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NHVR court outcome, unnamedConvicted

Individual AS 6568: fined $4,000, fatigue, 17 August 2023

Party

Party
Individual AS 6568. The NHVR publishes court outcomes without the defendant's name.
Type
Individual
Role
Role not stated
Reference
AS 6568

The proceeding

Decision
Convicted
Court
Lithgow Local Court (Local or Magistrates)
Jurisdiction
New South Wales
Hearing date
17 August 2023
Law
Heavy Vehicle National Law
Provisions
s 250(1)(a), s 228(1)
Offence
Fatigue

Facts

Authorised officers observed the offender to be incoherent and difficult to understand. The offender had continued to drive for one-hour after the end of a 24-hour period where he had worked for 14 hours and 30 minutes.

As reported by NHVR.

Penalty

Fine
$4,000

Fines under s 250(1)(a) on the register: $0 to $45,000, median $4,800 across 103 matters. Fines under s 228(1) on the register: $2,500 to $6,554, median $4,000 across 3 matters.

Orders

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

DefendantOffenceJurisdictionDecisionDateRecord
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
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

Sources

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Register entry ea-46cac6f16b7d, as at 14 October 2026. How the register is built.