Keeping relevant document while driving under class 2 heavy vehicle authorisation (notice)
151 Keeping relevant document while driving under class 2 heavy vehicle authorisation (notice)
This section applies if a class 2 heavy vehicle authorisation (notice) is subject to the condition that the driver of a class 2 heavy vehicle who is driving the vehicle under the authorisation must keep a relevant document in the driver’s possession.
A driver of the class 2 heavy vehicle who is driving the vehicle under the class 2 heavy vehicle authorisation (notice) must comply with the condition.
Maximum penalty—$3000.
Each relevant party for a driver mentioned in subsection (2) must ensure the driver complies with subsection (2), unless the relevant party has a reasonable excuse.
Maximum penalty—$3000.
In this section—
relevant document, for a class 2 heavy vehicle authorisation (notice), means a copy of—
the Commonwealth Gazette notice for the authorisation; or
an information sheet about the authorisation published by the Regulator on the Regulator’s website.
relevant party, for the driver of a class 2 heavy vehicle, means—
an employer of the driver if the driver is an employed driver; or
a prime contractor of the driver if the driver is a self-employed driver; or
an operator of the vehicle if the driver is making a journey for the operator.
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