82Keeping relevant document while driving under vehicle standards exemption (notice)

82 Keeping relevant document while driving under vehicle standards exemption (notice)

82 Keeping relevant document while driving under vehicle standards exemption (notice)

(1) This section applies if a vehicle standards exemption (notice) is subject to the condition that the driver of a heavy vehicle who is driving the vehicle under the exemption must keep a relevant document in the driver’s possession.

(2) A driver of the heavy vehicle who is driving the vehicle under the vehicle standards exemption (notice) must comply with the condition.

Maximum penalty—$3000.

Editorial note.

See also section 737 (Increase of penalty amounts).

(3) Each relevant party for a driver mentioned in subsection (2) must ensure the driver complies with subsection (2), unless the relevant party has a reasonable excuse.

Maximum penalty—$3000.

(4)–(6) (Repealed)

(7) In this section—

relevant document, for a vehicle standards exemption (notice), means a copy of—

(a) the Commonwealth Gazette notice for the exemption; or

(b) an information sheet about the exemption published by the Regulator on the Regulator’s website.

relevant party, for the driver of a heavy vehicle, means—

(a) an employer of the driver if the driver is an employed driver; or

(b) a prime contractor of the driver if the driver is a self-employed driver; or

(c) an operator of the vehicle if the driver is making a journey for the operator.

s 82: Am 2016 No 65, sec 13.