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 transport rules: not keeping records or following conditions"

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You can commit an offence if you fail or refuse to comply with the requirements of section 30ZD or the conditions of any exemption granted or approval given under section 30ZA(1)(a) or (c). If you are a driver and you commit this offence, you can be fined up to $2,000 and disqualified from driving any vehicle that requires a class 2, 3, 4, or 5 licence, is used in a transport service, or is used to carry goods for hire or reward. You can be disqualified for one month or a longer period decided by the court. If you are not a driver and you commit this offence, you can be fined up to $100,000.

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Topics:

Transport and travel > Driving

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

"What happens if you don't pay your fare on public transport"

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 6BOffences 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

1962 No 135 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).