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===Australia=== [[File:HK Shek Tong Tsui Des Voeux Road West Bus KMB MAN FE360 A.JPG|thumb|A trucker and his vehicle]] In Australia, drivers of trucks and truck/trailer combinations with gross vehicle mass greater than {{convert|12|t|1}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nhvr.gov.au/safety-accreditation-compliance/fatigue-management/about-fatigue-management |title=National Heavy Vehicle Regulator Fatigue Management |access-date=24 November 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150323101037/https://www.nhvr.gov.au/safety-accreditation-compliance/fatigue-management/about-fatigue-management |archive-date=23 March 2015|website=[[National Heavy Vehicle Regulator]]}}</ref> must rest for 15 minutes every 5.5 hours, 30 minutes every 8 hours, and 60 minutes every 11 hours (includes driving and non-driving duties). In any 7-day period, drivers must spend 24 hours away from their vehicles. Truck drivers must complete a logbook documenting hours and kilometres spent driving.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.driverknowledgetests.com/learners-permit-questions/truck/fatigue-defensive-driving/690-in-addition-to-your-work-and-rest-hours-what-m/ |title=Heavy vehicle log book requirements |access-date=24 November 2014}}</ref>
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