Deliveries during break time lead to $2000 fine for Victorian truck driver
Not taking a break and pushing on with deliveries landed a $2000 blow and a conviction to a truck driver. He was one of a number of people who appeared in Port Adelaide Magistrates Court yesterday.
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A Victorian truck driver has been convicted of recording false or misleading information in a work record in the Port Adelaide Magistrates Court.
The matter was brought before the court by the National Heavy Vehicle Regulator.
On July 26, 2018, Peter Gill, 59, of Nhill, Victoria, reported in his work diary that he was resting at Gillman between 11.45am -6.45pm but it was found to be false and misleading as records of attendance also showed he made deliveries at 2.30pm and 5.55pm that day.
The discovery was made after police stopped Mr Gill for a routine compliance check, while he was working as a rural transporter.
“When asked about the offending, Mr Gill said it had been one of those weeks and he just wanted to get home,” the lawyer representing the regulator said.
“This (offence) increases the risk of driving while fatigued and poses an obvious risk to public safety.”
Magistrate Cathy Deland recorded a conviction against Mr Gill, imposed a $2000 fine, as well as ordering he pay court fees and prosecution costs.
Mr Gill did not appear in court.
Scooter fine
Brayden Mark Hunter, 25, Taperoo, plead guilty to the charge of unauthorised person driving a motor vehicle on road in the Port Adelaide Magistrates Court.
Mr Hunter was pulled over September 20, 2018, riding a 49cc scooter along Torrens Road at Rosewater.
The police prosecutor said there was a “grey area” with the case, as if Mr Hunter has his full class licences rather than his L plates, the vehicle would have been legal to ride.
No conviction was recorded, but Mr Hunter was ordered to pay a $100 fine plus court fees and prosecution costs.
Adjournment concerns
Magistrate Cathy Deland raised concerns about the further adjournment of a case before the Port Adelaide Magistrates Court today.
Jessica Elizabeth Burke, 35, Mount Gambier, appeared before the court via video conference relating to a range of charges including being unlawfully on premises, stating false personal detail, serious criminal trespass, failure to comply with a bail agreement, dishonestly taking property without consent and unlawful possession.
Magistrate Deland noted the last time the matters came before the court, they were adjourned to allow Burke time to work out how she was going to plead to the various charges.
“Some of these matters have been around for a long time, some of the offences are from June last year,” she said.
Asked why she needed another adjournment, Burke said she had only just heard back from Legal Aid on Friday about her case, so her lawyer had not had enough time to go over her case.
Magistrate Deland adjourned the matter to October 19.
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