Individual AS 64072: fined $12,730, fatigue, 3 September 2026

Party

Party

Individual AS 64072. The NHVR publishes court outcomes without the defendant's name.

Type

Individual

Role

Role not stated

Reference

AS 64072

The proceeding

Decision

Convicted

Court

Cooktown Magistrates Court (Local or Magistrates)

Jurisdiction

Queensland

Hearing date

3 September 2026

Law

Heavy Vehicle National Law

Provisions

s 296(1), s 297(2), s 322, s 332

Offence

Fatigue

Charges

26

Facts

An Authorised Officer asked for the production of a heavy vehicle driver’s work diary. After initially contending they were not carrying one, the driver produced a work diary when the vehicle was to be searched. On inspection, 26 work-diary related offences were detected by the Authorised Officer on 39 pages between February and October 2025. The offending occurred as a result of the driver repeatedly failing to complete the information required for their daily work diary entries including omitting to record vehicle registration numbers, dates of entry, total work and rest times, information relating to activity changes between work and rest such as location and time, odometer readings, and details in relation to driving two up with another driver and their work and rest changes. The driver also failed to provide 35 duplicate diary copies to their record keeper and had removed four pages from their work diary. The driver confirmed the diary was theirs, but claimed not to know how to use it and had never received any formal training. They said that they did not provide yellow copies to their record keeper. Following the intercept, the driver was issued with a direction to rest for 24 hours as the incomplete records meant their levels of fatigue could not be reliably assessed.

As reported by NHVR.

Penalty

Fine

$12,730

Fines under s 296(1) on the register: $3,500 to $22,300, median $8,865 across 4 matters. Fines under s 297(2) on the register: $3,500 to $45,000, median $9,865 across 4 matters. Fines under s 322 on the register: $6,490 to $12,730, median $9,354 across 3 matters. Fines under s 332 on the register: $12,730 to $45,000, median $28,865 across 2 matters.

Educational point

Drivers must diligently complete their work diaries and accurately record details required to ensure the Regulator is able to monitor fatigue compliance.

As reported by NHVR.

Comparable actions

Sources

• NHVR: Court outcomes (read 14 October 2026)