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TfNSW Heavy Vehicle Network Transition:
Pre-approvals such as PANs and PARs relating to heavy vehicle access in NSW will be available once the network transition is complete. Pushing this process forward before the transition significantly impacts the industry, relating to costs and potential delays in processing times.Road Management & Dual Ownership:
An uplift to the Road Management feature and refactoring for multiple infrastructure owners is required. The system needs to define an exact legislative process that meets all party's responsibilities and requirements under the HVNL.Access Policy:
There is no defined policy relating to legacy pre-approvals, let alone the adaptation for PANs and PARs. Further policy investigation is required to limit the available conditions and restrictions and harmonise consent timeframes for heavy vehicle access.Access Operations:
Impacts needs to be performed on the number of changes that would occur along with potential automation for the issuement of notices of amendment, suspension, cancelation and permit version reissue. Additionally, there are a number of scenarios where a renewal is occurring at the same time as a road manager update and therefore Renewalapplication/suspension/cancelation/New Permit/renewal again?Intersection Assessment
Similar to Processing impacts will occur due to pre-approval changes such as inclusions, amendments or removals. For example, an Access Permit Renewal occurs simultaneously with a road manager update to a PAN or PAR. Who goes first? An ideal process with a defined ruling is required to ensure that impactful processes, particularly for permit amendments or renewals, are deployed in a manner that is not impactful to any party while still meeting legislative requirements.
Additionally, as a follow-up, there will be an automation requirement to issue notices of the amendment, suspension, cancellation, and access permit version to the permit holder as defined under the HVNL.Intersection Assessment
Similar to road management and dual ownership, there are underlying factors whereby inconsistent jurisdictional policies advise for specific consultation with an impacted party. An example is a State road intersecting with an LGA road, whereby legacy policy and process requires the state to determine whether the intersection is suitable for use instead of the LGA adding their road to the heavy vehicle network.Third Parties:
Again, like the intersection assessments, the jurisdictional consent process for impacted third parties for entities such as Rail, Water, Communication, and Electrical suppliers. In NSW, TfNSW can only officially decide on an access request once the rail authority has provided its advice. In this instance, the affected road manager may not meet the 28-day consent requirement under the law, with the operator access impacted. The legislative consent and permit process is on hold until the affected road manager provides the third party's response.
More Information
One can check out the NHVR's document on pre-approvals and gazette for detailed info on their website.