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

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 -

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

used for time zones in Australia are: Australian Western Standard Time (AWST) - UTC+8 - (for example, Perth, no DST) Australian Central Western Standard Time (ACWST) - UTC+8:45 - (for example, Eucla, no 1 hour 30 minutes behind Western Australia 9:00am (AWST) 3 hours behind New South Wales Australian Capital Territory

applies if you have had at least the required 7 continuous hours of rest in the previous 24 hour period and you did not at another time within a 24-hour period (instead of the standard 7 hours of continuous rest). It is an offence to at another time within a 24-hour period (instead of the standard 7 hours of continuous rest). It is an offence to

work and rest limits under one of the following options: Standard hours - Solo drivers . Solo drivers of fatigue-regulated may operate under either, but not both, of the following: Standard hours for solo drivers. Standard hours for solo

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

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

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

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