Defendant AS 2957: guilty, no conviction recorded, mass, 25 January 2022
Party
- Party
- Defendant AS 2957. The NHVR publishes court outcomes without the defendant's name.
- Role
- Operator
- Reference
- AS 2957
The proceeding
- Decision
- Guilty, no conviction recorded
- Court
- Burnie Magistrates Court (Local or Magistrates)
- Jurisdiction
- Tasmania
- Hearing date
- 25 January 2022
- Law
- Heavy Vehicle National Law
- Provisions
- s 96(1)(c), Failure to comply with mass requirements, severe risk breach
- Offence
- Mass
Facts
The accused was charged with 1x s. 96(1)(c) – Fail to comply with mass requirement – severe risk breach. On 4 March 2021, the accused was driving a prime mover and quad axle low loader on the Bass Highway. It was loaded with a crusher. The vehicle was weighed at the Howth weighbridge for inspection. The rear quad-axle group was weighed and the alleged mass was 36,600kg. The alleged mass breached the Tasmania Class 1 Load Carrying Vehicles mass and dimension Exemption Notice 2017 (No 1). The Exemption Notice did not apply as the mass limits were breached on the notice. Therefore, the permitted mass was the statutory limit of 20,000kg. The alleged breach was an excess mass of 16,600kg which is 183% of the prescribed mass limit. The accused entered a guilty plea. The accused was legally represented. The accused was cooperative with the officers during the intercept. The accused had a prior history of traffic infringement notices including for a mass offence in 2014 and an overhang offence in 2006. The presiding Magistrate made remarks that a Supervisory Intervention Order (SIO) was an appropriate sentence disposition in this matter. It supports rehabilitation and community protection. The Order as sought by Prosecutor was imposed.
As reported by NHVR.
Penalty
- Fine
- Not stated
Fines under s 96(1)(c) on the register: $750 to $60,000, median $10,000 across 85 matters. Fines under severe risk breach on the register: $5,000 to $10,000, median $8,000 across 4 matters.
Orders
- Supervisory intervention order
Prior history
The source states a prior history.
What the record would have shown
The loaded mass, weighed or calculated against the vehicle's limits before it left the site, kept with the consignment record. How the record works →
Comparable actions
| Defendant | Offence | Jurisdiction | Decision | Date | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ferrycarrig Construction Pty Ltd | Mass | Not stated | Enforceable undertaking accepted; enforceable undertaking | Date not stated | View the record of Ferrycarrig Construction Pty Ltd, Date not stated |
| Zezt Pty Ltd | Mass | Not stated | Enforceable undertaking accepted; enforceable undertaking | Date not stated | View the record of Zezt Pty Ltd, Date not stated |
| Eifers Pty Ltd | Mass | Not stated | Enforceable undertaking accepted; enforceable undertaking | Date not stated | View the record of Eifers Pty Ltd, Date not stated |
| Individual · name withheld | Mass | VIC | Enforceable undertaking accepted; enforceable undertaking | Date not stated | View the record of Individual, Date not stated |
| Brother Nature Pty Ltd | Mass | Not stated | Enforceable undertaking accepted; enforceable undertaking | Date not stated | View the record of Brother Nature Pty Ltd, Date not stated |
Sources
- NHVR: Court outcomes (read 14 October 2026)
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Register entry ea-15794a9a04dd, as at 14 October 2026. How the register is built.