Individual AS 7948, 8605: fined $4,800, fatigue, 21 September 2023
Party
- Party
- Individual AS 7948, 8605. The NHVR publishes court outcomes without the defendant's name.
- Type
- Individual
- Role
- Role not stated
- Reference
- AS 7948, 8605
The proceeding
- Decision
- Convicted
- Court
- Parkes Local Court (Local or Magistrates)
- Jurisdiction
- New South Wales
- Hearing date
- 21 September 2023
- Law
- Heavy Vehicle National Law
- Provisions
- s 250(1)(b), critical, s 250(1)(a)
- Offence
- Fatigue
- Charges
- 4
Facts
Authorised Officers intercepted a heavy vehicle which was operated by the defendant and carried out an inspection. Upon inspection, Authorised Officers detected four fatigue related offences in the defendant’s Work Diary. For one of the offences, the defendant’s longest continuous rest period was five hours, and three offences where the defendant exceeded the permissible maximum hours work hours. All four offences were in the critical risk category.
As reported by NHVR.
Penalty
- Fine
- $4,800
Fines under s 250(1)(b) on the register: $0 to $45,000, median $4,800 across 103 matters. Fines under critical on the register: $4,800 to $6,832, median $6,490 across 3 matters. Fines under s 250(1)(a) on the register: $0 to $45,000, median $4,800 across 103 matters.
Orders
- Supervisory intervention order, 6 months
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-cd97d0d7093c, as at 14 October 2026. How the register is built.