57Information that driver must record in work diary

57 Information that driver must record in work diary

(1) This section lists the information that a driver must record in his or her work diary on each day on which the driver: (a) engages in 100+ km work; or (b) is working under BFM or AFM hours.

Note: Section 58 explains how the information must be recorded.

(2) The driver must continue to record the information until his or her next major rest break. (3) Immediately after starting work on each of those days, the driver must record: (a) the day of the week and date; and (b) his or her name; and (c) his or her current driver licence number, and the jurisdiction where the licence was issued; and (d) whether he or she is working under standard hours (including whether the driver is working under standard hours for solo drivers of a bus), BFM hours or AFM hours; and (e) if he or she is working under BFM or AFM hours—his or her operator’s BFM or AFM accreditation number; and (f) details of his or her base and the time zone of the base, unless the driver has previously recorded those details and they are still current; and (g) details of the driver’s record location, unless the driver has previously recorded those details and they are still current.

Court‑imposed penalty: $2 000.

Infringement notice penalty: $600.

(4) Immediately before or after each work/rest change on each of those days, the driver must record: (a) the nature of the work/rest change; and (b) the work time or rest time spent anywhere by the driver since the last work/rest change; and (c) the time and place of the work/rest change; and

Note: An abbreviation may be used by a driver to refer to a place provided that it is capable of being understood by a reasonable person and is not designed to confuse or be misleading.

(d) the odometer reading at that time; and
(e) the registration number shown on the numberplate of each heavy motor vehicle that the driver drives; and
(f) if the driver is or becomes a two‑up driver—the following information about the other driver in the two‑up driving arrangement:
(i) the other driver’s name; and
(ii) the other driver’s driver licence number; and
(iii) the number of the other driver’s work diary; and
(iv) the participating jurisdiction that issued the other driver’s work diary.

Court‑imposed penalty: $2 000.

Infringement notice penalty: $600.

(5) Immediately before finishing work on each of those days, the driver must record the total of the work time and the total of the rest time that he or she has had that day.

Court‑imposed penalty: $2 000.

Infringement notice penalty: $600.

(6) An offence against this section is an offence of strict liability.