What information must be recorded in your work diary?

Your work diary (which used to be called a log book) is issued to you personally and it's an offence to let anyone else use it or borrow it. You must not have more than one diary that contains pages that have not been used or cancelled. You must not alter, deface or destroy any page, remove the application page or any original pages, or make any false entries.

All work and rest time must be recorded in your work diary unless you are operating under an exemption. The hours will be logged either as standard hours, BFM (basic fatigue management) hours or AFM (advanced fatigue management) hours. The records must be completed for the whole trip and the work diary must show.

• Your name
• Driver licence number
• State/Territory licence issued
• Accreditation number (if applicable)
• Name of work and rest option
• Date and day of week
• Time zone (driver base, i.e. the location from which you usually perform your work).

During the journey, you must record:

• Work and rest hours
• Number plate (record at start and end of day and at each work and rest change and vehicle change)
• Odometer reading (record at start and end of day and at each work and rest change and vehicle change)
• Name of location at each work and rest change (rest area, truck stop, suburb or town)
  Total number of hours of each activity at the end of the day
• When the page is completed, sign the daily sheet to certify that the entries are correct.

If you are a two-up driver or become a two-up driver, you must record the:

• Other driver’s name
• Other driver’s licence number
• Security or identifying number of the other driver’s work diary and name of jurisdiction that issued the work diary.

Use your work diary pages in order from start to finish. You must be able to produce your last 28 days of driving records at any time - i..e you must carry and complete your work diary at all times.

Record keepers

Give your record keeper the duplicate copies of your work diary within 21 days. If you have more than one employer in a single day you must also give the other record keeper a copy of your work diary page. Record keepers must keep copies of work and rest records for a period of 3 years.