Defendant AS 4062: fined $9,000, mass, 7 February 2023
Party
- Party
- Defendant AS 4062. The NHVR publishes court outcomes without the defendant's name.
- Role
- Role not stated
- Reference
- AS 4062
The proceeding
- Decision
- Convicted
- Court
- Melbourne Magistrates' Court (Local or Magistrates)
- Jurisdiction
- Victoria
- Hearing date
- 7 February 2023
- Law
- Heavy Vehicle National Law
- Provisions
- s 96(1)(C)
- Offence
- Mass
- Charges
- 2
Facts
The defendant company was charged with two counts of permitting drivers to engage in transport activities using heavy vehicles which, combined with their load, were over the allowable mass limit on two separate occasions over the course of one month. In addition to both offences being in the severe breach category for being over mass, the loads on each occasion were not secured properly. The magistrate found that this was serious offending, posed a risk to the community, and that a penalty needed to be imposed which would deter other companies from engaging in this type of offending.
As reported by NHVR.
Penalty
- Fine
- $9,000
Fines under s 96(1)(C) on the register: $750 to $60,000, median $10,000 across 85 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-9f2dd7d5b432, as at 14 October 2026. How the register is built.