Company AS 65793: fined $16,000, fatigue, 13 April 2026
Party
- Party
- Company AS 65793. The NHVR publishes court outcomes without the defendant's name.
- Type
- Company
- Role
- Role not stated
- Reference
- AS 65793
The proceeding
- Decision
- Convicted
- Court
- Parramatta Local Court (Local or Magistrates)
- Jurisdiction
- New South Wales
- Hearing date
- 13 April 2026
- Law
- Heavy Vehicle National Law
- Provisions
- s 569(2)
- Offence
- Fatigue
Facts
Between 4.11pm on 24 June 2025 and 8.25am on 25 June 2025, Authorised Officers of the NHVR detected a heavy vehicle, namely a Kenworth K200 Prime Mover, travelling along Pacific Motorway between Safe-T-Cam sites at Albury and Tweed heads in less than the allowable travel time. On 16 July 2025, Authorised Officers sent a Notice to Produce to the registered owner of the vehicle, requesting: - the name, residential address, current licence number and jurisdiction in which the licence was issued for the driver of vehicle from 23 June 2025 to 26 June 2025 inclusive. - Copies of the driver’s work diary records from 23 June 2025 to 26 June 2025 inclusive. The NHVR did not receive any reply to the Notice to Produce dated 16 July 2025. This Notice was sent by registered post. On 20 August 2025, Authorised Officers sent a second Notice to Produce to the registered owner. NHVR did not receive any reply to the second notice to Produce dated 20 August 2025. The second Notice was sent by registered post. On 27 November 2025, Authorised Officers sent a final Notice to Produce to the registered owner of the vehicle. The registered operator was required to reply by 11 December 2025. NHVR did not receive any reply to the final Notice dated 27 November 2025. The company was charged under section 599 of the HVNL with failure to reply to Notice to Produce. The case proceeded ex-parte. The Magistrate expressed their view that there is a need for general and specific deterrence with the objective seriousness of the conducting falling into the mid-range of seriousness.
As reported by NHVR.
Penalty
- Fine
- $16,000
Fines under s 569(2) on the register: $2,000 to $80,000, median $16,000 across 15 matters.
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
| Defendant | Offence | Jurisdiction | Decision | Date | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
Sources
- NHVR: Court outcomes (read 14 October 2026)
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Register entry ea-5303ac619997, as at 14 October 2026. How the register is built.