HEAVY VEHICLE NATIONAL LAW (ACT)
273Regulator’s power to exempt drivers from particular
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273 Regulator’s power to exempt drivers from particular maximum work requirements and minimum rest section 278, grant an exemption to allow, for a period of not more than 3 years, a driver of a fatigue-regulated heavy vehicle, or a class of drivers of fatigue-regulated heavy vehicles, to operate under the maximum work times and minimum rest times stated in the (2) An exemption under subsection (1) is a work and rest hours (3) The Regulator may grant a work and rest hours exemption (permit) to the operator of a fatigue-regulated heavy vehicle in combination with the operator’s BFM accreditation or AFM accreditation. (4) The Regulator may grant a work and rest hours exemption (permit)— (a) in a way that does not cover all the drivers sought by the applicant; or (b) setting maximum work times and minimum rest times different to the maximum work times and minimum rest times sought by the applicant.