What to do with supply chain contractors who fail to comply

Under the Heavy Vehicle National Law (HVNL), all parties in the supply chain have a responsibility to ensure breaches of heavy vehicle transport laws do not occur. Ensuring compliance by contractors is particularly difficult, as they will often have separate policies, work systems and training in place and may be resistant to change. In this article, we look at the role of contractors within the chain and examine what options are available when contractors refuse or fail to comply with their obligations under the HVNL.

Although it may appear like the same phrase is repeated month-after-month, the starting point in any discussion about Chain of Responsibility (CoR) is to understand that if you do or can exercise control or influence over any transport task, you fall within CoR and have an obligation to ensure compliance with the HVNL, including by your contractors.