking up or dropping off part or all of a load at a place within that municipal area; or

(c) being garaged at an address on Fingerpost Main Road between the following junctions:

(i) the junction of Fingerpost Main Road and the Tasman Highway;

(ii) the junction of Fingerpost Main Road and Colebrook Main Road; or

(d) being garaged at an address on Colebrook Main Road between the following junctions:

(i) the junction of Colebrook Main Road and Victoria Street;

(ii) the junction of Colebrook Main Road and Tea Tree Secondary Road; or

(e) picking up or dropping off part or all of a load at a place between –

(i) the junctions referred to in paragraph (c) ; or

(ii) the junctions referred to in paragraph (d) .

(2)  The exemption –

(a) applies to the exempt route; and

(b) applies at all times of the day; and

(c) remains in force for the period of 3 years commencing on the date on which this notice takes effect.

This notice was made by the Transport Commission on 19 November 2007.

The official seal of the Transport Commission was affixed in the presence of –

DAVID PETERS

The Transport Commission

Displayed and numbered in accordance with the Rules Publication Act 1953 .

Notified in the Gazette on 28 November 2007

This notice is administered in the Department of Infrastructure, Energy and Resources.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the notice)

This notice exempts, for 3 years and for specified purposes, certain vehicles and combinations from the load limit applying to Mud Walls Secondary Road between Tea Tree Secondary Road and the Midland Highway.