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National Transport Commission (Model Amendments Act: Heavy Vehicle Driver Fatigue – Package No. 2) Regulations 2009
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5. Change to the reasonable steps defence
For sections 24(a) and (b) substitute – “(a) the person did not know, and could not reasonably be expected to have known, of the contravention concerned; and (b) either: (i) the person had taken all reasonable steps to prevent the contravention concerned; or (ii) the person could not reasonably be expected to have taken any steps to prevent the contravention concerned.”.