Individual AS 4621, 4775: fined $5,000, fatigue, 26 May 2023
Party
- Party
- Individual AS 4621, 4775. The NHVR publishes court outcomes without the defendant's name.
- Type
- Individual
- Role
- Driver
- Reference
- AS 4621, 4775
The proceeding
- Decision
- Convicted
- Court
- Elizabeth Magistrates Court (Local or Magistrates)
- Jurisdiction
- South Australia
- Hearing date
- 26 May 2023
- Law
- Heavy Vehicle National Law
- Provisions
- s 568(3), s 701(1), s 296(1), s 325(1)
- Offence
- Fatigue
- Charges
- 6
Facts
The defendant was intercepted by South Australia police in June 2022, at which time they denied that they had their Work Diary with them. This constituted the basis of the accused’s offending for failing to comply with a direction to produce a Work Diary, and also making a false or misleading statement to an authorised official. Upon discovery of the accused's Work Diary in the vehicle, police officers identified Work Diary offences comprising the defendant’s failure to record work activity. In addition to this, an NHVR Safe-T-Cam detected further offending which resulted in two charges of making false or misleading entries in a work diary.
As reported by NHVR.
Penalty
- Fine
- $5,000
Fines under s 568(3) on the register: $5,000 to $45,000, median $45,000 across 3 matters. Fines under s 701(1) on the register: $5,000 to $8,500, median $6,000 across 3 matters. Fines under s 296(1) on the register: $3,500 to $22,300, median $8,865 across 4 matters. Fines under s 325(1) on the register: $300 to $45,000, median $6,275 across 44 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 |
| 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
- NHVR: Court outcomes (read 14 October 2026)
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Register entry ea-83558cc8c2a4, as at 14 October 2026. How the register is built.