Plan

Schemes and the product catalogue

A scheme is the intervention mix chosen for a harm. Its products are typed (information, entitlement, compliance, enforcement), placed on the proportionality ladder, and each cites the provision that authorises it.

INFORMATION

2

products

ENTITLEMENT

5

products

COMPLIANCE

2

products

ENFORCEMENT

7

products

The proportionality ladder

Agents may recommend any rung; a person takes it.

0Inform

No legal effect. Guidance, alerts, reminders.

1Advise

Warning letter or advisory. Recorded on the entity's history.

2Direct

Improvement or direction notice with a deadline. Legal effect.

3Penalise

Infringement or penalty. Legal effect on money.

4Restrict

Conditions, suspension or an enforceable undertaking. Legal effect on the right to operate.

5Remove

Cancellation, prohibition or prosecution referral. Legal effect on livelihood.

S-01 Fatigue management scheme

Harms: H-01, H-04

Reduce fatigue-attributed serious crashes by half by 2028 through telemetry-based monitoring, targeted roadside checks and chain-of-responsibility enforcement.

ACTIVE

Mix: Telemetry monitoring · Risk-based roadside checks · Accreditation conditions · Chain-of-responsibility enforcement · Driver education

Authority: HVSA 2024 s 12 Primary duty of safety; HVS Reg 2025 r 26 Work and rest hours; HVSA 2024 s 55 Improvement notice; HVSA 2024 s 60 Infringement notice; HVSA 2024 s 72 Accreditation conditions, suspension and cancellation

CodeProductTypeStageRungAuthorityLegal effect
PR-01

Fatigue advisory

Targeted guidance to an operator whose telemetry shows near-breaches.

INFORMATIONENGAGE0InformHVS Reg 2025 r 26
Work and rest hours
None
PR-09

Operator accreditation

Grant of accreditation to operate under the fatigue management scheme.

ENTITLEMENTPLAN0InformHVSA 2024 s 72
Accreditation conditions, suspension and cancellation
Delegate decides
PR-02

Warning letter (fatigue)

Formal warning recorded on the operator's history.

COMPLIANCEMONITOR1AdviseHVS Reg 2025 r 26
Work and rest hours
None
PR-03

Improvement notice

Requires the operator to remedy the contravention within a stated period.

ENFORCEMENTENFORCE2DirectHVSA 2024 s 55
Improvement notice
Delegate decides
PR-04

Infringement notice

Penalty for a prescribed offence.

ENFORCEMENTENFORCE3PenaliseHVSA 2024 s 60
Infringement notice
Delegate decides
PR-05

Accreditation conditions

Conditions placed on the operator's accreditation.

ENTITLEMENTENFORCE4RestrictHVSA 2024 s 72
Accreditation conditions, suspension and cancellation
Delegate decides
PR-06

Accreditation suspension

Suspension of the right to operate under accreditation.

ENTITLEMENTENFORCE4RestrictHVSA 2024 s 72
Accreditation conditions, suspension and cancellation
Delegate decides
PR-07

Accreditation cancellation

Cancellation of accreditation.

ENTITLEMENTENFORCE5RemoveHVSA 2024 s 72
Accreditation conditions, suspension and cancellation
Delegate decides
PR-08

Prosecution referral

Brief of evidence referred to the prosecuting authority.

ENFORCEMENTENFORCE5RemoveHVSA 2024 s 100
Investigation and prosecution
Delegate decides

S-02 Roadworthiness scheme

Harms: H-02

Get defective vehicles off the road before they crash, targeting the fleets with the worst defect history.

ACTIVE

Mix: Planned inspections · Responsive inspections · Defect notices · Fleet audits

Authority: HVS Reg 2025 r 31 Roadworthiness standard; HVSA 2024 s 55 Improvement notice; HVSA 2024 s 57 Prohibition notice; HVSA 2024 s 60 Infringement notice

CodeProductTypeStageRungAuthorityLegal effect
PR-10

Defect notice (minor)

Vehicle may continue; defect to be fixed and cleared.

COMPLIANCEMONITOR1AdviseHVS Reg 2025 r 31
Roadworthiness standard
None
PR-12

Fleet audit direction

Direction to audit and report on fleet maintenance.

ENFORCEMENTENFORCE2DirectHVSA 2024 s 55
Improvement notice
Delegate decides
PR-11

Defect notice (major) with prohibition

Vehicle grounded until the defect is cleared.

ENFORCEMENTENFORCE3PenaliseHVSA 2024 s 57
Prohibition notice
Delegate decides

S-03 Mass, dimension and loading scheme

Harms: H-03, H-04

Reduce load-related incidents through weigh-in-motion data matching and consignor accountability.

ACTIVE

Mix: Weigh-in-motion data matching · Consignor audits · Infringements · Enforceable undertakings

Authority: HVSA 2024 s 12 Primary duty of safety; HVSA 2024 s 40 Mass and dimension limits; HVSA 2024 s 60 Infringement notice; HVSA 2024 s 80 Enforceable undertaking

CodeProductTypeStageRungAuthorityLegal effect
PR-15

Chain-of-responsibility information notice

Explains the primary duty to consignors and schedulers.

INFORMATIONENGAGE0InformHVSA 2024 s 12
Primary duty of safety
None
PR-13

Mass breach infringement

Penalty for a mass or dimension breach.

ENFORCEMENTENFORCE3PenaliseHVSA 2024 s 60
Infringement notice
Delegate decides
PR-14

Consignor enforceable undertaking

An undertaking accepted in place of prosecution.

ENFORCEMENTENFORCE4RestrictHVSA 2024 s 80
Enforceable undertaking
Delegate decides

S-04 Dangerous goods scheme

Harms: H-05

Maintain the low release rate; review the scheme mix in light of new battery freight.

REVIEW

Mix: Licensing · Route conditions · Incident response

Authority: HVSA 2024 s 12 Primary duty of safety; HVSA 2024 s 57 Prohibition notice; HVSA 2024 s 72 Accreditation conditions, suspension and cancellation

Consultation: Dangerous goods scheme review: lithium battery freight (open, 38 submissions)

CodeProductTypeStageRungAuthorityLegal effect
PR-16

Dangerous goods licence

Licence to carry dangerous goods, with route conditions.

ENTITLEMENTPLAN0InformHVSA 2024 s 72
Accreditation conditions, suspension and cancellation
Delegate decides