Individual · no NHVR reference: fined $5,000, false or misleading records, 28 October 2022

Party

Party: Individual · no NHVR reference. The NHVR publishes court outcomes without the defendant's name.
Type: Individual
Role: Role not stated

The proceeding

Decision: Convicted
Court: Elizabeth Magistrates Court (Local or Magistrates)
Jurisdiction: South Australia
Hearing date: 28 October 2022
Law: Heavy Vehicle National Law
Provisions: False, misleading entries in a work record, contrary to, s 325, Exceed Standard work hours, s 250
Offence: False or misleading records

Facts

Between 25 October 2021 and 13 December 2021, the accused made seven false or misleading entries in his National Driver Work Diary. Additionally, on 20 February 2022, the accused exceeded their standard work hours and worked for 14 hours in a 24-hour period. (CRITICAL risk breach). Penalty: Fine: Aggregate penalty of $5,000; Plus, prosecution fees, victims levy and no court costs

As reported by NHVR.

Penalty

Fine: $5,000

Fines under False on the register: $3,500 to $5,000, median $4,250 across 2 matters. Fines under misleading entries in a work record on the register: $3,500 to $5,000, median $4,250 across 2 matters. Fines under contrary to on the register: $3,500 to $5,000, median $4,250 across 2 matters. Fines under s 325 on the register: $300 to $45,000, median $6,275 across 44 matters. Fines under s 250 on the register: $0 to $45,000, median $4,800 across 103 matters.

Orders

Supervisory intervention order, 12 months

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
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
Profect Construction Pty Ltd	Primary duty	NSW	Convicted, fined $45,000	4 November 2025	View the record of Profect Construction Pty Ltd, 4 November 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

Sources

NHVR: Court outcomes (read 14 October 2026)

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