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Logging operator and Director prosecuted following ongoing fatigue breaches

The National Heavy Vehicle Regulator (NHVR) has prosecuted a logging company and its Director based in Tasmania, following pleas of guilty to serious offences under the Heavy Vehicle National Law (HVNL).
 
An extensive investigation by the NHVR revealed ongoing fatigue breaches by the company. Over a 12-month period, the company had 251 fatigue-related breaches which were undetected by the company and Director. Due to the management of these practices, charges were laid under sections 26G and 26H of the HVNL.
 

Consignor convicted over pedestrian crossing rollover

A consignor of timber goods has pleaded guilty to one category two offence under the Heavy Vehicle National Law (HVNL) and was convicted and fined $75,000 at Melbourne Magistrates’ Court.

The consignor had breached its safety duty by exposing drivers and members of the public to the risk of death or serious injury by failing to comply with section 26G of the HVNL.

Chain of Responsibility federal grant set to deliver improved safety across heavy vehicle industry

Once-off funding to support the development and delivery of Chain of Responsibility (CoR) training and education projects is now available, with $1.7 million being invested to help boost safety across the supply chain.

The funding will support businesses who use heavy vehicle transport to deliver tailored training programs focused on the CoR.

Grants will be awarded to projects aimed at educating participants on how to improve the safety of heavy vehicle transport activities.

Joint release - 125 council bridges and culverts to receive funded heavy vehicle assessments

One hundred and twenty-five bridges and culverts in 33 different councils will receive funded engineering assessments as part of the National Heavy Vehicle Regulator’s (NHVR) Strategic Local Government Asset Assessment Project (SLGAAP), supported by the Australian Government. 

The bridges and culverts were selected based on whether the locations were on priority freight routes, and would deliver potential improved access for heavy vehicles.

New fatigue exemption notice expedites supplies delivery to flood-impacted northern Western Australia

The National Heavy Vehicle Regulator (NHVR), Main Roads Western Australia, and the South Australian Department for Infrastructure and Transport have collaborated to deliver a new fatigue exemption notice to enable drivers operating under the National Class 3 Supplementary Access (Western Australia Assistance) Exemption Notice 2023 (No.3) to legally operate under ‘Exemption’ work and rest hours instead of Standard Hours when transiting through South Australia.

NHVR releases its 2023 Action Plan to enhance safety and keep our industry moving

The NHVR has today released its 2023 Heavy Vehicle Safety Strategy Action Plan which sets out the key safety priorities for the next 12 months.

The Action Plan supports the delivery of the NHVR’s Heavy Vehicle Safety Strategy 2021-25, which outlines the regulator’s ambitions for achieving better heavy vehicle safety outcomes and reducing the number and seriousness of crashes involving heavy vehicles.