Land Transport Act 1998

Offences relating to work time and logbooks - Logbooks

79Q: Failure to discharge duties regarding logbooks

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"Not following logbook rules can lead to fines and losing your driver's licence."

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If you fail to comply with the requirements of section 30ZH, you commit an offence. As a driver, you can be fined up to $2,000 and disqualified from driving certain vehicles for a month or more. You may not be allowed to drive vehicles that need a class 2, 3, 4, or 5 licence, or vehicles used in transport services or to carry goods for hire or reward. If you are not a driver, you can be fined up to $25,000 for failing to comply with the requirements of section 30ZH. The court will decide the fine and any disqualification period. You must follow the rules to avoid these penalties.

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Part 6BOffences relating to work time and logbooks
Logbooks

79QFailure to discharge duties regarding logbooks

Every person who fails or refuses to comply with any requirement of or demand made under section 30ZH commits an offence 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 any greater period that 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—
  1. a heavy motor vehicle; and
  2. used to carry goods for hire or reward:
in any other case, to a fine not exceeding $25,000.

Compare

1962 No 135 s 70C(8)

Notes

Section 79Q: inserted, on 1 October 2007, by section 39 of the Land Transport Amendment Act 2005 (2005 No 77).
Section 79Q(a): amended, on 7 August 2011, by section 44(1) of the Land Transport (Road Safety and Other Matters) Amendment Act 2011 (2011 No 13).
Section 79Q(a)(i): amended, on 7 August 2011, by section 44(2) of the Land Transport (Road Safety and Other Matters) Amendment Act 2011 (2011 No 13).
Section 79Q(a)(ii): amended, on 7 August 2011, by section 44(3) of the Land Transport (Road Safety and Other Matters) Amendment Act 2011 (2011 No 13).