Thread: DUI driving restrictions on private land?

Originally Posted by LOC

it's a fairly remote place, i don't recall many cops on the road that runs to the property so unlikely to be 'seen'.
so from the H&S viewpoint do you reckon it is the farmers responsibility to police that their worker has a license - or is it up to the license holder if adequately warned?
i get the insurance thing, that could cause headaches if something got wrecked

If you look at the forklift one for instance, you are required to have a drivers licence to "drive" one on public roads ( see public road description above) but that license is no good to "operate" the forklift either on a road or a private workplace, you need the osh/worksafe ticket to actually pick up stuff with it.

For "working" on private property common sense would say as long as he/she is trained and competent to operate said machinery a license to drive on a public road is irrelevant.

This is my interpretation only based on my experiences, seek legal council is my advice.