Company AS 19497: fined $20,000, fatigue, 11 February 2025
Party
- Party
- Company AS 19497. The NHVR publishes court outcomes without the defendant's name.
- Type
- Company
- Role
- Role not stated
- Reference
- AS 19497
The proceeding
- Decision
- Convicted
- Court
- Downing Centre Local Court (Local or Magistrates)
- Jurisdiction
- New South Wales
- Hearing date
- 11 February 2025
- Law
- Heavy Vehicle National Law
- Provisions
- s 604
- Offence
- Fatigue
Facts
On 7 March 2023, at the Downing Centre Local Court, the Company was convicted and fined a total of $3,000 for two breaches of the HVNL. The offences related to the Company failing to produce documents and information to the NHVR over a protracted period of time. The Court also made a Supervisory Intervention Order (SIO) for one year. The SIO required the Company to provide its employees and contractors with training approved by the NHVR; provide its drivers with Electronic Work Diaries (EWD); and give records of EWD use to the NHVR. The Company initially notified the NHVR of its current employees and contracted drivers but failed to provide training or ensure EWDs were used. Despite repeated attempts by the NHVR to assist the Company to comply with the SIO, it failed to do so. The prosecution of the Company for failing to comply with the SIO demonstrates the importance the NHVR places on SIOs.
As reported by NHVR.
Penalty
- Fine
- $20,000
Fines under s 604 on the register: $4,500 to $20,000, median $12,000 across 3 matters.
What the record would have shown
Each driver's work and rest hours set against the work diary before the run, with who checked and when. How the record works →
Comparable actions
| Defendant | Offence | Jurisdiction | Decision | Date | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Punjab Roadtrains Pty Ltd | Fatigue | VIC | Prohibition notice; prohibition order | Date not stated | View the record of Punjab Roadtrains Pty Ltd, Date not stated |
| Southern Cross Freight Lines Pty Ltd | Fatigue | Not stated | Prohibition notice; prohibition order | Date not stated | View the record of Southern Cross Freight Lines Pty Ltd, Date not stated |
| Capital Lines and Signs Pty Ltd | Primary duty | NSW | Convicted, fined $38,000 | 11 November 2024 | View the record of Capital Lines and Signs Pty Ltd, 11 November 2024 |
| Profect Construction Pty Ltd | Primary duty | NSW | Convicted, fined $45,000 | 4 November 2025 | View the record of Profect Construction Pty Ltd, 4 November 2025 |
| Karl O’Sullivan | Other | NSW | Convicted, fined $7,500 | 1 May 2024 | View the record of Karl O’Sullivan, 1 May 2024 |
Sources
- NHVR: Court outcomes (read 14 October 2026)
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Register entry ea-049cb90108eb, as at 14 October 2026. How the register is built.