In November, FTMA held the Victorian Members Focus Forum which was well attended and furthermore addressed some key issues. One of the key issues we focused on was the changes to the National Heavy Vehicle Register legislative changes as well as the permit system for the NHVR.

The presentation by Tim Hanson, Stakeholder Specialist from the NHVR was fantastic with great feedback from those in attendance. Tim covered two specific issues:

  1. Chain of Responsibility and Safety Management Systems and
  2. Heavy Vehicle Access Framework

We urge members to download these presentations which provided a wealth of information on these two important topics. Furthermore, Tim was sincere in his approach and was happy to provide a list of key contacts to assist members with their permit enquiries which are below:

State

Contact

Phone

Email

NSW/ACT

Tim Hansen

07 3309 8601

tim.hansen@nhvr.gov.au

QLD

Jason Stewart

07 3309 8769

jason.stewart@nhvr.gov.au

VIC/TAS

Simone Reinertsen

0407 201 559

Simone.reinertsen@nhvr.gov.au

SA

Brett Staker

08 8214 9718

Brett.staker@nhvr.gov.au