Queensland Numbered Acts Queensland Numbered Acts(1) The national regulations may require the fitting and maintenance of an odometer to a fatigue-regulated heavy vehicle.
(2) An owner of a fatigue-regulated heavy vehicle required by the national regulations to be fitted with an odometer must maintain the odometer in accordance with the requirements prescribed by the national regulations.
Maximum penalty—$6000.
(3) A person charged with an offence against subsection (2) does not have the benefit of the mistake of fact defence for the offence.
(4) However, in a proceeding for an offence against subsection (2), the person charged has the benefit of the reasonable steps defence for the offence.
Note—
See Divisions 1 and 2 of Part 10.4 for the reasonable steps defence.