Heavy Vehicle National Law (Queensland)
sec.133Keeping copy of permit while driving under mass or dimension exemption (permit)
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sec.133 Keeping copy of permit while driving under mass or dimension exemption (permit)
The driver of a class 1 heavy vehicle or class 3 heavy vehicle who is driving the vehicle under a mass or dimension exemption (permit) must keep a copy of the permit for the exemption in the driver’s possession. Maximum penalty—$3000. If the driver of a class 1 heavy vehicle or class 3 heavy vehicle is driving the vehicle under a mass or dimension exemption (permit) granted to a relevant party for the driver and the relevant party has given the driver a copy of a permit for the purpose of subsection (1) , the driver must, as soon as reasonably practicable, return the copy to the relevant party if the driver stops working for the relevant party. Maximum penalty—$4000. Each relevant party for a driver mentioned in subsection (1) must ensure the driver complies with subsection (1) , unless the relevant party has a reasonable excuse. Maximum penalty—$3000. In this section— relevant party , for the driver of a class 1 heavy vehicle or class 3 heavy vehicle, means— an employer of the driver if the driver is an employed driver; or a prime contractor of the driver if the driver is a self-employed driver; or an operator of the vehicle if the driver is making a journey for the operator. s 133 amd 2016 No. 65 s 22 (sec.133-ssec.1) The driver of a class 1 heavy vehicle or class 3 heavy vehicle who is driving the vehicle under a mass or dimension exemption (permit) must keep a copy of the permit for the exemption in the driver’s possession. Maximum penalty—$3000. (sec.133-ssec.2) If the driver of a class 1 heavy vehicle or class 3 heavy vehicle is driving the vehicle under a mass or dimension exemption (permit) granted to a relevant party for the driver and the relevant party has given the driver a copy of a permit for the purpose of subsection (1) , the driver must, as soon as reasonably practicable, return the copy to the relevant party if the driver stops working for the relevant party. Maximum penalty—$4000. (sec.133-ssec.3) Each relevant party for a driver mentioned in subsection (1) must ensure the driver complies with subsection (1) , unless the relevant party has a reasonable excuse. Maximum penalty—$3000. (sec.133-ssec.7) In this section— relevant party , for the driver of a class 1 heavy vehicle or class 3 heavy vehicle, means— an employer of the driver if the driver is an employed driver; or a prime contractor of the driver if the driver is a self-employed driver; or an operator of the vehicle if the driver is making a journey for the operator.
- (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.