Drive a heavy vehicle that fails to comply with mass requirements (severe risk breach)

Legislation: Heavy Vehicle National Law Application Act 2013 s 96(1)(c)

Maximum penalty: $10,000 (plus an additional penalty of up to $20,000 for vehicles exceeding a 120% overload)

Period: 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2023

Jurisdiction: Magistrates' Court

Charges

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Cases

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All outcomes

Males

Females

Aged 18 to 24

Aged 25 to 54

Aged 55 and over

*Note: unavailable options have under 10 cases

Charge data

In the Magistrates' Court, 129 charges of drive a heavy vehicle that fails to comply with mass requirements (severe risk breach) were sentenced in the three years to 30 June 2023. The most common sentence for a charge of this offence was a fine (93% or 120 charges).

On SACStat, a charge is a single count of a sentenced offence. Charge data is most useful in understanding how a specific crime is usually sentenced.

Case data

In 126 cases sentenced in the Magistrates' Court in the three years to 30 June 2023, each case included at least one charge of drive a heavy vehicle that fails to comply with mass requirements (severe risk breach). Among the 126 cases, 72 people were male and 0 people were female. The most common outcome for cases was a fine (92.9% or 117 cases).

A case is a collection of one or more charges against a person or company sentenced at the one hearing. Case data is most useful in understanding the total sentence usually imposed on people found guilty of a particular crime.

Bar graph showing sentence types imposed for charges of drive a heavy vehicle that fails to comply with mass requirements (severe risk breach) — **Figure 1**: Sentencing outcomes for all charges of drive a heavy vehicle that fails to comply with mass requirements (severe risk breach)
**Number: 129 charges**

Bar graph showing fine amounts for charges of drive a heavy vehicle that fails to comply with mass requirements (severe risk breach) — **Figure 4**: Fine amounts for charges of drive a heavy vehicle that fails to comply with mass requirements (severe risk breach)
**Number: 73 charges**
**Note**: The graph only includes fines that were not part of an aggregate sentence (non-aggregate fines).

Stacked bar graph showing sentences imposed each year for charges of drive a heavy vehicle that fails to comply with mass requirements (severe risk breach) — **Figure 5**: Sentencing outcomes for all charges of drive a heavy vehicle that fails to comply with mass requirements (severe risk breach) by financial year
**Number: 129 charges**

Bar graph showing the number of charges each year for the offence of drive a heavy vehicle that fails to comply with mass requirements (severe risk breach) — **Figure 6**: Number of charges of drive a heavy vehicle that fails to comply with mass requirements (severe risk breach) by financial year
**Number: 129 charges**

Bar graph showing fines amounts each year for charges of drive a heavy vehicle that fails to comply with mass requirements (severe risk breach) — **Figure 8**: Average fine amounts for charges of drive a heavy vehicle that fails to comply with mass requirements (severe risk breach) by financial year
**Number: 73 charges**
**Note**: The graph only includes fines that were not part of an aggregate sentence (non-aggregate fines).

Bar graph showing sentence types for all offenders for cases of drive a heavy vehicle that fails to comply with mass requirements (severe risk breach) — **Figure 9A**: Sentencing outcomes for all people for cases of drive a heavy vehicle that fails to comply with mass requirements (severe risk breach)
**Number: 126 cases**

Bar graph showing sentence types for male offenders for cases of drive a heavy vehicle that fails to comply with mass requirements (severe risk breach) — **Figure 9B**: Sentencing outcomes for males for cases of drive a heavy vehicle that fails to comply with mass requirements (severe risk breach)
**Number: 72 cases**

Bar graph showing sentence types for offenders aged under 25 for cases of drive a heavy vehicle that fails to comply with mass requirements (severe risk breach) — **Figure 9D**: Sentencing outcomes for people aged under 25 for cases of drive a heavy vehicle that fails to comply with mass requirements (severe risk breach)
**Number: 1 case**

Bar graph showing sentence types for offenders aged 25 to 54 for cases of drive a heavy vehicle that fails to comply with mass requirements (severe risk breach) — **Figure 9E**: Sentencing outcomes for people aged 25 to 54 for cases of drive a heavy vehicle that fails to comply with mass requirements (severe risk breach)
**Number: 56 cases**

Bar graph showing sentence types for offenders aged 55 and over for cases of drive a heavy vehicle that fails to comply with mass requirements (severe risk breach) — **Figure 9F**: Sentencing outcomes for people aged 55 and over for cases of drive a heavy vehicle that fails to comply with mass requirements (severe risk breach)
**Number: 14 cases**

Stacked bar graph showing sentences imposed each year for cases of drive a heavy vehicle that fails to comply with mass requirements (severe risk breach) — **Figure 13**: Sentencing outcomes for all cases of drive a heavy vehicle that fails to comply with mass requirements (severe risk breach) by financial year
**Number: 126 cases**

Bar graph showing the number of cases each year for cases of drive a heavy vehicle that fails to comply with mass requirements (severe risk breach) — **Figure 14**: Number of cases of drive a heavy vehicle that fails to comply with mass requirements (severe risk breach) for all people by financial year
**Number: 126 cases**