Accreditation & Auditing

Accreditation

Transition period ends – 31 March 2023

As detailed in HVS Update 12-2023 and HVS Update 12A-2023, the transition period which commenced on 31 March 2022, to apply the changes to the WAHVA Business Rules, Management Systems Standards and Operator Guide: How to become and stay accredited, will come to an end on 31 March 2023.

Transport Operators are encouraged to familiarise themselves with these changes in readiness for your next audit.

WA Heavy Vehicle Accreditation (WAHVA)

WAHVA is mandatory for anyone requiring a permit or order to perform any transport task, for hire or reward, within Western Australia, including interstate operators - unless exempted.

The single WAHVA Management Systems Standards (PDF, 417 KB) replaces and combines the individual “modules” which are contained within the WAHVA Management Systems Standards are required to be incorporated into daily work practices, and include:

• Accreditation Modules Common Standards (four management standards sharing commonality across all accreditation modules)
• Fatigue Management Module Standards
• Maintenance Management Module Standards
• Dimension and Loading Management Module Standards

The fifth optional module within the WAHVA Management Systems Standards, is the Mass Management Module and is only required if an operator wishes to operate within the Accredited Mass Management Scheme (AMMS).

The WAHVA Business Rules - PDF (495 KB)  have been developed to assist you to become and maintain your heavy vehicle accreditation. 

Third Party Accreditation

A Sub Contractor may operate under an Accredited Operators (AO) accreditation under conditions specified in the Western Australia Heavy Vehicle Accreditation Business Rules.

For a Sub-contractor to be able to operate under another operator’s accreditation the following must occur:

1. The sub-contractor or operator must complete A Third Party Accreditation Authorisation Form (PDF, 367 KB)
2. The form must include the vehicle(s) registration number and driver’s name(s).
3. The form must include the accredited operator’s details.
4. The form must be signed by the Accredited Operators nominated primary contact.
5. When the form has been completed it is to be sent to: hvoaccreditation@mainroads.wa.gov.au
6. We will confirm when the sub-contractor has been included under the operator’s accreditation.

Please see our Subcontractor - Operating on another operators accreditation (PDF, 144 KB) fact sheet for further information about this process.