Individual · no NHVR reference: convicted, false or misleading records, 8 August 2022

Party

Party: Individual · no NHVR reference. The NHVR publishes court outcomes without the defendant's name.
Type: Individual
Role: Role not stated

The proceeding

Decision: Convicted
Court: Ceduna Magistrates Court (Local or Magistrates)
Jurisdiction: South Australia
Hearing date: 8 August 2022
Law: Heavy Vehicle National Law
Provisions: False, misleading entries in a work record, contrary to, s 325, Exceed AFM work hours, s 258
Offence: False or misleading records

Facts

Between 10 August 2021 and 14 August 2021 the individual made five (5) false or misleading entries in his National Driver Work Diary. Additionally, between 13 August and 14 August 2021 the individual exceeded their AFM work hours and had worked for 18 hours in a 24 hour period (critical risk breach). Penalty: Fine: C1-4 and 6: $4,000; C5: $2,020; Prosecution costs: $250; Victims of Crime (VOC) levy: $1,500

As reported by NHVR.

Penalty

Fine: Not stated
Costs: $250

Fines under False on the register: $3,500 to $5,000, median $4,250 across 2 matters. Fines under misleading entries in a work record on the register: $3,500 to $5,000, median $4,250 across 2 matters. Fines under contrary to on the register: $3,500 to $5,000, median $4,250 across 2 matters. Fines under s 325 on the register: $300 to $45,000, median $6,275 across 44 matters.

What the record would have shown

Work diaries and transport records reconciled against independent data (fuel, tolls, telematics), with each discrepancy followed up. How the record works →

Comparable actions

Defendant	Offence	Jurisdiction	Decision	Date	Record
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
Kellogg (Aust) Pty Ltd	Primary duty	NSW	Convicted, fined $510,000	19 September 2025	View the record of Kellogg (Aust) Pty Ltd, 19 September 2025
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
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
Georgia Campbell	Other	NSW	Convicted, fined $5,000; other order	19 February 2025	View the record of Georgia Campbell, 19 February 2025

Sources

NHVR: Court outcomes (read 14 October 2026)

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