Heavy Vehicle National Law (Queensland)
sec.719Transport and journey documentation
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sec.719 Transport and journey documentation
Transport documentation and journey documentation are admissible in a proceeding under this Law and are evidence of— the identity and status of the parties to the transaction to which the documentation relates; and the destination or intended destination of the load to which the documentation relates; and either or both the date on which and the time at which— any document in the documentation was created; or any transaction mentioned in the documentation was effected or carried out; or any journey mentioned in the documentation was started, carried out or finished; or any other matter mentioned in the documentation was effected, started, carried out or finished; and the location of any person, heavy vehicle, goods or other matter or thing mentioned in the documentation; and the date and time at which any person, heavy vehicle, goods or other matter or thing mentioned in the documentation was present at a particular place. In this section— status , of the parties to a transaction, includes the status of each of the parties as a responsible person for the heavy vehicle used or intended to be used for transporting the goods the subject of the transaction. (sec.719-ssec.1) Transport documentation and journey documentation are admissible in a proceeding under this Law and are evidence of— the identity and status of the parties to the transaction to which the documentation relates; and the destination or intended destination of the load to which the documentation relates; and either or both the date on which and the time at which— any document in the documentation was created; or any transaction mentioned in the documentation was effected or carried out; or any journey mentioned in the documentation was started, carried out or finished; or any other matter mentioned in the documentation was effected, started, carried out or finished; and the location of any person, heavy vehicle, goods or other matter or thing mentioned in the documentation; and the date and time at which any person, heavy vehicle, goods or other matter or thing mentioned in the documentation was present at a particular place. (sec.719-ssec.2) In this section— status , of the parties to a transaction, includes the status of each of the parties as a responsible person for the heavy vehicle used or intended to be used for transporting the goods the subject of the transaction.
- (a) the identity and status of the parties to the transaction to which the documentation relates; and
- (b) the destination or intended destination of the load to which the documentation relates; and
- (c) either or both the date on which and the time at which— (i) any document in the documentation was created; or (ii) any transaction mentioned in the documentation was effected or carried out; or (iii) any journey mentioned in the documentation was started, carried out or finished; or (iv) any other matter mentioned in the documentation was effected, started, carried out or finished; and