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Australia, Driver Health, Opinion, Sarah Marinovic, Transport Industry News

The legal view: seatbelt enforcement

The new seatbelt cameras in New South Wales have been in operation for a few months now. We’re seeing a lot of fines being issued and we’re also starting to see how courts are approaching them. The
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Sarah MarinovicApril 10, 2025, 6:45 amApril 10, 2025

Australia, Opinion, Regulation, Sarah Marinovic, Transport Industry News

Legal: Keeping compliant with work diaries

As we all know, if you’re on standard hours, the obligation to fill in your work diary under the Heavy Vehicle National Law kicks in when you’re going to be doing work outside of the 100km radius from
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Sarah MarinovicMarch 13, 2025, 7:00 amMarch 13, 2025

Australia, Opinion, Regulation, Sarah Marinovic, Transport Industry News

How to control your 24-hour cycle and stay compliant

I help lots of drivers who’ve been breached for errors in their work diary. I find there are a couple of common mistakes that cause most of the problems. Thankfully, they’re mistakes that are easy
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Sarah MarinovicFebruary 6, 2025, 7:33 amFebruary 6, 2025

Australia, Opinion, Sarah Marinovic, Transport Industry News

Legal tips to consider for NSW seatbelt detection cameras

On July 1, New South Wales rolled out the use of seatbelt detection cameras. Over the past few months. we’ve watched the impact of this, with a huge jump in the number of people being fined for seatbelt
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Sarah MarinovicDecember 6, 2024, 6:58 amDecember 6, 2024

Opinion, Sarah Marinovic

Prosecution alternative in enforceable undertakings

The National Heavy Vehicle Regulator (NHVR) prosecution team has said that working with industry to prevent breaches is one of its main goals. One of the tools they wanted to use more was Enforceable Undertakings.
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Sarah MarinovicMarch 27, 2024, 8:26 amMarch 27, 2024