Queensland Consolidated Acts

HEAVY VEHICLE NATIONAL LAW (QUEENSLAND) - SECT 288

288 Keeping copy of permit while driving under work and rest hours exemption (permit)

(1) The driver of a fatigue-regulated heavy vehicle who is driving the vehicle under a work and rest hours exemption (permit) must keep a copy of the permit for the exemption in the driver’s possession.

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—$3000.

(2) If the driver of a fatigue-regulated heavy vehicle is operating under a work and rest hours exemption (permit) granted to a relevant party for the driver and the relevant party has given the driver a copy of a permit for the purpose of subsection (1) , the driver must, as soon as reasonably practicable, return the copy to the relevant party if the driver—

(a) stops working for the relevant party; or

(b) stops operating under the relevant party’s exemption; or

(c) no longer meets the requirements relating to drivers under the relevant party’s exemption.

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—$4000.

(3) Each relevant party for a driver mentioned in subsection (1) must ensure the driver complies with subsection (1) , unless the relevant party has a reasonable excuse.

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—$3000.

(7) In this section—

"relevant party" , for the driver of a fatigue-regulated heavy vehicle, means—

(a) an employer of the driver if the driver is an employed driver; or

(b) a prime contractor of the driver if the driver is a self-employed driver; or

(c) an operator of the vehicle if the driver is making a journey for the operator.