Company · no NHVR reference: fined $10,000, mass, 5 April 2022
Party
- Party
- Company · no NHVR reference. The NHVR publishes court outcomes without the defendant's name.
- Type
- Company
- Role
- Role not stated
The proceeding
- Decision
- Guilty, no conviction recorded
- Court
- Geelong Magistrates' Court (Local or Magistrates)
- Jurisdiction
- Victoria
- Hearing date
- 5 April 2022
- Law
- Heavy Vehicle National Law
- Provisions
- s 96(1), severe risk breach
- Offence
- Mass
- Charges
- 1
Facts
The defendant was charged with 1 count of permitting another to operate a vehicle exceeding mass limit – severe risk breach; first time offender. The vehicle was transporting an excavator and the accused permitted a person to drive a heavy vehicle towing a quad axle low loader while exceeding the mass limit on the quad axle trailer. The alleged mass on quad axle was 39.64 tonnes and this exceeded the permitted mass (under exemption) of 35 tonnes. As a result the vehicle was 198.2% of the maximum allowed legislative mass limit of 20 tonnes and the offence was a severe risk breach. The location of excavator on the trailer was able to be adjusted to bring the load on the quad axle to under 35 tonnes, however this had not been done.
As reported by NHVR.
Penalty
- Fine
- $10,000
Fines under s 96(1) on the register: $750 to $60,000, median $10,000 across 85 matters. Fines under severe risk breach on the register: $5,000 to $10,000, median $8,000 across 4 matters.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Individual · name withheld | Mass | VIC | Enforceable undertaking accepted; enforceable undertaking | Date not stated | View the record of Individual, 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 |
Sources
- NHVR: Court outcomes (read 14 October 2026)
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Register entry ea-60b0e8f08e68, as at 14 October 2026. How the register is built.