Company AS 67825: fined $22,500, mass, 27 August 2026

Party

Party

Company AS 67825. The NHVR publishes court outcomes without the defendant's name.

Type

Company

Role

Role not stated

Reference

AS 67825

The proceeding

Decision

Convicted

Court

Lithgow Local Court (Local or Magistrates)

Jurisdiction

New South Wales

Hearing date

27 August 2026

Law

Heavy Vehicle National Law

Provisions

s 96(1)(c)

Offence

Mass

Facts

On 6 May 2026 the Regulator’s authorised officers inspected a heavy vehicle travelling on the Great Western Highway. The Defendant operator had permitted a driver to operate the vehicle while it exceeded its permitted first axle mass. The first axle mass was measured at 13.56 tonnes, being more than 2.5 tonnes in excess of the maximum permitted mass, representing 120.54% of the permitted mass. The offence constituted a severe risk breach under the applicable mass requirements. The Court noted that the he Defendant company was a recidivist offender and had failed to learn from its previous non-compliance and appeared to be treating the penalties as a cost of doing business. This approach was compromising public safety. The Court needed to send a strong message to larger companies about the importance of compliance and maintaining public safety. The Court took into account the size of the company when determining the appropriate penalty. It was noted that the offending occurred after the implementation of a Supervisory Intervention Order (SIO), demonstrating that the company had failed to learn from previous compliance issues and continued to offend.

As reported by NHVR.

Penalty

Fine

$22,500

Fines under s 96(1)(c) on the register: $750 to $60,000, median $10,000 across 85 matters.

Educational point

Operators are exposed to significant and increasing penalties for repeated offenders.

As reported by NHVR.

Comparable actions

Sources

• NHVR: Court outcomes (read 14 October 2026)