Chain of Responsibility for Heavy Vehicles

All parties in the road transport supply chain - including the consignor, consignee, packer, loader and receiver, as well as the driver and operator have specific obligations under the law to prevent a breach. It is called the Chain of Responsibility (COR).

To learn more about COR, visit the National Heavy Vehicle Regulator's Chain of Responsibility website.
or contact Transport Development for further details as to how you can help show a preventative steps defence.

Short courses are available for management and staff outlining the importance of CoR  

• About the chain of responsibility
• Container weight declarations
• Industry codes of practice and accreditation schemes
• Measurement adjustment
• Reasonable steps defence
• Risk-based categorisation of offences
• Roles and responsibilities of parties in the supply chain

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