Notice to educate

The Heavy Vehicle National Law (HVNL) provides authorities with a range of tools to enforce and promote road safety. One of those tools is Improvement Notices.

Improvement Notices aim to work with operators to adopt policies and procedures that improve safety. In my opinion this is a better approach than the more commonly used punitive tools like fines and court prosecutions, which aim to deter breaches by punishment.

So what are Improvement Notices? What happens if you receive one? And what can do you