eCompliance

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Supply Chain & Logistics

2 courses

Under the Heavy Vehicle National Law, everyone in the chain of responsibility carries a safety duty, not just the driver. Consignors, packers, loaders, schedulers and the executives above them are all captured. Separately, an organisation that cannot keep operating through a disruption puts its customers, its people and its obligations at risk. Both problems are managed before the event, not during it.

Which one do you need?

Chain of Responsibility is for anyone whose decisions affect heavy vehicle safety: scheduling, loading, consigning, receiving, and the managers who set the deadlines that drive the behaviour. It applies in the jurisdictions covered by the Heavy Vehicle National Law. Business Continuity Planning is broader and not transport-specific, aimed at managers responsible for keeping operations running through disruption. Organisations with a transport function usually need both. Everyone else needs the continuity course.

Common questions

Who is in the chain of responsibility?

Parties in the chain include the operator, prime contractor, employer, scheduler, consignor, consignee, packer, loader, unloader and loading manager. Executives also carry a due diligence duty. If your decisions can influence heavy vehicle safety, you are likely in the chain, even if you never touch a truck.

Does the Heavy Vehicle National Law apply everywhere in Australia?

It applies in the participating jurisdictions. Western Australia and the Northern Territory operate under their own heavy vehicle legislation. Check which regime applies to your operations before rolling out the course as a compliance control.

Is business continuity planning a compliance obligation?

It depends on your sector. Some regulated industries have explicit resilience or continuity requirements, and many contracts and tenders require a plan. Outside those, it is good practice rather than a legal requirement, but it is increasingly asked for in due diligence.

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