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The new ‘unfit to drive’ duty is now in force—what does it mean for operators?
Since 1 August 2026, the HVNL’s unfit-to-drive duty has applied to drivers of all heavy vehicles over 4.5 tonnes—not only fatigue-regulated vehicles—and Chain of Responsibility parties must not cause or encourage unsafe driving.
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AFTD Review: Industry Must Speak Up Before the Questions Are Written
With Australia’s medical fitness-to-drive standards under review and no draft rules yet written, operators, industry bodies, medical experts and other stakeholders have a rare chance to influence the questions policymakers ask before the answers are locked in. So far, the silence has been deafening.