Queensland Numbered Acts

HEAVY VEHICLE NATIONAL LAW AMENDMENT ACT 2013 No. 4 - SECT 227

(1) Each of the following persons is a party in the chain of responsibility for a fatigue-regulated heavy vehicle—

(a) an employer of the vehicle's driver;

(b) a prime contractor for the vehicle's driver;

(c) an operator of the vehicle;

(d) a scheduler for the vehicle;

(e) a consignor of any goods for transport by the vehicle that are in the vehicle;

(f) a consignee of any goods in the vehicle;

(g) a loading manager for any goods in the vehicle;

(h) a loader of any goods in the vehicle;

(i) an unloader of any goods in the vehicle.

(2) A person may be a party in the chain of responsibility for a fatigue-regulated heavy vehicle in more than 1 capacity.

Example—

A person may be simultaneously a driver's employer, an operator and a consignor of goods in relation to a fatigue-regulated heavy vehicle, and be subject to duties in each of the capacities.