97Authority may audit participation

97 Authority may audit participation

(1) The Authority may audit the management practices adopted by the participant to promote compliance with Part 3 and other relevant provisions of these Regulations by the participant and, if the participant is an employer participant in TFMS, by the participant’s employed drivers and responsible employees. (2) For the audit, the Authority may, by written notice given to the participant, ask the participant to give to the Authority within the time stated in the notice: (a) for an employer participant—records about any of the following kept by the participant: (i) the receipt and storage of records given to the participant by employed drivers for these Regulations; (ii) the medical examinations undergone by the participant’s employed drivers for these Regulations; (iii) the approved fatigue management training courses attended by the participant’s employed drivers and responsible employees; (iv) the management of the participant’s employed drivers, including their driving, work and rest times; and (b) for a driver participant—records about any of the following kept by the participant: (i) the storage of records made by the participant for these Regulations; (ii) the medical examinations undergone by the participant for these Regulations; (iii) the approved fatigue management training courses attended by the participant; (iv) the management of the driving, work and rest times of the participant. (3) The time stated in the notice must be at least 7 days after the notice is given to the participant. (4) The participant must comply with the notice.

Penalty: $500.

(5) After examining the records, the Authority: (a) may copy some or all of the records; and (b) must return the records to the participant.