Queensland Consolidated Acts

HEAVY VEHICLE NATIONAL LAW (QUEENSLAND) - SECT 246

246 Counting periods of less than 15 minutes—written work diaries

(1) This section applies if a driver uses a written work diary.

(2) Work time must be counted in 15 minute periods.

(3) A period of work time of less than 15 minutes counts as 15 minutes work time.

Examples for the purposes of subsection (3)—

1 A period of working for 14 minutes counts as 15 minutes work time.

2 A period of working for 17 minutes counts as 30 minutes work time.

3 A period of working for 53 minutes counts as 1 hour work time.

(4) Rest time must be counted in blocks of time of no less than 15 minutes.

(5) A period of rest time of less than 15 minutes must be disregarded.

Examples for the purposes of subsection (5)—

1 A period of not working for only 14 minutes does not count as rest time, because 14 minutes is less than 15 minutes.

2 A period of not working for 17 minutes counts as 15 minutes rest time, because 17 minutes is more than 15 minutes, but is less than 2 lots of 15 minutes (30 minutes).