Defendant AS 4340: fined $10,000, mass, 24 August 2022
Party
- Party
- Defendant AS 4340. The NHVR publishes court outcomes without the defendant's name.
- Role
- Role not stated
- Reference
- AS 4340
The proceeding
- Decision
- Convicted
- Court
- Windsor Local Court (Local or Magistrates)
- Jurisdiction
- New South Wales
- Hearing date
- 24 August 2022
- Law
- Heavy Vehicle National Law
- Provisions
- s 96(1)(c)
- Offence
- Mass
- Charges
- 10
Facts
The defendant company was charged with permitting a person to drive a heavy vehicle that does not comply with the relevant mass requirements applying to the vehicle. On 8 June 2022, the defendant’s vehicle was intercepted and found to be in breach of the relevant mass requirements on its rear axle group (severe risk breach - overload of 120.3%). The vehicle was also found to be in breach of its gross mass (substantial risk) and its fourth axle group (minor breach). Two vehicle defect notices were also issued. The defendant had been convicted of 10 previous mass related offences between 2015 and 2021. The defendant entered a plea of guilty. The prosecutor noted that this offence was at the mid-range of objective seriousness, noted the defendant’s record and applied for a Supervisory Intervention Order.
As reported by NHVR.
Penalty
- Fine
- $10,000
Fines under s 96(1)(c) on the register: $750 to $60,000, median $10,000 across 85 matters.
Orders
- Supervisory intervention order
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qube Ports Pty Ltd | Mass | NSW | Enforceable undertaking accepted; enforceable undertaking | Date not stated | View the record of Qube Ports Pty Ltd, Date not stated |
| Laing O’Rourke Australia Construction Pty Ltd | Mass | Not stated | Enforceable undertaking accepted; enforceable undertaking | Date not stated | View the record of Laing O’Rourke Australia Construction Pty Ltd, Date not stated |
| 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 |
Sources
- NHVR: Court outcomes (read 14 October 2026)
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Register entry ea-5bd0d01a1b3f, as at 14 October 2026. How the register is built.