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A final apprehended domestic violence order runs for the period the court specifies, defaulting to two years if none is specified, or one year if you were under 18 when the application was first made. A final apprehended personal violence order defaults to 12 months, while provisional and interim orders have no fixed end date and continue until the court deals with the matter.

Whilst it is possible there will be more prosecutions as Belinda Hughes suggest, the reality is that the National Heavy Vehicle Regulator (NHVR) has in the past been prevented from using what would often have been a far better and fairer approach to resolving concerns with an operator or CoR party.

The Heavy Vehicle National Law (HVNL) sets out obligations for operators, drivers, schedulers and others in the Chain of Responsibility (CoR).

After making a delivery at Port Botany, veteran truckie Kerryn Woods was left with no other option but to park in a nearby industrial street for his mandated fatigue break.

Facing a licence suspension can be a challenging and stressful experience for any driver. Whether you lose your licence due to traffic offences, accumulation of...