Heavy Vehicle (Fatigue Management) National Regulation (NSW)
15Information to be recorded immediately after starting work
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15 Information to be recorded immediately after starting work
15 Information to be recorded immediately after starting work
(1) Immediately after starting work on a day, the driver must record—
(a) the day of the week and date; and
(b) the registration number of the fatigue-regulated heavy vehicle; and
(c) the driver’s name; and
(d) the driver’s current driver licence number; and
(e) whether the driver is operating under—
(i) standard hours (including whether the driver is operating under standard hours for solo drivers of a fatigue-regulated bus); or
(ii) BFM hours; or
(iii) AFM hours; or
(iv) exemption hours; and
(f) whether the driver is a solo driver or operating under a two-up driving arrangement; and
(g) if the driver is operating under an operator’s BFM accreditation or a work and rest hours exemption (permit) granted in combination with an operator’s BFM accreditation—the accreditation number for the operator’s BFM accreditation, unless the driver has previously recorded the number and it is still current; and
(h) if the driver is operating under an operator’s AFM accreditation or a work and rest hours exemption (permit) granted in combination with an operator’s AFM accreditation—the accreditation number for the operator’s AFM accreditation, unless the driver has previously recorded the number and it is still current; and
(i) the address of the driver’s base, unless the driver has previously recorded the address in relation to the work and it is still current; and
(j) the address of the driver’s record location, unless the driver has previously recorded the address and it is still current; and
(k) the time zone of the driver’s base.
(2) For subsection (1), the driver must record the information immediately before the first change from work to rest or immediately after the first change from rest to work, whichever happens earlier on the day.