Heavy Vehicle (Fatigue Management) National Regulation
sec.19Recording of total work time and total rest time had on a day
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sec.19 Recording of total work time and total rest time had on a day
The driver must record for a day the total of the work time and the total of the rest time that the driver has had that day (the relevant day ). The driver must make the record under subsection (1) before or at the time the earlier of the following happens— the first work and rest change the driver has on a day, after the relevant day, for which the driver has to record information; the driver is required to comply with section 322 or 341 of the Law in relation to records the driver is required to make or keep for the relevant day. If the driver’s record keeper is a person other than the driver, section 322 (2) of the Law requires a copy of recorded information to be given to the record keeper within 21 days. If the driver is his or her own record keeper, section 341 (4) of the Law requires the record or a copy of the record to be available within 21 days at the driver’s record location. (sec.19-ssec.1) The driver must record for a day the total of the work time and the total of the rest time that the driver has had that day (the relevant day ). (sec.19-ssec.2) The driver must make the record under subsection (1) before or at the time the earlier of the following happens— the first work and rest change the driver has on a day, after the relevant day, for which the driver has to record information; the driver is required to comply with section 322 or 341 of the Law in relation to records the driver is required to make or keep for the relevant day. If the driver’s record keeper is a person other than the driver, section 322 (2) of the Law requires a copy of recorded information to be given to the record keeper within 21 days. If the driver is his or her own record keeper, section 341 (4) of the Law requires the record or a copy of the record to be available within 21 days at the driver’s record location.
- (a) the first work and rest change the driver has on a day, after the relevant day, for which the driver has to record information;
- (b) the driver is required to comply with section 322 or 341 of the Law in relation to records the driver is required to make or keep for the relevant day.
- 1 If the driver’s record keeper is a person other than the driver, section 322 (2) of the Law requires a copy of recorded information to be given to the record keeper within 21 days.
- 2 If the driver is his or her own record keeper, section 341 (4) of the Law requires the record or a copy of the record to be available within 21 days at the driver’s record location.