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Heavy Vehicle National Law Act 2012
sec.295National regulations for information to be included in work diary
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### sec.295 National regulations for information to be included in work diary
The national regulations may provide for—
the information that is to be recorded in the driver’s work diary; and
the manner in which information is to be recorded in the driver’s work diary; and
any other matter relating to information that is to be recorded in the driver’s work diary.
Without limiting subsection (1) , the national regulations may provide—
for information to be recorded on a daily basis (including each period of work time and rest time the driver has on a day) or on some other stated basis; and
for information to be recorded immediately before or after a period of work time or rest time; and
for information to be recorded when finishing work for a day; and
for information to be recorded when there is a change of the driver’s base; and
for information to be recorded when there is a change of the driver’s record location; and
for information to be recorded regarding the parties to a two-up driving arrangement.
Without limiting subsections (1) and (2) , the national regulations may provide that, if the driver stops working on a day and starts a major rest break that will continue until the end of the day, the driver may stop recording information for the day when the driver stops working and starts the major rest break.
sch s 295 amd 2025 No. 26 s 68 (uncommenced amendment)
(sec.295-ssec.1) The national regulations may provide for— the information that is to be recorded in the driver’s work diary; and the manner in which information is to be recorded in the driver’s work diary; and any other matter relating to information that is to be recorded in the driver’s work diary.
(sec.295-ssec.2) Without limiting subsection (1) , the national regulations may provide— for information to be recorded on a daily basis (including each period of work time and rest time the driver has on a day) or on some other stated basis; and for information to be recorded immediately before or after a period of work time or rest time; and for information to be recorded when finishing work for a day; and for information to be recorded when there is a change of the driver’s base; and for information to be recorded when there is a change of the driver’s record location; and for information to be recorded regarding the parties to a two-up driving arrangement.
(sec.295-ssec.3) Without limiting subsections (1) and (2) , the national regulations may provide that, if the driver stops working on a day and starts a major rest break that will continue until the end of the day, the driver may stop recording information for the day when the driver stops working and starts the major rest break.
- (a) the information that is to be recorded in the driver’s work diary; and
- (b) the manner in which information is to be recorded in the driver’s work diary; and
- (c) any other matter relating to information that is to be recorded in the driver’s work diary.
- (a) for information to be recorded on a daily basis (including each period of work time and rest time the driver has on a day) or on some other stated basis; and
- (b) for information to be recorded immediately before or after a period of work time or rest time; and
- (c) for information to be recorded when finishing work for a day; and
- (d) for information to be recorded when there is a change of the driver’s base; and
- (e) for information to be recorded when there is a change of the driver’s record location; and
- (f) for information to be recorded regarding the parties to a two-up driving arrangement.