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title: "Map chain-of-responsibility duties for a business in a heavy vehicle supply chain"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/practice/maritime-shipping-and-transport/map-chain-of-responsibility-duties-for-a-business-in-a-heavy-vehicle-sup"
type: "task"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A37-T20261018-26"
practice_area: "Maritime, Shipping & Transport"
tier: "yellow"
lawyer_review: "required"
last_reviewed: "2026-10-22"
---

# Map chain-of-responsibility duties for a business in a heavy vehicle supply chain

> From the client's contracts, loading and scheduling procedures, delivery timeframes and incident records, build a table of each transport function the client performs, the parties it deals with, and the controls it has…

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Last reviewed: 2026-10-22

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## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Practice area | [Maritime, Shipping & Transport](https://ailawframework.com/practice/maritime-shipping-and-transport.md) |
| Human involvement | Yellow: Lawyer and AI draft together |
| How AI is used | From the client's contracts, loading and scheduling procedures, delivery timeframes and incident records, build a table of each transport function the client performs, the parties it deals with, and the controls it has for each safety risk, with the document behind each control, and list functions with no documented control. |
| What the lawyer must review | Decide which functions make the client a party in the chain, whether its controls meet the primary duty so far as reasonably practicable, what its executives must do to meet their due diligence duty, and which law applies to each route. |
| Written for / versions | 1 jurisdiction versions below |

## Checking plan

**Source-by-source verification**

Trace relied-on content to independent sources and check for relevant material the output has missed.

- What the AI does: From the client's contracts, loading and scheduling procedures, delivery timeframes and incident records, build a table of each transport function the client performs, the parties it deals with, and the controls it has for each safety risk, with the document behind each control, and list functions with no documented control.
- What the lawyer does: Decide which functions make the client a party in the chain, whether its controls meet the primary duty so far as reasonably practicable, what its executives must do to meet their due diligence duty, and which law applies to each route.
- Who reviews: Responsible lawyer with competence in the matter
- Basis: Practical workflow informed by the linked primary sources; the traffic light and working checks are editorial guidance, not a court classification.
- Why: The level reflects what the work is, the consequence of an error, and how much of the output the lawyer must independently re-derive.

## Checks the lawyer makes

1. Confirm the instructions, the jurisdiction and the complete relevant material before starting.
2. Confirm the functions the client actually performs, because parties are defined by function, not job title.
3. Check the law applied reflects the HVNL reforms that commenced on 1 August 2026.
4. Check each control in the table against the client document cited.
5. Check the output against the source documents named in it before it is relied on.

## Notes

- These are suggested working checks. Confirm the required checking with the responsible lawyer before work starts; the checking approach does not establish permission to use AI.

## Sources

- [NHVR: Chain of responsibility](https://www.nhvr.gov.au/safety-accreditation-compliance/chain-of-responsibility) (checked 2026-10-18)
- [NHVR: Primary duty](https://www.nhvr.gov.au/safety-accreditation-compliance/chain-of-responsibility/primary-duty) (checked 2026-10-18)
- [NHVR: Heavy Vehicle National Law and regulations](https://www.nhvr.gov.au/law-policies/heavy-vehicle-national-law-and-regulations) (checked 2026-10-18)

## Jurisdiction versions

| Jurisdiction | Level |
| --- | --- |
| [United States](https://ailawframework.com/practice/maritime-shipping-and-transport/map-chain-of-responsibility-duties-for-a-business-in-a-heavy-vehicle-sup/united-states.md) | Yellow |

*Practice guidance for planning and review. Confirm current primary sources and the requirements of the actual matter. This is general information, not legal advice.*