South Australian Consolidated Acts

ROAD TRAFFIC ACT 1961 - SECT 8

8—Driver’s base

        (1)         For the purposes of this Act, the base of a driver of a vehicle is—

            (a)         the place recorded for the time being as the driver’s base in the log book kept by the driver of the vehicle; or

            (b)         if no place is recorded as specified in paragraph (a)—the garage address of the vehicle (or, in the case of a combination, the towing vehicle of the combination), as recorded by an Australian Authority; or

            (c)         if no place is recorded as specified in paragraph (a) or (b)—the place from which the driver normally works and receives instructions.

        (2)         For the purposes of this section, if a driver is a self-employed driver and an employed driver at different times, the driver may have one base as a self-employed driver and another base as an employed driver.

        (3)         For the purposes of this section, if a driver has 2 or more employers, the driver may have a different base in relation to each employer.