Australian Capital Territory Current Acts

HEAVY VEHICLE NATIONAL LAW (ACT) - SECT 273

    (1)     The Regulator may, by giving a person a permit as mentioned in section 278 , grant an exemption to allow, for a period of not more than 3 years, a driver of a fatigue-regulated heavy vehicle, or a class of drivers of fatigue-regulated heavy vehicles, to operate under the maximum work times and minimum rest times stated in the exemption.

    (2)     An exemption under subsection (1) is a work and rest hours exemption (permit) .

    (3)     The Regulator may grant a work and rest hours exemption (permit) to the operator of a fatigue-regulated heavy vehicle in combination with the operator's BFM accreditation or AFM accreditation.

    (4)     The Regulator may grant a work and rest hours exemption (permit)—

        (a)     in a way that does not cover all the drivers sought by the applicant; or

        (b)     setting maximum work times and minimum rest times different to the maximum work times and minimum rest times sought by the applicant.