HEAVY VEHICLE (FATIGUE MANAGEMENT) NATIONAL REGULATION (NSW) - REG 8
Standard hours--two-up drivers
HEAVY VEHICLE (FATIGUE MANAGEMENT) NATIONAL REGULATION (NSW) - REG 8
Standard hours--two-up drivers
8 Standard hours--two-up drivers
(1) Table 3 in Schedule 1 sets out the standard hours for the driver of a
fatigue-regulated heavy vehicle who is a party to a two-up driving
arrangement.
(2) For each period stated in column 1--
(a) column 2 states the
maximum work time for the driver; and
(b) column 3 states the minimum rest
time for the driver.
Note--: Column 3 refers to a block of time unless blocks
of time are referred to. Each night rest break is a block of time.
(3) A
contravention of section 251(1) of the Law for any period stated in column 1
is a breach of the risk category stated in column 4 for the circumstance of
the contravention.
(4) If, apart from this subsection, the driver would
commit a minor risk breach in relation to a total period stated in column 1
that is not more than 24 hours, the driver does not commit the minor risk
breach if--
(a) the period the driver works in excess of the maximum work time
stated in column 2 for the corresponding total period stated in column 1 is
not more than 8 minutes; and
(b) the driver uses an electronic work diary to
record the period the driver works that is mentioned in paragraph (a).
(5) In
this section, a reference to a column by number is a reference to the column
of that number in Table 3 in Schedule 1.
