Australian Capital Territory Current Acts

HEAVY VEHICLE NATIONAL LAW (ACT) - SECT 253

    (1)     The national regulations may prescribe the maximum work times and minimum rest times applying to the driver of a fatigue-regulated heavy vehicle for a period if the driver is operating under a BFM accreditation (the BFM hours ).

    (2)     Without limiting subsection (1), the national regulations may prescribe—

        (a)     different BFM hours for solo drivers and drivers who are a party to a two-up driving arrangement; and

        (b)     that a minor risk breach of a maximum work requirement prescribed in the regulations is not to be treated as a minor risk breach.

    (3)     A minor risk breach prescribed for the purposes of subsection (2)(b) is not a contravention of section 254 or 256.