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Heavy Vehicle National Law Act 2012
sec.383Regulator’s power to exempt record keepers from fatigue record keeping requirements
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### sec.383 Regulator’s power to exempt record keepers from fatigue record keeping requirements
The Regulator may, by giving a person a permit as mentioned in section 387 , exempt, for a period of not more than 3 years, a record keeper for one or more drivers of a fatigue-regulated heavy vehicle from the requirement to comply with all or stated provisions of Division 3 .
An exemption under subsection (1) is a fatigue record keeping exemption (permit) .
The Regulator may grant a fatigue record keeping exemption (permit) to the operator of a fatigue-regulated heavy vehicle in combination with the operator’s BFM accreditation or AFM accreditation.
The Regulator may grant a fatigue record keeping exemption (permit)—
in a way that does not cover all the drivers sought by the applicant; or
setting conditions different from those sought by the applicant.
sch s 383 sub 2025 No. 26 s 97 (uncommenced amendment)
(sec.383-ssec.1) The Regulator may, by giving a person a permit as mentioned in section 387 , exempt, for a period of not more than 3 years, a record keeper for one or more drivers of a fatigue-regulated heavy vehicle from the requirement to comply with all or stated provisions of Division 3 .
(sec.383-ssec.2) An exemption under subsection (1) is a fatigue record keeping exemption (permit) .
(sec.383-ssec.3) The Regulator may grant a fatigue record keeping exemption (permit) to the operator of a fatigue-regulated heavy vehicle in combination with the operator’s BFM accreditation or AFM accreditation.
(sec.383-ssec.4) The Regulator may grant a fatigue record keeping exemption (permit)— in a way that does not cover all the drivers sought by the applicant; or setting conditions different from those sought by the applicant.
- (a) in a way that does not cover all the drivers sought by the applicant; or
- (b) setting conditions different from those sought by the applicant.