27Making road safety remuneration order

#### 27 Making road safety remuneration order What the order may deal with (1) If the Tribunal decides to make a road safety remuneration order, the Tribunal may make any provision in the order that the Tribunal considers appropriate in relation to remuneration and related conditions for road transport drivers to whom the order applies. (2) Without limiting subsection (1), the Tribunal may make provision in the order in relation to any of the following: (a) conditions about minimum remuneration and other entitlements for road transport drivers who are employees, additional to those set out in any modern award relevant to the road transport industry (see subsection 20(2)); (b) conditions about minimum rates of remuneration and conditions of engagement for contractor drivers; (c) conditions for loading and unloading vehicles, waiting times, working hours, load limits, payment methods and payment periods; (d) ways of reducing or removing remuneration‑related incentives, pressures and practices that contribute to unsafe work practices. (3) The order may impose requirements, in relation to a matter for which provision is made, on any or all of the following: (a) an employer or hirer of a road transport driver to whom the order applies; (b) a participant in the supply chain in relation to a road transport driver to whom the order applies. Content of the order (4) The order must specify: (a) the road transport drivers to whom the order applies; and (b) the persons on whom any requirements in the order are imposed; and (c) a commencement date for the order or a series of commencement dates (see subsection (5)); and (d) an expiry date for the order (which must not be later than 4 years after the commencement date, or if there is a series of commencement dates, after the earliest of those dates). (5) The order may take effect in stages (as provided in the order) if the Tribunal considers that it is not feasible for the order to take effect on a single date. Publication of order (6) The Tribunal must publish the order on the Tribunal’s website and by any other means the Tribunal considers appropriate.