Drivers & Vehicles

The Driver

You agree and acknowledge that:

(a) Only the person who has completed and signed the Authority to Drive Form may drive a UNE vehicle and must be over the age of eighteen (18) years of age;
(b) You hold a current and valid licence (not being a learner’s licence) to drive the Vehicle and have been licensed to drive vehicles of the same category as the Vehicle for at least 12 consecutive months immediately prior to signing the Authority to Drive Form
(c) You must now allow any other person to drive the Vehicle.
(d) You will be held personally liable if you allow another person to drive the Vehicle, and you will be held personally responsible for the acts and omissions of any other person that you allow to drive the Vehicle.

Use of the Vehicle

UNE Vehicles are provided for Authorised Travel in connection with official UNE business. Vehicles must not be used for private use unless the Vehicle is part of a salary package or remuneration contract.

Where it is established that a UNE Vehicle has been used for an unauthorized purpose, you will not be permitted future use of any UNE Vehicles.

You agree that if you breach any of these terms and conditions, you will not be permitted to drive any UNE Vehicles for a
period of time determined by Fleet & Logistics. You agrees to:

(a) Comply with the all relevant Australian, State and Territory road rules;
(b) Comply with the Vehicle’s manufacturers handbook;
(c) Drive at a speed that does not exceed the speed limit;
(d) Drive in a manner which minimizes risk to yourself and other, and minimizes risk of damage to the vehicle and property; and
(e) Drive in accordance with UNE workplace health and safety requirements, including taking a break of at least 15 minutes every two hours to manage fatigue.

You must not:

(a) Garage a UNE Vehicle at your home without written permission from UNE’s Chief Financial Officer;
(b) use, or allow the Vehicle to be used, for any illegal purpose, race, contest or performance test of any kind;
(c) use, or allow the Vehicle to be used, to push anything;
(d) carry, or allow the Vehicle to carry, more passengers than may be properly accommodated by the seat belt restraints provided in the Vehicle and must ensure that each passenger in the Vehicle appropriately uses the seat belt restraint;
(e) be under the influence of alcohol, drugs or have a blood alcohol or drug content that exceeds the legal limit in New South Wales;
(f) use or allow the Vehicle to be used to carry passengers for payment of any kind, without consent from Fleet & Logistics;
(g) use or allow the Vehicle to be used to carry animals;
(h) use the Vehicle when it is damaged or unsafe;
(i) drive the Vehicle after an accident or hitting an object (including an animal) until you have obtained prior written consent from Fleet & Logistics to do so, where reasonably practicable;
(j) use the Vehicle to transport goods, except in compliance with all necessary approvals, permits, licences and government requirements (to be obtained at the Hirer’s cost)
(k) smoke within the Vehicle or allow any other person to smoke within the Vehicle at any time;
(l) use the Vehicle to carry any inflammable substance which has a flash point under 22.8°C or any other explosive or corrosive substances;
(m) use the Vehicle for the conveyance or towing of any load unless the load is correctly loaded and secured and not in excess of that for which the Vehicle was manufactured; or towing, the Vehicle is fitted with a tow bar; and the conveyance or towing is undertaken in accordance with the Manufacturer’s Specifications; and
(n) use the Vehicle in contravention of any law.

You acknowledges that:

(a) infringements issued to you or in relation to UNE Vehicles whilst being driven by you will be your personal responsibility and must be paid by you. UNE will not accept any responsibility for payment of penalties incurred in relation to a UNE Vehicle while being
driven by you.
(b) If UNE is issued with an infringement notice in relation to a UNE Vehicle for a traffic or parking offence which occurred whilst the Vehicle was being used by you or under your control, you will take full responsibility for that infringement.

Where the Approved Driver Can and Cannot Drive the Vehicle

You must only use the Vehicle on a road which is properly formed and constructed as a sealed metaled or gravel road unless the Vehicle is a 4-wheel drive (4WD) Vehicle;

You must not, unless authorised in writing by UNE, drive or take the Vehicle more than 120 kilometers from UNE’s Armidale campus.