58How driver must record information in work diary

58 How driver must record information in work diary

(1) A driver must record information in a written work diary in this way: (a) the information for each day must be written on a separate daily sheet in a work diary that has not been cancelled by the Authority; and (b) if the driver has a work/rest change—the information after the work/rest change must be written on a separate daily sheet in a work diary that has not been cancelled by the Authority; and (c) information must be written on a daily sheet as required by the instructions in the work diary for recording information on daily sheets; and (d) the daily sheets in the work diary must be used in turn from the front of the work diary; and (e) each daily sheet must: (i) be signed and dated by the driver; and (ii) if the driver is driving under a two‑up arrangement—signed by the other two‑up driver; and (f) information must be written on a daily sheet with enough pressure to ensure that a readable record of the information appears on the duplicate daily sheets; and (g) other information must be written in the work diary as required by the instructions in the work diary for the recording of the information.

Court‑imposed penalty: $2 000.

Infringement notice penalty: $600.

(2) A driver must record information in an electronic work diary in the way required by: (a) the Authority; or (b) if the Authority does not make a requirement—the manufacturer’s instructions for recording information in the work diary.

Court‑imposed penalty: $2 000.

Infringement notice penalty: $600.

(3) A driver must record time in a work diary according to the time zone in the place where the driver’s base is, rather than the time zone in the place where the driver is.

Court‑imposed penalty: $2 000.

Infringement notice penalty: $600.

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