IMPORTANT UPDATE
The Heavy Vehicle Registration Assessment Scheme (HVRAS) will end on 30 June 2026.
Following extensive consultation in 2023, we have made the decision to remove HVRAS, due to duplications with other schemes and processes.
New HVRAS applications will not be accepted, and HVRAS training will cease to be delivered from 1 April 2026.
For more information on the closure of HVRAS please contact [email protected].
Please note that if your HVRAS approval is due to expire before 30 June, you will not need to renew it as all approvals have been extended until 30 June 2026. From 1 July 2026 all HVRAS approvals will be invalid.
Further updates will be published here over the coming months.
The objective of the HVRAS is to provide people with accreditation to inspect heavy vehicles (more than 4.5 tonne gross vehicle mass) and trailers (more than 750 aggregate trailer mass) to ensure they comply with:
- dimensional limitations
- approved load sharing axle systems guidelines
- safe tyre limits
- vehicle identifiers (for example: engine number, vehicle identification number and chassis number).
Imported vehicles that have not been previously registered in Australia cannot be inspected and measured by HVRAS accredited persons. These imported vehicles must be sighted by the Department of Transport and Main Roads for verification with the vehicle import documents.
HVRAS accredited person list
To find a HVRAS accredited person in your area, please refer to the list of HVRAS accredited persons, which is sorted by HVRAS accredited person's location.
If you are a HVRAS accredited person, you can also use the list of HVRAS accredited persons to confirm your contact details. If your contact details in the list are not correct, email the HVRAS administrator to update.
HVRAS business rules
The HVRAS Business Rules provide the administrative requirements that a HVRAS accredited person must comply with when inspecting the relevant heavy vehicles (i.e. more than 4.5 tonne gross vehicle mass (GVM) and trailers of more than 750kg aggregate trailer mass (ATM).
A HVRAS accredited person must comply with these requirements as a condition of their accreditation.
Guide to completing inspection documents
The guide to completing inspection documents contains Transport and Main Roads' requirements when inspecting and measuring heavy vehicles (i.e. more than 4.5 tonne GVM and trailers more than 750kg ATM). HVRAS accredited persons are expected to conduct inspections with due care and diligence. In circumstances where you provide false or misleading information on documents, Transport and Main Roads may issue you with a penalty infringement notice or pursue court action.
Contact details
Technical enquiries
Administrative enquiries
| Email: |
[email protected] (preferred method of contact) |
| Phone: |
13 23 80 (ask for HVRAS administrator) |
| Post: |
HVRAS Administrator
Department of Transport and Main Roads
PO Box 673
Fortitude Valley QLD 4006 |
