Australian Capital Territory Current Acts

HEAVY VEHICLE NATIONAL LAW (ACT) - SECT 407

    (1)     The operator of an intelligent access program vehicle, before the vehicle begins a journey, must, unless the operator has a reasonable excuse, ensure the vehicle's driver is told—

        (a)     about the vehicle driver's obligation under section 408; and

        (b)     how the vehicle's driver can make the reports required by that obligation.

Maximum penalty—$6000.

    (2)     The operator of an intelligent access program vehicle is taken to comply with subsection (1) if the operator—

        (a)     gives the vehicle's driver a notice stating the information mentioned in the subsection, including, for example, by placing it in the vehicle's driving cabin in a clearly visible position; or

        (b)     includes the information mentioned in the subsection in a written contract of employment between the operator and the vehicle's driver.

    (3)     The national regulations may prescribe—

        (a)     a form of notice that may be used under subsection (2)(a); and

        (b)     for the purposes of subsection (2)(b), a standard form of words that may be used as part of a written contract of employment.