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Land Transport Act 1998

Offences relating to work time and logbooks - Work time

79N: Failure to keep or produce records or comply with conditions of exemption or approval

You could also call this:

“Breaking rules about keeping records or following special permissions for drivers and transport companies”

You can get in trouble if you don’t follow the rules about keeping records or doing what you’re supposed to when you’ve been given special permission. This is about work time and logbooks for drivers and transport companies.

If you’re a driver and you break these rules, you might have to pay up to $2,000. You could also lose your licence for at least a month. This means you won’t be able to drive certain types of vehicles. These include vehicles that need special licences, vehicles used for transport services, or vehicles that carry goods for money.

If you’re not a driver but still break these rules, you could be fined up to $100,000.

The rules this talks about are in section 30ZD and section 30ZA(1)(a) or (c) of the law. It’s important to follow these rules and any special conditions you’ve been given.

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This page was last updated on 24 January 2025

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79M: Penalties for failure to pay service fares, etc, or

"What happens if you don't pay for public transport or follow the rules"

79O: Failure to comply with prescribed work time restrictions or rest time requirements, or

"Breaking the rules about work time and rest for certain drivers"

Part 6B Offences relating to work time and logbooks
Work time

79NFailure to keep or produce records or comply with conditions of exemption or approval

Every person commits an offence who fails or refuses to comply with any of the requirements of section 30ZD or the conditions of any exemption granted or approval given under section 30ZA(1)(a) or (c), and is liable on conviction,—
in the case of a driver, to a fine not exceeding $2,000, and the person may, for a period of 1 calendar month or such greater period as the court thinks fit, be disqualified from holding or obtaining a licence to drive any vehicle that—
1. requires a class 2, 3, 4, or 5 licence (as specified in the rules); or
2. is used in the relevant transport service; or
3. is used to carry goods for hire or reward; or
in any other case, to a fine not exceeding $100,000.

Compare

s 70B(7)

Notes

Section 79N: inserted, on 1 October 2007, by section 39 of the Land Transport Amendment Act 2005 (2005 No 77).
Section 79N(a): amended, on 7 August 2011, by section 40(1) of the Land Transport (Road Safety and Other Matters) Amendment Act 2011 (2011 No 13).
Section 79N(a)(i): amended, on 7 August 2011, by section 40(2) of the Land Transport (Road Safety and Other Matters) Amendment Act 2011 (2011 No 13).
Section 79N(a)(ii): amended, on 7 August 2011, by section 40(3) of the Land Transport (Road Safety and Other Matters) Amendment Act 2011 (2011 No 13).