IAP in VIC //

 IAP commenced in Victoria in November 2008.

The use of IAP in Victoria as a condition of access to the road network
will be based on an assessment of risk. Where the application of IAP will
mitigate risks to safety or road infrastructure, IAP will be applied as a
condition of access.

The following classes of vehicles have been evaluated and are required to
participate in IAP:

1. Mobile cranes that: 

    • exceed the mass and dimension limits in the gazetted general permit 
    for Special Purpose Vehicles (described in the VicRoads ‘Oversize & 
    Overmass Special Purpose Vehicles’ Information Bulletin) and have a 
    permit that restricts travel to specific routes (ie. less access than 
    the Higher Mass Limits (HML) network); or 

    • have a boom projection greater than 5.5 metres long.

2. Concrete pump trucks operating under a permit above the gazetted mass
limits for Special Purpose Vehicles.

Vehicles for which IAP is mandatory and are currently operating in Victoria
under permit should be fitted to operate under IAP as soon as practical.

To assist this migration, a transitional period applies, allowing operators
time to source an IAP Service Provider, have vehicles fitted with an In
Vehicle Unit and for monitoring to commence. The transition period will end
on 30 April 2009.

During the transition period, vehicles will be allowed to operate without
IAP. At the end of the transition period, vehicles will no longer be
granted access to the road network unless they operate under IAP.

Enquiries regarding the IAP in Victoria should be emailed to iap@roads.vic.gov.au or contact Anna Kucher on 9854-2938.