HEAVY VEHICLE NATIONAL LAW (ACT)
245Counting time spent outside participating jurisdictions
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245 Counting time spent outside participating jurisdictions (1) This section applies to the driver of a fatigue-regulated heavy vehicle if the driver drives a fatigue-regulated heavy vehicle into a participating jurisdiction from a non-participating jurisdiction. (2) If, within the last 7 days, the driver has spent any work time in a participating jurisdiction, any time spent by the driver in the non- participating jurisdiction must be treated in the same way as it would have been treated if the time had been spent in a participating (3) If, within the last 7 days, the driver spent work time only in non- participating jurisdictions— (a) any time spent by the driver in the non-participating jurisdiction before the start of the driver’s last major rest break before entering a participating jurisdiction must be disregarded; and (b) any time spent by the driver in the non-participating jurisdiction after the start of the last major rest break mentioned in paragraph (a) must be— (i) taken into account; and (ii) treated in the same way as it would have been treated if the time had been spent in a participating jurisdiction.