HEAVY VEHICLE NATIONAL LAW (ACT)
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253 BFM hours (1) The national regulations may prescribe the maximum work times and minimum rest times applying to the driver of a fatigue-regulated heavy vehicle for a period if the driver is operating under a BFM accreditation (the BFM hours). prescribe— (a) different BFM hours for solo drivers and drivers who are a party to a two-up driving arrangement; and (b) that a minor risk breach of a maximum work requirement prescribed in the regulations is not to be treated as a minor risk breach. (3) A minor risk breach prescribed for the purposes of subsection (2)(b) is not a contravention of section 254 or 256.
BFM work and rest arrangements Division 3