Company AS 4126: fined $112,500, primary duty, 22 June 2023
Party
- Party
- Company AS 4126. The NHVR publishes court outcomes without the defendant's name.
- Type
- Company
- Role
- Role not stated
- Reference
- AS 4126
The proceeding
- Decision
- Convicted
- Court
- Liverpool Local Court (Local or Magistrates)
- Jurisdiction
- New South Wales
- Hearing date
- 22 June 2023
- Law
- Heavy Vehicle National Law
- Provisions
- s 26C, s 26H
- Offence
- Primary duty
Facts
A breach of the primary duty (category 3) which can be categorised as: mass breaches – a failure to implement effective systems and procedures to ensure that heavy vehicles operated by the company were not over their permissible mass limits; and defects – a failure to implement effective systems and procedures to maintain, service and repair heavy vehicles. Between 3 July 2020 and 22 October 2021, vehicles operated by the company were: involved in 20 individual mass breaches which can be summarised as follows: 7 Minor Risk Breaches; 12 Substantial Risk Breaches; and 1 severe risk breach; and received 94 defect notices ranging from self-clearing, minor and major defects.
As reported by NHVR.
Penalty
- Fine
- $112,500
- Costs
- $102
Fines under s 26H on the register: $20,000 to $217,500, median $65,000 across 5 matters.
Orders
- Supervisory intervention order, 12 months
What the record would have shown
The risks in each transport activity, the control for each, and the dated evidence that the control was applied. How the record works →
Comparable actions
| Defendant | Offence | Jurisdiction | Decision | Date | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crawfords Freightlines Pty Ltd | Primary duty | NSW | Convicted, fined $90,000 | 27 August 2021 | View the record of Crawfords Freightlines Pty Ltd, 27 August 2021 |
| Universal Propping & Supports Pty Ltd | Primary duty | NSW | Convicted, fined $150,000 | 1 September 2023 | View the record of Universal Propping & Supports Pty Ltd, 1 September 2023 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Miller Logistics Pty Ltd | Primary duty | NSW | Convicted, fined $450,000 | 18 April 2024 | View the record of Miller Logistics Pty Ltd, 18 April 2024 |
Sources
- NHVR: Court outcomes (read 14 October 2026)
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Register entry ea-0f3ed69d8003, as at 14 October 2026. How the register is built.