TELETRAC NAVMAN’S ELECTRONIC WORK DIARY APPROVED BY NHVR AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO WRITTEN WORK DIARIES

Teletrac Navman is one of the first telematics providers in Australia to have its electronic work diary approved as an alternative to written work diaries.

Notice of Final Rule Making 1703 | NHVAS Business Rules and Standards Amendments

This Notice of Final Rule Making (NFRM) will be of interest to:
* Drivers of heavy vehicles who operate under a NHVAS accreditation
* Authorised officers, including police
* Road transport agencies and regulators from states and territories
* Transport operators and their staff with designated NHVAS responsibilities

On 10 December 2018, the National Heavy Vehicle Regulator (NHVR) published NPRM1703 – a set of proposed
amendments to the National Heavy Vehicle Accreditation Scheme (NHVAS) Business Rules and Standards – for public
consultation.
The proposed amendments followed an exhaustive review designed to more closely align the NHVAS with Safety
Management System methodologies, which, in turn, would help customers meet Chain of Responsibility laws requiring
all parties in the supply chain to address the heavy vehicle safety risks of their transport activities.
This Notice of Final Rule Making sets out the NHVR’s disposition to public comments received on the proposed
amendments to the NHVAS Business Rules and Standards, and formally sets the date for the finalised amendments to
take effect.
With more than 7,500 operators accredited under the NHVAS, the NHVR ensured that industry participants were
provided ample opportunity to consider and comment on the proposed amendments. A comprehensive campaign of
public consultation was undertaken over a four-month period. This included 22 auditorium-style presentations to
hundreds of attendees nationally.
The NHVR received 21 formal consultation responses, resulting in a range of further changes to the final proposed
amendments. On Friday 22 November 2019, at the meeting of the Transport and Infrastructure Council, all proposed
amendments to the NHVAS Business Rules and Standards were endorsed.
The amendments have now been finalised and will formally take effect from Monday 22 February 2021. Operators
accredited under the NHVAS before that date will be afforded a reasonable transition period to allow them to undertake
necessary business changes to fully meet the new requirements.
The NHVR has also developed a range of fact sheets and information to help guide operators in relation to the new
requirements. I want to thank all who have contributed to the development and finalisation of the amended NHVAS
Business Rules and Standards, and look forward to the safety benefits they will provide to our industry.

To read the full report click HERE.

Don Hogben
Chief Regulatory Policy and Standards Officer
National Heavy Vehicle Regulator
16 October 2020