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National Parking Bays, Bridges &

Roadside Facilities Book is now available

to order please contact Karen on the above numbers.

Click this link for more information.

 

 

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My thanks to Ben Wilkie for the research on this topic

 This information will be of assistance in trying to comply with the new fatigue laws, it seems that many in enforcement are in the dark about COUNTING WORK /DRIVING / REST HOURS, The following document is from the Transport Operations (Road Use Management—Fatigue Management) Regulation 2008

http://www.legislation.qld.gov.au/LEGISLTN/CURRENT/T/TrantOpRUFMR08.pdf

I have included a PDF link of the two relevant pages.

 

Major Rest Break means rest time of at least 5 continuous hours. Bottom of Page 228

   Definition of Major Break 

Counting driving hours forward must start from the last major break, Top of Page 42

 Counting driving from Major Break

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