National Transport Commission (Road Transport Legislation – Driving Hours Regulations) Regulations 2006
58Driving records—non‑local area work
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58 Driving records—non‑local area work
(1) If a driver is engaged in non‑local area work, or has been engaged in non‑local area work at any time in the last 28 days, the driver must, while driving a heavy truck or commercial bus, carry his or her driving records for the last 28 days, irrespective of the number of days in that period on which the driver drove a heavy truck or commercial bus.
Penalty: $1,500.
(2) If an authorised person suspects on reasonable grounds that a driver is engaged in non‑local area work, or has been engaged in non‑local area work at any time in the last 28 days, the authorised person may ask the driver to produce for inspection his or her driving records for the last 28 days, irrespective of the number of days in that period on which the driver drove a heavy truck or commercial bus. (3) The driver must immediately produce his or her driving records for the last 28 days for inspection by the authorised person.
Penalty: $1,500.
(4) It is a defence to an offence against this regulation if, at the time of the offence, the driving records had been destroyed, lost or stolen. (5) The authorised person may annotate the driving records, and may sign and date an annotation. (6) In this regulation:
driving record:
(a) includes a corresponding driving record; but
(b) does not include a local area management record.