About the NHVR

The National Heavy Vehicle Regulator (NHVR) is Australia’s regulator for heavy vehicles.

We are headquartered in Brisbane and employ more than 1,000 people across the ACT, New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania and Victoria.

We were established in 2013 as a statutory authority to administer one set of laws – the Heavy Vehicle National Law (HVNL) – which applies in all Australia's states and territories except the Northern Territory and Western Australia.

In the 6 states and territories where the HVNL applies, there are more than:

• 119,000 registered prime movers
• 1.05 million registered heavy vehicle units (including mobile cranes, trailers and agricultural vehicles)
• 273,000 registered operators
• 36,900 buses
• 530 road managers.

Our vision is to have a safe, efficient and productive heavy vehicle industry serving the needs of Australia.

We provide leadership to, and work collaboratively with, industry and partner agencies to:

• drive sustainable improvement to safety, productivity and efficiency outcomes across the heavy vehicle road transport sector and the Australian economy
• minimise the regulatory compliance burden, while ensuring the objects of the HVNL are achieved and duty holders meet their obligations
• reduce duplication of, and inconsistencies in, heavy vehicle regulation across state and territory borders.