HVNL fines to increase from July 1

They are on their way up again: from July 1 Heavy Vehicle National Law penalties and fines will increase in line with CPI.

NHVR access permit fees will also increase and the cost of a National Driver Work Diary will increase by $1 from $25 to $26. Fees will also increase for National Heavy Vehicle Accreditation Scheme modules.

There are currently two ways that the NHVR can deal with you if you have been found to be in breach of the law.

An infringeable offence is one for which an infringement notice may be issued. The infringement notice sets out the details of an alleged offence and gives the person who is issued the notice the option of either paying the penalty amount set out in the notice or electing to have the matter dealt with by a court.

The payment level for infringeable offences in the HVNL is 10 per cent of the maximum court imposable penalty.

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The more serious offences are not infringeable and must be dealt with by a court. The HVNL sets out the maximum penalty that the court may impose.

All of the penalties imposed by the NHVL are increasing and here are few examples of just how much they are going up.

Tampering with emission controls system currently attracts a maximum court-imposed penalty of penalty of $10,790. From next month, this will rise to $11,820.

Not having a work diary with you carries a maximum court-imposed penalty of $6480, which will rise to $7110 with an infringement penalty of $711.

If you use or permit to be used an unregistered heavy vehicle or a heavy vehicle whose registration is suspended under the national regulation, you now cop a maximum court-imposed penalty of $10,790 which will rise to $11,820 and an infringement penalty of $1182.