Individual AS 66553: fined $10,157, fatigue, 3 September 2026
Party
- Party
- Individual AS 66553. The NHVR publishes court outcomes without the defendant's name.
- Type
- Individual
- Role
- Role not stated
- Reference
- AS 66553
The proceeding
- Decision
- Convicted
- Court
- Mt Isa Magistrates Court (Local or Magistrates)
- Jurisdiction
- Queensland
- Hearing date
- 3 September 2026
- Law
- Heavy Vehicle National Law
- Provisions
- s 325(1), s 250(1)(a)
- Offence
- Fatigue
- Charges
- 9
Facts
On 20 November 2025, the defendant was intercepted by NHVR officers in Cloncurry, Queenlsand, driving a heavy vehicle in an A-triple combination. The officers conducted a check of the driver's National Driver Work Diary which identified that they were regularly transporting freight into and out of the Northern Territory from Queensland. Variances were identified in the vehicle odometer which the defendant had recorded upon commencing a rest break to when they recommenced work after the rest break. NHVR officers obtained manifest documents, trip sheets and driver work diary records from 20 October to 20 November 2025 which confirmed the defendant was the sole driver and demonstrated that the defendant had transported items of freight to various locations in Darwin and surrounding suburbs during periods of time when they had recorded themself as resting in their work diary.
As reported by NHVR.
Penalty
- Fine
- $10,157
Fines under s 325(1) on the register: $300 to $45,000, median $6,275 across 44 matters. Fines under s 250(1)(a) on the register: $0 to $45,000, median $4,800 across 103 matters.
Educational point
Section 16 of the HVNL makes it clear that it is the intention of the Queensland Parliament that this Law includes acts done outside the territorial limits of Queensland. This reinforces the national nature of the regulatory scheme as applying to heavy vehicles which traverse jurisdictional borders. False entries, whether inside or outside the jurisdiction, should never be made in written work diaries and produced to NHVR’s authorised officers.
As reported by NHVR.
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 |
| Karl O’Sullivan | Other | NSW | Convicted, fined $7,500 | 1 May 2024 | View the record of Karl O’Sullivan, 1 May 2024 |
| Georgia Campbell | Other | NSW | Convicted, fined $5,000; other order | 19 February 2025 | View the record of Georgia Campbell, 19 February 2025 |
| 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-c964b0feafe5, as at 14 October 2026. How the register is built.