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Heavy Vehicle National Law Act 2012
sec.399What employer or operator must do if odometer malfunctioning
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### sec.399 What employer or operator must do if odometer malfunctioning
This section applies if an employer of the driver of a fatigue-regulated heavy vehicle or an operator of a fatigue-regulated heavy vehicle is informed under section 397 of malfunctioning or suspected malfunctioning of the vehicle’s odometer.
The employer or operator must not, without a reasonable excuse, drive, or permit another person to drive, the fatigue-regulated heavy vehicle unless the owner of the vehicle has complied with section 398 .
Maximum penalty—$6000.
sch s 399 amd 2016 No. 65 s 70
(sec.399-ssec.1) This section applies if an employer of the driver of a fatigue-regulated heavy vehicle or an operator of a fatigue-regulated heavy vehicle is informed under section 397 of malfunctioning or suspected malfunctioning of the vehicle’s odometer.
(sec.399-ssec.2) The employer or operator must not, without a reasonable excuse, drive, or permit another person to drive, the fatigue-regulated heavy vehicle unless the owner of the vehicle has complied with section 398 . Maximum penalty—$6000.