National Transport Commission (Model Act on Heavy Vehicle Speeding Compliance) Regulations 2008
26. Certain requests etc prohibited26. Certain requests etc prohibited
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26. Certain requests etc prohibited
A person must not ask, direct or require (directly or indirectly) a driver or a party in the chain of responsibility to do something that the person knows, or reasonably ought to know, would have the effect of causing the driver to exceed any speed limit while driving a heavy vehicle.
Court imposed penalty: $10 000.
Note: Section 28 sets out who are the parties in the chain of responsibility.
Note: Example of a requirement that contravenes this section
Note: A requirement that the driver complete a journey in a time that the person knows or reasonably ought to know cannot be complied with unless the driver commits a speeding offence or does not take all the rest breaks that she or he is required to take.