National Transport Commission (Road Transport Legislation – Driving Hours Regulations) Regulations 2006
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National Transport Commission (Road Transport Legislation – Driving Hours Regulations) Regulations 2006
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(1) The base of the driver of a heavy truck or commercial bus is the vehicle’s garage address. (2) The vehicle’s garage address is the principal depot or base of operations of the vehicle. (3) However, if the driver operates and receives instructions from another place that is recorded in the driver’s logbook as the driver’s base, the other place is the driver’s base. (4) For this regulation, if a driver is a self‑employed driver and an employed driver at different times, the driver may have one base as a self‑employed driver and another base as an employed driver. (5) For this regulation, if a driver has 2 or more employers, the driver may have a different base in relation to each employer.