54When and how supplementary records may be made by drivers

54 When and how supplementary records may be made by drivers

(1) This regulation applies to a driver if: (a) the driver’s logbook is completed, destroyed, lost or stolen; and (b) the driver has not been issued with a replacement logbook; and (c) 2 business days have not elapsed since the logbook was completed, destroyed, lost or stolen. (2) This regulation also applies to a driver if: (a) the driver is not carrying a logbook in which the driver can record information under this Division in accordance with regulation 52 (How information is to be recorded in logbooks); and (b) the driver is driving a heavy truck or commercial bus fitted with an approved DSMD that is not operating as required by the manufacturer’s instructions; and (c) 2 business days have not elapsed since the DSMD stopped operating as required by those instructions. (3) The driver must record information required by regulations 48 to 51 in a way that is at least as accurate and understandable as, and in a similar form to, records made in a logbook.

Penalty: $1,500.

(4) An offence against this regulation is a strict liability offence.