Schemes

For Service Providers

The following tables summarise the operating arrangements in place for various applications of the National Telematics Framework.

• Road Infrastructure Management
• Telematics Monitoring Application

Road Infrastructure Management (RIM)

Scheme	State	Specific location(s)	Who’ll be interested?	Summary of access arrangement	Benefits	Getting started
Oversize Overmass (OSOM) Vehicle Movement Scheme	NSW	Across New South Wales	Transport operators of Class 1 OSOM vehicles	Eligible vehicles opting to enrol in RIM can access 12 month permits rather than 3 month permits	Reduced red tape	1. Transport for NSW will announce operating arrangements soon. 2. Comply with operating conditions set out in the TfNSW Class 1 OSOM permit. 3. Notify your registered provider of RIM for monitoring to begin.
Safety, Productivity, Construction and Environment Transport Scheme (SPECTS)	NSW	Greater Sydney: Sydney Newcastle Wollongong	Transport operators involved in construction activities	Eligible vehicles can carry extra mass. Note: dependency on type of vehicle	Increased payloads	1. Comply with operating conditions set out in the SPECTS Business Rules. 2. Notify the registered provider of RIM for monitoring to begin.
Farm Gate Access Scheme	NSW	NSW Farm Gate Access Network	Transport operators transporting livestock or grain on restricted access vehicle (RAV) networks and on first and last mile journeys to or from the ‘farm gate’	Increased access on RAV networks to and from the ‘farm gate’	Increased access	1. Comply with the operating conditions included in the applicable Notice*. 2. Notify the registered provider of RIM for monitoring to begin.
Port Botany Container Movement Efficiency Scheme	NSW	Port Botany	Transport operators involved in transporting containers in and out of Port Botany	Increased mass limits (CML) without needing the Mass Management Module of the National Heavy Vehicle Accreditation Scheme (NHVAS).	Increased payloads Cost savings associated with NHVAS accreditation (particularly for smaller operators).	1. Comply with the operating conditions included in the Port Botany Container Efficiency Notice. 2. Notify the registered provider of RIM for monitoring to begin.
RIM PBS Level 1–4 Vehicle Monitoring Schemes	NSW	Approved routes or networks in New South Wales	Transport operators of PBS Level 1–4 vehicles operating in New South Wales	Increased network access for PBS Level 1–4 vehicles	Increased access	1. Comply with permit conditions. 2. Notify the registered provider of RIM for monitoring to begin.

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_{* For the Farm Gate Access Scheme, the applicable Notice is either the NSW Class 3 Livestock Transportation Exemption Notice or the NSW Class 3 Grain Harvest Management Scheme Mass Exemption Notice.}

See also:

• RIM Quick Start Guide for Service Providers
• RIM Quick Start Guide for Transport Operators

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Telematics Monitoring Application (TMA)

Scheme	State	Specific location(s)	Who’ll be interested?	Summary of access arrangement	Benefits	Getting started
Higher Mass Limits (HML) Scheme	NSW	Approved routes or networks in New South Wales	Transport operators of HML vehicles operating in New South Wales	Required as a condition of operating under the NSW HML notice	Using TMA as an option offers a more flexible, cost effective approach to managing HML loading.	1. Comply with the conditions of the notice. 2. Notify the certified provider of TMA for monitoring to begin.
Livestock Loading Scheme	NSW	Regional New South Wales	Transport operators of B-Triple and AB-Triple vehicles, seeking to take up the option of TMA for vehicle monitoring	Increased access of B-Triple and AB-Triple vehicles to the NSW Livestock Loading Scheme network.	Increased access. Using TMA as an option offers a more flexible, cost effective approach to managing HML loading.	1. Comply with the conditions included in the New South Wales Class 3 Livestock Transportation Exemption Notice. 2. Notify the certified provider of TMA for monitoring to begin.
TMA PBS Level 1–4 Vehicle Monitoring Schemes	NSW	Approved routes or networks in New South Wales	Transport operators of PBS Level 1–4 vehicles operating in New South Wales	Increased network access for PBS Level 1–4 vehicles	Increased access	1. Comply with permit conditions. 2. Notify the certified provider of TMA for monitoring to begin.
Hill Descent Monitoring – Mount Ousley Scheme	NSW	Mount Ousley, Princes Highway	Transport operators involved in transporting coal or other essential goods down Mount Ousley	A-Double combinations can operate at concessional mass limits on Mount Ousley	Increased access and improved safety down the steep descent at Mount Ousley	1. Comply with permit conditions. 2. Notify the certified provider of TMA for monitoring to begin.
PBS Vehicle Monitoring Scheme	TAS	Approved routes or networks in Tasmania	Transport operators of PBS vehicles operating in Tasmania	New network access for  PBS-approved A-Doubles or 30 m B-Doubles.	Productivity and safety gains by using PBS vehicles on approved parts of the Tasmanian road network	1. Comply with permit conditions. 2. Have Category B or C type-approved OBM systems fitted to the combination. 3. Notify the certified provider of TMA for monitoring to begin.
Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) Monitoring Scheme	TAS	Approved routes or networks in Tasmania	Transport operators of SPVs such as cranes operating in Tasmania	Improved network access	Increased payloads Access to new parts of the network, that may have previously been not permitted.	1. Comply with permit conditions. 2. Notify the certified provider of TMA for monitoring to begin.
Hill Descent Monitoring – Roelands Hill Scheme	WA	Roelands Hill, Coalfields Highway	Transport operators involved in transporting primary produce from regional areas	36.5-meter Category 7 (A) AB-triple combinations, with a tri-axle dolly and tri-axle trailers can operate at concessional mass limits on Roelands Hill	Transport operators can avoid the need to decouple vehicles to access metropolitan locations and ports (via Roelands Hill).	1. Comply with permit conditions. 2. Notify the certified provider of TMA for monitoring to begin.
TMA High Productivity Freight Vehicle Monitoring Scheme*	VIC	Approved routes or networks in Victoria	Transport operators of HPFVs operating in Victoria	Improved network access for HPFVs	Productivity and safety gains by using HPFVs on approved parts of the Victorian road network	Comply with Class 2 permit issued by the National Heavy Vehicle Regulator (NHVR)
TMA Special Purpose Vehicle Monitoring Schemes**	VIC	Approved routes or networks in Victoria	Transport operators of SPVs operating in Victoria	Improved network access for SPVs	An alternate option to enrolment in IAP for SPVs on approved parts of the Victorian road network	Comply with Class 1 permit issued by the NHVR

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* High Productivity Freight Vehicle Monitoring: for location monitoring, eligible vehicles may also, or alternatively, be enrolled in the related IAP High Productivity Freight Vehicle Monitoring Scheme.

** Special Purpose Vehicle Monitoring (Victoria): eligible vehicles may also, or alternatively, be enrolled in an applicable IAP Special Purpose Vehicle Monitoring scheme.