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Heavy Vehicle National Law Act 2012
sec.315Ensuring driver complies with S divs 1 – 4
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### sec.315 Ensuring driver complies with S divs 1 – 4
Each responsible party for the driver of a fatigue-regulated heavy vehicle must ensure, so far as is reasonably practicable, the driver complies with each of Subdivisions 1 , 2 , 3 and 4 so far as they are applicable.
Maximum penalty—$6000.
In this section—
responsible party , for the driver of a fatigue-regulated heavy vehicle, means—
if the driver is an employed driver—an employer of the driver; or
if the driver is a self-employed driver—a prime contractor of the driver; or
an operator of the vehicle; or
a scheduler for the vehicle.
sch s 315 sub 2016 No. 65 s 55
amd 2025 No. 26 s 76 (uncommenced amendment)
(sec.315-ssec.1) Each responsible party for the driver of a fatigue-regulated heavy vehicle must ensure, so far as is reasonably practicable, the driver complies with each of Subdivisions 1 , 2 , 3 and 4 so far as they are applicable. Maximum penalty—$6000.
(sec.315-ssec.2) In this section— responsible party , for the driver of a fatigue-regulated heavy vehicle, means— if the driver is an employed driver—an employer of the driver; or if the driver is a self-employed driver—a prime contractor of the driver; or an operator of the vehicle; or a scheduler for the vehicle.
- (a) if the driver is an employed driver—an employer of the driver; or
- (b) if the driver is a self-employed driver—a prime contractor of the driver; or
- (c) an operator of the vehicle; or
- (d) a scheduler for the vehicle.