NHVR court outcome, unnamedConvicted

Individual · no NHVR reference: fined $2,500, fatigue, 4 September 2018

Party

Party: Individual · no NHVR reference. The NHVR publishes court outcomes without the defendant's name.
Type: Individual
Role: Driver

The proceeding

Decision: Convicted
Court: Ceduna Magistrates Court (Local or Magistrates)
Jurisdiction: South Australia
Hearing date: 4 September 2018
Law: Heavy Vehicle National Law
Provisions: s 228(1)
Offence: Fatigue
Charges: 1

Facts

A solo heavy vehicle driver was charged with one count of driving while fatigued. He had been observed driving on the wrong side of the road at various times over about a 10 minute period. His licence was disqualified as he posed a significant public risk.

As reported by NHVR.

Penalty

Fine: $2,500

Fines under s 228(1) on the register: $2,500 to $6,554, median $4,000 across 3 matters.

Orders

Disqualification, 3 months

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
Georgia Campbell	Other	NSW	Convicted, fined $5,000; other order	19 February 2025	View the record of Georgia Campbell, 19 February 2025
Karl O’Sullivan	Other	NSW	Convicted, fined $7,500	1 May 2024	View the record of Karl O’Sullivan, 1 May 2024
MAW Civil Holdings Pty Ltd	Other	Not stated	Enforceable undertaking accepted; enforceable undertaking	16 May 2025	View the record of MAW Civil Holdings Pty Ltd, 16 May 2025

Sources

NHVR: Court outcomes (read 14 October 2026)

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