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Road law inconsistency

The current vibe around the transport industry is New South Wales transitioning to the National Heavy Vehicle Regulator (NHVR) for heavy vehicle enforcement in August 2022. Currently Transport for NSW (TfNSW), or whatever they are called this week, undertakes enforcement duties across various legislative instruments in NSW.

Those who travel through NSW regularly will know that this is a role that TfNSW cherishes and it remains to be seen if the Regulator will change the way things are done. We can only hope so.

Perhaps then we may see the end of some of the offences we encounter in our daily practice. Offences such as deeming an

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