Keeping on top of all the safety duties in the Heavy Vehicle National Law should prove challenging in the coming months, with: WHS-style chain-of-responsibility laws starting soon; more amendments passing in the host state; the regulator flagging fatigue changes; and a commission vowing to entirely re-write the legislation.
Stronger, WHS-style chain-of-responsibility (CoR) laws for the transport and logistics sectors will commence in four months, imposing a positive duty of care on all parties that can influence road safety, and requiring officers to exercise due diligence to ensure their companies comply with their duties.
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