Owner-Drivers (Contracts and Disputes) (Code of Conduct) Regulations 2010 (WA)

Western Australia Owner‑Drivers (Contracts and Disputes) Act 2007 Owner-Drivers (Contracts and Disputes) Regulations 2010 Western Australia Owner-Drivers (Contracts and Disputes) Regulations 2010 Contents ‑Part 1 — Preliminary 1. Citation 1 2. Commencement 1 Part 2 — General 2A. Transport association prescribed (Act s. 3) 2 3. Code of Conduct prescribed (Act s. 26) 2 Part 3 — Right of entry: authority for representatives 4. Terms used 3 5. Application for issue of authority 3 6. Form of authority 4 7. Secretary must notify Registrar of change of address 4 8. Application to revoke an authority 4 9. Secretary must notify Registrar of change in status 5 10. Register of authorised representatives 5 Schedule 1 — Owner-Driver Contracts Code of Conduct 2010 Division 1 — Introductory provisions 1. Citation 6 2. Purpose of this Code 6 Division 2 — Contract negotiations 3. Term used: negotiating agent 6 4. Persons who may conduct negotiations for a single contract 6 5. Persons who may conduct joint negotiations for several contracts 7 6. Parties to negotiate in good faith 7 7. Information to be given to owner‑driver 8 Division 3 — Guideline rates of payment 8. Council may determine guideline rates 9 Division 4 — Penalty clauses in contracts 9. Penalty cannot be imposed on owner‑driver 9 Division 5 — Deductions from money payable to owner‑driver 10. Deductions must be authorised by the contract or this clause 10 Division 6 — Rate of interest on overdue amounts 11. Rate of interest to be paid 11 Division 7 — Records to be kept by hirer 12. Information to be recorded by hirer: time for payment 11 12A. Information to be recorded by hirer: termination of contract 12 13. How information to be recorded 13 Division 8 — Provision for particular payment to owner‑driver 14. Particular payment that must be made to owner‑driver 13 Appendix 1 — Information to be given to owner‑driver Notes Compilation table 25 Other notes 25 Defined terms Western Australia Owner‑Drivers (Contracts and Disputes) Act 2007 Owner‑Drivers (Contracts and Disputes) Regulations 2010