26APrinciple of shared responsibility

26A Principle of shared responsibility

26A Principle of shared responsibility

(1) The safety of transport activities relating to a heavy vehicle is the shared responsibility of each party in the chain of responsibility for the vehicle.

(2) The level and nature of a party’s responsibility for a transport activity depends on—

(a) the functions the person performs or is required to perform, whether exclusively or occasionally, rather than—

(i) the person’s job title; or

(ii) the person’s functions described in a written contract; and

(b) the nature of the public risk created by the carrying out of the transport activity; and

(c) the party’s capacity to control, eliminate or minimise the risk.

pt 1A.1 (ss 26A, 26B): Ins 2016 No 65, sec 10.

pt 1A.2: Ins 2016 No 65, sec 10.