Heavy Vehicle (Fatigue Management) National Regulation (Qld)

Heavy Vehicle (Fatigue Management) National Regulation Editor's note— The Heavy Vehicle (Fatigue Management) National Regulation is a law of Queensland under the Heavy Vehicle National Law (Queensland). It is intended a new reprint of the National Regulation will be prepared by the Office of the Queensland Parliamentary Counsel when any change in the National Regulation takes effect.

Part 1 Preliminary

1 Short title This Regulation may be cited as the Heavy Vehicle (Fatigue Management) National Regulation.

2 Commencement This Regulation commences in a participating jurisdiction on the day on which Chapter 6 of the Law commences in that jurisdiction. Note— In this Regulation, a reference to 'the Law' is a reference to the Heavy Vehicle National Law. See section 12(2) of Schedule 1 of the Heavy Vehicle National Law.

3 Definition In this Regulation— long/night work time means any work time— (a) in excess of 12 hours in a 24 hour period; or (b) between 12 midnight and 6am (or the equivalent hours in the time zone of the driver's base if the driver is on a journey in a fatigue-regulated heavy vehicle). Examples— • a period of working for 53 minutes in excess of 12 hours in a 24 hour period counts as 1 hour of long/night work time. • a period of working for 141 minutes between 12 midnight and 3 am counts as 2½ hours of long/night work time.

4 Interpretation provisions (1) Terms used in this Regulation and Chapter 1 or 6 of the Law have the same meanings in this Regulation as they have in Chapter 1 or 6 of the Law. (2) To avoid doubt, sections 244 to 248 of the Law applies when counting time in a period mentioned in the Tables in the Schedules. Example— A reference in column 1 of a Table in the Schedules to any period of a particular number of hours or days is a reference to that number of hours or days as determined by applying section 247 of the Law.