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Heavy Vehicle National Law Act 2012
sec.224Matters court may consider in deciding whether person was fatigued
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### sec.224 Matters court may consider in deciding whether person was fatigued
When deciding whether the driver of a fatigue-regulated heavy vehicle was fatigued, a court may consider the following—
what is commonly understood as being fatigued;
the causes of fatigue;
the signs of fatigue;
any relevant body of fatigue knowledge;
any other matter prescribed by the national regulations.
Subsection (1) does not limit the matters the court may consider when deciding whether a driver was impaired by fatigue.
sch s 224 sub 2025 No. 26 s 46 (uncommenced amendment)
(sec.224-ssec.1) When deciding whether the driver of a fatigue-regulated heavy vehicle was fatigued, a court may consider the following— what is commonly understood as being fatigued; the causes of fatigue; the signs of fatigue; any relevant body of fatigue knowledge; any other matter prescribed by the national regulations.
(sec.224-ssec.2) Subsection (1) does not limit the matters the court may consider when deciding whether a driver was impaired by fatigue.
- (a) what is commonly understood as being fatigued;
- (b) the causes of fatigue;
- (c) the signs of fatigue;
- (d) any relevant body of fatigue knowledge;
- (e) any other matter prescribed by the national regulations.