NHVR accepts first sole trader enforceable undertaking from Victorian farmer
The NHVR has accepted its first enforceable undertaking (EU) from a Victorian sole trader and farmer after he failed to comply with his vehicle’s mass requirements when transporting potatoes.
An investigation by NHVR’s Safety and Compliance Officers found that on 17 July 2020 the steer axle of the heavy vehicle owned by Gavin Bone weighed 8850kg – 147 per cent over the allowed limit of 6000kg.
NHVR director of prosecutions Belinda Hughes said this EU demonstrates how this alternative avenue to prosecution could be effective for small operators.
“An EU is designed so that instead of paying fines it’s instead spent on improving safety,” Hughes says.
“In this case, we determined that more safety benefits would be achieved from an EU, for both Mr Bone and the wider farming industry.”
Under the EU, Bone must complete a personalised mass management course and share his learnings with the farming community in a paid advertisement in Seed Potatoes Victoria annual guide.
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