Offence highs and lows
Jun 09, 2021
3 minutes
Sarah Marinovic
THE HEAVY Vehicle National Law (HVNL) uses ‘risk-based categorisation’ for all mass, dimension, loading and fatigue offences. This is a system whereby each offence is divided into different categories based on the potential risk to safety and damage to infrastructure.
There are four categories:
• Minor
• Substantial
• Severe
• Critical (which applies to fatigue offences only).
So for example, a driver who works a few extra minutes over their hours might receive
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