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Heavy Vehicle National Law Act 2012
sec.26CPrimary duty
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### sec.26C Primary duty
Each party in the chain of responsibility for a heavy vehicle must ensure, so far as is reasonably practicable, the safety of the party’s transport activities relating to the vehicle.
Without limiting subsection (1) , each party must, so far as is reasonably practicable—
eliminate public risks and, to the extent it is not reasonably practicable to eliminate public risks, minimise the public risks; and
ensure the party’s conduct does not directly or indirectly cause or encourage—
the driver of the heavy vehicle to contravene this Law; or
the driver of the heavy vehicle to exceed a speed limit applying to the driver; or
another person, including another party in the chain of responsibility, to contravene this Law.
For subsection (2) (b) , the party’s conduct includes, for example—
the party asking, directing or requiring another person to do, or not do, something; and
the party entering into a contract—
with another person for the other person to do, or not do, something; or
that purports to annul, exclude, restrict or otherwise change the effect of this Law.
sch s 26C ins 2016 No. 65 s 10
(sec.26C-ssec.1) Each party in the chain of responsibility for a heavy vehicle must ensure, so far as is reasonably practicable, the safety of the party’s transport activities relating to the vehicle.
(sec.26C-ssec.2) Without limiting subsection (1) , each party must, so far as is reasonably practicable— eliminate public risks and, to the extent it is not reasonably practicable to eliminate public risks, minimise the public risks; and ensure the party’s conduct does not directly or indirectly cause or encourage— the driver of the heavy vehicle to contravene this Law; or the driver of the heavy vehicle to exceed a speed limit applying to the driver; or another person, including another party in the chain of responsibility, to contravene this Law.
(sec.26C-ssec.3) For subsection (2) (b) , the party’s conduct includes, for example— the party asking, directing or requiring another person to do, or not do, something; and the party entering into a contract— with another person for the other person to do, or not do, something; or that purports to annul, exclude, restrict or otherwise change the effect of this Law.
- (a) eliminate public risks and, to the extent it is not reasonably practicable to eliminate public risks, minimise the public risks; and
- (b) ensure the party’s conduct does not directly or indirectly cause or encourage— (i) the driver of the heavy vehicle to contravene this Law; or (ii) the driver of the heavy vehicle to exceed a speed limit applying to the driver; or (iii) another person, including another party in the chain of responsibility, to contravene this Law.
- (i) the driver of the heavy vehicle to contravene this Law; or
- (ii) the driver of the heavy vehicle to exceed a speed limit applying to the driver; or
- (iii) another person, including another party in the chain of responsibility, to contravene this Law.
- (i) the driver of the heavy vehicle to contravene this Law; or
- (ii) the driver of the heavy vehicle to exceed a speed limit applying to the driver; or
- (iii) another person, including another party in the chain of responsibility, to contravene this Law.
- (a) the party asking, directing or requiring another person to do, or not do, something; and
- (b) the party entering into a contract— (i) with another person for the other person to do, or not do, something; or (ii) that purports to annul, exclude, restrict or otherwise change the effect of this Law.
- (i) with another person for the other person to do, or not do, something; or
- (ii) that purports to annul, exclude, restrict or otherwise change the effect of this Law.
- (i) with another person for the other person to do, or not do, something; or
- (ii) that purports to annul, exclude, restrict or otherwise change the effect of this Law.