Heavy Vehicle National Law (Queensland)
sec.301Recording information in written work diary
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sec.301 Recording information in written work diary
If the driver’s work diary is a written work diary, the driver must record information in the work diary in the following way— the information for each day must be written on a separate daily sheet in the work diary that has not been cancelled by the Regulator; if, on a day, the driver changes the work and rest hours option under which the driver is working, the information for the part of the day after the change must be written on a separate daily sheet in the work diary that has not been cancelled by the Regulator; information must be written on a daily sheet in the way stated in the instructions in the work diary for recording information on daily sheets; the daily sheets in the work diary must be used in turn from the front of the work diary; each daily sheet must be— signed and dated by the driver; and if the driver is driving under a two-up driving arrangement—signed by the other driver who is a party to the arrangement; information must be written on a daily sheet with enough pressure to ensure a readable record of the information appears on the duplicate daily sheets; information recorded other than on a daily sheet must be written in the work diary in the way stated in the instructions in the work diary for the recording of the information. Maximum penalty—$1500.
- (a) the information for each day must be written on a separate daily sheet in the work diary that has not been cancelled by the Regulator;
- (b) if, on a day, the driver changes the work and rest hours option under which the driver is working, the information for the part of the day after the change must be written on a separate daily sheet in the work diary that has not been cancelled by the Regulator;
- (c) information must be written on a daily sheet in the way stated in the instructions in the work diary for recording information on daily sheets;
- (d) the daily sheets in the work diary must be used in turn from the front of the work diary;
- (e) each daily sheet must be— (i) signed and dated by the driver; and (ii) if the driver is driving under a two-up driving arrangement—signed by the other driver who is a party to the arrangement;
- (i) signed and dated by the driver; and
- (ii) if the driver is driving under a two-up driving arrangement—signed by the other driver who is a party to the arrangement;
- (f) information must be written on a daily sheet with enough pressure to ensure a readable record of the information appears on the duplicate daily sheets;
- (g) information recorded other than on a daily sheet must be written in the work diary in the way stated in the instructions in the work diary for the recording of the information.
- (i) signed and dated by the driver; and