Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2016C00713:clause:1_50
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2016C00713
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 50
Character Range: 91535–92255

50  Defence for solo drivers relating to split rest breaks
  If an offence under BFM hours could have been avoided if the driver had taken a 7 hours continuous rest break, it is a defence for the driver to prove that the driver took:
 (a) a 6 hour continuous rest break and a 2 hour continuous rest break within the same 24 hour period (a split rest break); and
 (b) the driver had not taken a split rest break in the previous 24 hour period.
Example: A driver stops work to take a 7 hour continuous rest break after 14 hours of work, but cannot sleep, so the driver takes only 2 hours continuous rest and then drives on for a further 2 hours and takes a further 6 hours continuous rest at another place down the road.