Individual · no NHVR reference: fined $2,000, false or misleading records, 2 August 2021

Party

Party: Individual · no NHVR reference. The NHVR publishes court outcomes without the defendant's name.
Type: Individual
Role: Driver

The proceeding

Decision: Convicted
Court: Port Augusta Magistrates Court (Local or Magistrates)
Jurisdiction: South Australia
Hearing date: 2 August 2021
Law: Heavy Vehicle National Law
Provisions: s 325
Offence: False or misleading records
Charges: 2

Facts

Following an intercept by South Australian Police, the driver’s Work Diary entries were compared with Safe-T-Camera sighting of his vehicle. They were subsequently charged with two counts of making false or misleading entries in a work record.

As reported by NHVR.

Penalty

Fine: $2,000

Fines under s 325 on the register: $300 to $45,000, median $6,275 across 44 matters.

What the record would have shown

Work diaries and transport records reconciled against independent data (fuel, tolls, telematics), with each discrepancy followed up. How the record works →

Comparable actions

Defendant	Offence	Jurisdiction	Decision	Date	Record
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
MAW Civil Holdings Pty Ltd	Other	Not stated	Enforceable undertaking accepted; enforceable undertaking	16 May 2025	View the record of MAW Civil Holdings Pty Ltd, 16 May 2025
MAW Civil Holdings Pty Ltd	Other	Not stated	Enforceable undertaking accepted; enforceable undertaking	16 May 2025	View the record of MAW Civil Holdings Pty Ltd, 16 May 2025
HMR Supplies Pty Ltd	Primary duty	NSW	Convicted	19 February 2025	View the record of HMR Supplies Pty Ltd, 19 February 2025

Sources

NHVR: Court outcomes (read 14 October 2026)

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