383Regulator’s power to exempt record keepers from fatigue record keeping requirements

383 Regulator’s power to exempt record keepers from fatigue record keeping requirements

383 Regulator’s power to exempt record keepers from fatigue record keeping requirements

(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.

(2) An exemption under subsection (1) is a fatigue record keeping exemption (permit).

(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.

(4) The Regulator may grant a fatigue record keeping exemption (permit)—

(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.