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www.nhvr.gov.au/safety-accreditation-compliance/fatigue-management/work-and-rest-requirements
Work and rest requirements
rest requirements under Daylight Saving Time . On this page Standard hours Solo drivers Solo drivers in the bus and coach sector BFM Two-up drivers What to do when swapping between BFM and Standard Hours Advanced Fatigue Management (AFM) Personal

www.nhvr.gov.au/law-policies/prosecutions/court-outcomes
Court outcomes
on 15 July 2025, the defendant had recorded resting for 5 hours and 15 minutes when required to have a minimum of 7 in Mount White. The defendant was the solo driver working standard hours and a number of work diary offences were 3 x s 250(1)(a) HVNL - Solo driver work more than standard maximum time- critical risk 3 x s 250(1)(b) HVNL -

www.nhvr.gov.au/safety-accreditation-compliance/fatigue-management/counting-time
Counting time
will help you understand how to count work and rest hours in different periods of time. The legislation requires example, it is an offence for a solo driver operating under standard hours to work more than 7 hours and 30 minutes For example, you must start counting 24-hour periods from: Standard Hours solo - the end of a rest break of 7 or more

www.nhvr.gov.au/safety-accreditation-compliance/fatigue-management/personal-use-of-a-fatigue-regulated-heavy-vehicle
Personal use of a fatigue-regulated heavy vehicle
the driver's 24 continuous-hour stationary rest break (Standard Hours, BFM and AFM) any time where all conditions of the exemption are met (Standard Hours). To protect drivers from commercial

www.nhvr.gov.au/safety-accreditation-compliance/fatigue-management/fatigue-management-exemptions
Fatigue management exemptions
to use alternative methods to manage their work and rest hours, work diaries and record-keeping obligations. If you Vehicle National Law (HVNL) and maintain your road safety standards in a way that meets your needs. To be eligible for Heavy Vehicle Work and Rest Hours Exemption (Personal use – Standard Hours) Notice 2024 (No.1) C2024G00090; and National

www.nhvr.gov.au/law-policies/notices-and-permit-based-schemes/national-notices
National notices
in table: MDL  – Mass, dimension and loading; VS – Vehicle standards. Title and description Gazette reference Category other certain requirements of the Heavy Vehicle (Vehicle Standards) National Regulation , and places conditions on or both, in stated areas or on stated routes, during stated hours of stated days and states the conditions under which

www.nhvr.gov.au/safety-accreditation-compliance/fatigue-management/record-keeping-requirements
Record keeping requirements
always carry a work diary. A driver who is driving under standard hours and working within an area with a radius of 100KM of must carry a work diary if: Undertaking 100+km work under standard hours; or Completing 100+km work under standard

www.nhvr.gov.au/law-policies/prosecutions/enforceable-undertakings
Enforceable undertakings
guidance (the Master Code, Load Restraint Guide, Australia Standards etc). Any training provider must be accredited and a DAF prime mover white, worked more than the prescribed standard maximum work hours. The accused worked a total of 15 hours and 45

www.nhvr.gov.au/law-policies/notices-and-permit-based-schemes/state-notices/south-australia
South Australia notices
Pageant Exemption Notice 2025 (No.1) Provides vehicle standards and dimension exemptions for vehicles and Christmas Pageant Floats C2025G00374 MDL and Vehicle Standards No   South Australia Class 1 Load Carrying Vehicle Vehicle South Australia Electricity Entity Work and Rest Hours Exemption Notice 2023 (No.1) Exempts drivers of

www.nhvr.gov.au/safety-accreditation-compliance/on-road-compliance-and-enforcement/programmed-vehicle-inspections-qld
Programmed Vehicle Inspections (QLD)
required to ensure compliance with minimum safety standards and resulting in the issue of a Certificate of a checklist to ensure the vehicle complies with the standards required for inspection. These are: Heavy Vehicle Officers Be fit to drive and complying with their driving hours . What to expect When you arrive, stay in your vehicle

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