Queensland Numbered Acts Queensland Numbered Acts(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.