Victorian Consolidated Regulations

OWNER DRIVERS AND FORESTRY CONTRACTORS REGULATIONS 2006

S.R. No. 153/2006
Version as at 28 March 2008

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Regulation Page
   1.      Objectives
   2.      Authorising provision
   3.      Commencement
   4.      Certain persons not contractors for purposes of Act and regulations
   5.      Owner Drivers and Forestry Contractors Code of Practice
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           SCHEDULE 1-Owner Drivers and Forestry Contractors Code of Practice

   PART 1-INTRODUCTORY
   1. Objectives
   2. Interpretation
   3. Application

   PART 2-CONDUCT DURING NEGOTIATIONS
   4. Unconscionable conduct during negotiations

   5.      Best practice in negotiations
   6.      Parties must not claim to exclude the Act or other laws or the Code
   7.      Disclosure of information
   8.      Dispute resolution
   9.      Misleading advertising
   10.     New vehicles or motorised equipment
   11.     General principles for setting and reviewing rates
   12.     Additional matters to be considered in setting rates
   13.     Reduction in remuneration for carrying smaller loads
   14.     Payment of invoices

   PART 3-DEDUCTIONS AND STATEMENTS

   15.     Deductions from remuneration
   16.     Deductions for the use of the hirer's equipment and technology
   17.     Penalties

   PART 4-ALLOCATION OF WORK, WORKING ARRANGEMENTS AND ABSENCES

   18.     Allocation of work
   19.     Working arrangements
   20.     Absences due to illness or family responsibility

   PART 5-ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS FOR FORESTRY CONTRACTORS AND HIRERS

   21.     Unconscionable conduct during negotiations
   22.     Best practice in negotiations
   23.     Disclosure of information
   24.     Best practice in dispute resolution
   25.     Misleading advertising
   26.     General principles for setting and reviewing rates
   27.     Review of rates on a regular and systematic basis
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           ENDNOTES
           1. General Information
           2. Table of Amendments
           3. Explanatory Details