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Heavy Vehicle National Law Act 2012
sec.468Driver operating under BFM accreditation or AFM accreditation must carry accreditation details
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### sec.468 Driver operating under BFM accreditation or AFM accreditation must carry accreditation details
The driver of a heavy vehicle who is operating under a BFM accreditation or AFM accreditation must keep in the driver’s possession—
a copy of the accreditation certificate for the accreditation; and
a document, signed by the operator of the vehicle who holds the accreditation, stating that the driver—
is operating under the operator’s BFM accreditation or AFM accreditation; and
has been inducted into the operator’s relevant management system; and
meets the requirements relating to drivers operating under the operator’s BFM accreditation or AFM accreditation (if any); and
for a driver operating under AFM accreditation, a document stating the AFM hours applying under the accreditation.
The driver records a statement of the AFM hours applying under the AFM accreditation in the driver’s electronic work diary (which is a document).
Maximum penalty—$3000.
Subsection (1) applies even if the driver and operator are the same person.
The operator of the vehicle must ensure the driver complies with subsection (1) , unless the operator has a reasonable excuse.
Maximum penalty—$3000.
sch s 468 amd 2014 No. 43 s 6 ; 2016 No. 65 s 84
amd 2025 No. 26 s 107 (uncommenced amendment)
(sec.468-ssec.1) The driver of a heavy vehicle who is operating under a BFM accreditation or AFM accreditation must keep in the driver’s possession— a copy of the accreditation certificate for the accreditation; and a document, signed by the operator of the vehicle who holds the accreditation, stating that the driver— is operating under the operator’s BFM accreditation or AFM accreditation; and has been inducted into the operator’s relevant management system; and meets the requirements relating to drivers operating under the operator’s BFM accreditation or AFM accreditation (if any); and for a driver operating under AFM accreditation, a document stating the AFM hours applying under the accreditation. The driver records a statement of the AFM hours applying under the AFM accreditation in the driver’s electronic work diary (which is a document). Maximum penalty—$3000.
(sec.468-ssec.2) Subsection (1) applies even if the driver and operator are the same person.
(sec.468-ssec.3) The operator of the vehicle must ensure the driver complies with subsection (1) , unless the operator has a reasonable excuse. Maximum penalty—$3000.
- (a) a copy of the accreditation certificate for the accreditation; and
- (b) a document, signed by the operator of the vehicle who holds the accreditation, stating that the driver— (i) is operating under the operator’s BFM accreditation or AFM accreditation; and (ii) has been inducted into the operator’s relevant management system; and (iii) meets the requirements relating to drivers operating under the operator’s BFM accreditation or AFM accreditation (if any); and
- (i) is operating under the operator’s BFM accreditation or AFM accreditation; and
- (ii) has been inducted into the operator’s relevant management system; and
- (iii) meets the requirements relating to drivers operating under the operator’s BFM accreditation or AFM accreditation (if any); and
- (c) for a driver operating under AFM accreditation, a document stating the AFM hours applying under the accreditation. Example for the purposes of paragraph (c) — The driver records a statement of the AFM hours applying under the AFM accreditation in the driver’s electronic work diary (which is a document).
- (i) is operating under the operator’s BFM accreditation or AFM accreditation; and
- (ii) has been inducted into the operator’s relevant management system; and
- (iii) meets the requirements relating to drivers operating under the operator’s BFM accreditation or AFM accreditation (if any); and