Individual AS 63922: fined $3,000, false or misleading records, 28 May 2026

Party

Party

Individual AS 63922. The NHVR publishes court outcomes without the defendant's name.

Type

Individual

Role

Role not stated

Reference

AS 63922

The proceeding

Decision

Convicted

Court

Port Augusta Local Court (Local or Magistrates)

Jurisdiction

South Australia

Hearing date

28 May 2026

Law

Heavy Vehicle National Law

Provisions

s 325(1)

Offence

False or misleading records

Charges

1

Facts

The defendant was intercepted by NHVR officers on the Augusta Highway at Port Augusta on 25 August 2025. Upon inspection of the defendant’s work diary, the officers identified that on 13 August 2025 the defendant had recorded rest when they had been working. When asked why the defendant had made this false or misleading entry, the defendant said words to the effect of, “Just do me for it and get it over with”. The defendant had a history of HVNL-related offending, and their attitude and statements to the officers during the intercept demonstrated ongoing non-compliance. Prosecution made an application for a Supervisory Intervention Order (SIO) for the defendant to use an Electronic Work Diary (EWD) for a period of 12 months to address the defendant’s non-compliance. The Court had regard to the defendant’s prior offending and their attitude of non-compliance by reference to how they spoke to the officers during the intercept. They considered the defendant to be a systematic or persistent offender and the terms of the SIO sought appropriate to address the defendant’s ongoing non-compliance with the HVNL.

As reported by NHVR.

Penalty

Fine

$3,000

Fines under s 325(1) on the register: $300 to $45,000, median $6,275 across 44 matters.

Orders

• Supervisory intervention order, 12 months

Educational point

A driver’s demonstrated attitude towards compliance will be a relevant consideration for an SIO.

As reported by NHVR.

Comparable actions

Sources

• NHVR: Court outcomes (read 14 October 2026)