Section 22. Penalties - National Transport Commission (Model Amendments Act: Heavy Vehicle Driver Fatigue – Package No. 4) Regulations 2009 - 22. Penalties

22. Penalties22. Penalties

Start here

Get a plain-English read of 22. Penalties

Turn the raw legal text into a practical explanation grounded in National Transport Commission (Model Amendments Act: Heavy Vehicle Driver Fatigue – Package No. 4) Regulations 2009.

22. Penalties

(1) In section 110(5), for the table substitute –

“

<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="width:100%; border:0.75pt solid #000000; border-collapse:collapse"><thead><tr><td rowspan="2" style="width:19.82%; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableHeading"><span>Offence category</span></p></td><td rowspan="2" style="width:20.96%; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableHeading"><span>Infringement notice penalty</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableHeading"><span>Court imposed penalty</span></p></td><td rowspan="2" style="width:19.02%; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableHeading"><span>Demerit points</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:18.58%; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableHeading"><span>1st offence</span></p></td><td style="width:21.62%; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableHeading"><span>2nd or subsequent offence</span></p></td></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td style="width:19.82%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>minor risk</span></p></td><td style="width:20.96%; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>for a breach concerning the minimum rest time required in any total period of 12 hours or less – $200</span></p><p class="Tabletext"><span>for any other breach – $300</span></p></td><td style="width:18.58%; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>$1</span><span> </span><span>000</span></p></td><td style="width:21.62%; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>$1</span><span> </span><span>000</span></p></td><td style="width:19.02%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>not available</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:19.82%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>substantial risk</span></p></td><td style="width:20.96%; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>$600</span></p></td><td style="width:18.58%; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>$2</span><span> </span><span>000</span></p></td><td style="width:21.62%; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>the court</span><span>‑</span><span>imposed penalty for a severe risk offence</span></p></td><td style="width:19.02%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>not available</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:19.82%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>severe risk</span></p></td><td style="width:20.96%; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>not available</span></p></td><td style="width:18.58%; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>$5</span><span> </span><span>000</span></p></td><td style="width:21.62%; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>the court</span><span>‑</span><span>imposed penalty for a critical risk offence</span></p></td><td style="width:19.02%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>3 demerit points</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:19.82%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>critical risk</span></p></td><td style="width:20.96%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>not available</span></p></td><td style="width:18.58%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>$10</span><span> </span><span>000</span></p></td><td style="width:21.62%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>$10</span><span> </span><span>000 +</span><br><span>$1</span><span> </span><span>000 per 15 min breach</span></p></td><td style="width:19.02%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>4 demerit points</span></p></td></tr></tbody></table>

<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="width:100%; border:0.75pt solid #000000; border-collapse:collapse"><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2" style="width:19.82%; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top">Offence category</td><td rowspan="2" style="width:20.96%; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top">Infringement notice penalty</td><td colspan="2" style="border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top">Court imposed penalty</td><td rowspan="2" style="width:19.02%; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top">Demerit points</td></tr><tr><td style="width:18.58%; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top">1st offence</td><td style="width:21.62%; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top">2nd or subsequent offence</td></tr><tr><td style="width:19.82%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top">substantial risk</td><td style="width:20.96%; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top">$600</td><td style="width:18.58%; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top">$2 000</td><td style="width:21.62%; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top">the court‑imposed penalty for a severe risk offence</td><td style="width:19.02%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top">not available</td></tr><tr><td style="width:19.82%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top">severe risk</td><td style="width:20.96%; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top">not available</td><td style="width:18.58%; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top">$5 000</td><td style="width:21.62%; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top">the court‑imposed penalty for a critical risk offence</td><td style="width:19.02%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top">3 demerit points</td></tr><tr><td style="width:19.82%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top">critical risk</td><td style="width:20.96%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top">not available</td><td style="width:18.58%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top">$10 000</td><td style="width:21.62%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top">$10 000</td><td style="width:19.02%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top">4 demerit points</td></tr></tbody></table>