Understanding Fatigue Breaches & Offences

With an ever-increasing variety of fatigue management options available, what constitutes a fatigue-related offence? The Regulator is pushing for Advanced Fatigue Management, allowing up to 17 hours work in a 24 hour period, yet on standard hours you can face penalties of almost $20,000 and 4 demerit points for working much less than that. With penalties increasing every year, can you afford not to call the recognised fatigue offence experts, Highway Advocates.

Many offences could be classed as administrative or clerical errors, and the penalties are increasing all the time. A Supreme Court Judge has described the work diary instructions as a “trap” and has said that the instructions don’t adequately explain the way that time is meant to calculated. 

We have experienced representatives available, who can facilitate courses in work diaries, and we have a long association with Logmaster Electronic Work Diaries (EWD).  You can sign up here to gain the benefits that a Logmaster EWD gives you over the paper work diary. Our insider knowledge is vital in this area, with many years of experience on tap.

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The penalties in most cases are enormous, so call us, or better still, email your documents, including a copy of your licence for identification purposes, if you need assistance with any work diary or fatigue-related offence.