MINISTER ANNOUNCES PERMANENT EXEMPTIONS TO HEAVY VEHICLE REFORMS
Source: New South Wales. Minister for Roads. Media Release.
"Minister for Roads Michael Daley has announced further improvements to NSW heavy vehicle driver fatigue laws after a special meeting of the NSW Road Freight Advisory Council in Sydney.
"When these new national laws were implemented in September 2008, I immediately granted a 12 month exemption from the work diary requirements for truck drivers working less than 100km from their base and farmers driving within 160km of their farm," Mr Daley said.
"After listening to the concerns of industry groups and drivers, I have now made these exemptions permanent."