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PASSENGER TRANSPORT (GENERAL) REGULATION 2017
- Made under the Passenger Transport Act 1990
- As at 26 October 2023
- Reg 473 of 2017
TABLE OF PROVISIONS
PART 1 - PRELIMINARY
1. Name of Regulation
2. Commencement
3. Definitions
4. Regulation does not apply to conduct of certain ferry services
PART 2 - ACCREDITATION TO CARRY ON PUBLIC PASSENGER SERVICES
Division 1 - Preliminary
5. Definition
Division 2 - Applications for accreditation to carry on public passenger services
6. Standards to be met by applicants for accreditation to carry on public passenger services
7. Applicant to be of good repute
8. Applicant to be fit and proper person to carry on relevant service
9. Applicant to be competent to carry on relevant service
10. Applicant to be financially capable of carrying on relevant service
11. Applicant to have access to maintenance facilities for vehicles
12. Additional requirement: bus services
13. (Repealed)
Division 3 - Conditions of accreditation to carry on public passenger services
14. Conditions of accreditation to carry on bus service
15. Safety of drivers, passengers and the public
16. Vehicle maintenance
17. Condition of vehicles
18. Changes to information provided
Division 4 - Other obligations of accredited operators
19. Records relating to operation of public passenger vehicles
20. Operator training
21. Records of drivers
22. Vehicle insurance
23. Evidence of accredited operator's continuing financial capacity
24. Operators to notify detrimental change in driver's medical condition
25. Management of public passenger services
26. Operator not to permit vehicle subject to non-compliance notice or non-compliance label to be driven
Division 5 - (Repealed)
None
PART 3 - AUTHORITIES FOR DRIVERS OF PUBLIC PASSENGER VEHICLES
27. Definition
28. Categories of driver authorities
29. Medical assessments
30. Criteria for grant of authority--the Act, s 12(2) and 63(2)(g)(iii)
30A. Form of authority
31. Driver authority cards
32. Misuse of driver authority cards
33. Replacement of driver authority cards
33A, 33B. (Repealed)
PART 4 - GENERAL OBLIGATIONS OF DRIVERS OF PUBLIC PASSENGER VEHICLES
34. Definition
35. Conduct of drivers
36. Driver not to eat or drink in vehicle
37. Driver to ensure vehicles are clean
38. (Not used)
39. Driver not to drive vehicle subject to non-compliance label
40. Driver to move and drive vehicles carefully
41. Carriage of goods and animals
42. Lost property given to drivers
43. Training of drivers
44. Driver to notify TfNSW of alleged offence
45. Driver to provide driver licence for inspection
46. Driver to hand over driver authority card for inspection
47. Medical condition of drivers
PART 5 - CONDUCT OF PASSENGERS AND OTHER PERSONS IN OR ON PUBLIC PASSENGER VEHICLES, TRAINS AND RAILWAY PREMISES
Division 1 - Preliminary
48. Definitions
49. Exemptions for authorised officers
Division 2 - Conduct generally
50. No offensive behaviour or language
51. No smoking
52. Limitation on eating and drinking in certain public passenger vehicles and trains
53. Control of animals
54. Conveyance of petrol and things containing petrol and things intended for vandalism
55. Direction to leave public passenger vehicle, train or railway premises
56. Lost property
57. No interference with equipment of, or damage to, vehicle
58. No removal of property
59. No littering
60. No throwing
61. Vandalism
62. Lighting fires
63. Driver to take action in relation to dangerous conduct
Division 3 - Additional conduct offences relating to buses, ferries, trains and railway premises
64. No unauthorised commercial activities
65. Entry to and exit from buses, ferries, trains and railway premises
66. Limited stop buses, ferries and trains
67. No travel allowed on certain parts of bus, ferry or train
68. No entry to driver's compartment of bus, ferry or train or crew compartment of ferry or train
68A. No hindering or distracting of bus driver
68B. No interference with equipment on buses, ferries or trains
68C. Persons not to hinder use of ferry facilities or facilities in public areas
68D. Use of escalators and lifts
68E. Person not to use a scooter, skateboard, rollerblades or the like or drive in certain areas
68F. No touching of moving trains
68G. Seating for aged persons or persons with a disability
68H. Pedestrians
68I. Gates to be closed
68J. No trespassing
68K. (Not used)
68L. Restrictions on vehicles driven on certain railway structures
68M. Bicycles not to be left in certain areas
Division 4 - Offences relating to sleeping berths and reserved seats on trains
68N. Compulsory reservation of sleeping berths or seats
68O. Unauthorised occupation of reserved seats
68P. Unauthorised occupation of sleeping berths
Division 5 - Crossing running lines
68Q. Crossing running lines--generally
68R. Pedestrians crossing running line
68S. Certain vehicles crossing running line at railway crossing
68T. Driving animals across running line at ground level
68U. No placing of objects on running lines
PART 6 - TICKETS
Division 1 - Preliminary
69. Definitions
70. Meaning of "smartcard"
71. Meaning of "smartcard reader"
Division 2 - Tickets other than smartcards
72. Application of Division
73. Valid tickets
74. Tickets generally not transferable
75. Alteration or defacement of tickets prohibited
Division 3 - Smartcards
76. Valid smartcards
77. Making smartcard inoperative prohibited
Division 4 - General provisions
77A. Valid ticket required for travel
77B. Other offences in relation to fares and tickets
77C. Concession tickets
77D. Tickets to be processed
77E. Inspection of tickets
Division 5 - Miscellaneous
77F. Certificate evidence
PART 7 - SPECIAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO BUSES
Division 1 - Bus operators
78. Buses to show accreditation details
79. Buses to be fitted with driver authority card holders
80. Management information system
81. Vehicle defect reports
82. Security camera systems and duress alarm systems
83. Timetables
84. Manifest of passengers
85. Information in buses
86. Buses to be clean and tidy
87. Destination signs on buses
88. Notification of accidents and incidents
89. Passengers to be notified of requirement to use seatbelts in buses
90. Audit
Division 2 - (Not used)
91. (Not used)
Division 3 - Drivers of buses
92. Driver to display driver authority card
93. Driver to stop bus to pick up and set down passengers
94. Driver not to overload bus
95. Operator to display sign showing maximum number of passengers
96. Driver not to carry passengers on certain portions of bus
97. Driver to remain in bus
98. Driver to provide medical certificates
Division 4 - Special provisions relating to conduct of school students on buses
99. Dealing with contraventions of this Regulation by school students
100. Directions to move to certain part of the bus
101. Direction to leave bus
102. Refusal to pick up school student
103. Review of action taken by operator or driver
Division 5 - Miscellaneous
104. Appointment of bus stops
105. Buses registered interstate
106. Interstate bus drivers: exemption from section 11
PART 8 - DRUG AND ALCOHOL TESTING--THE ACT, SCH 5, CL 3
Division 1 - Preliminary
107. Interpretation
Division 2 - Testing for alcohol or other drugs
108. Random and targeted testing
109. Testing in specified situations
110. Assessment of sobriety if breath testing device not available
111. Breath analysis following breath testing
112. Blood or urine samples required following accidents
113. Additional circumstances when samples may be required
114. Taking blood or urine samples
115. Restrictions on testing
116. Action to be taken in relation to blood samples
117. Action to be taken in relation to urine samples
118. Analysis of samples
119. Authorised sample takers--protection from liability
Division 3 - Offences
120. Employee having prescribed concentration of alcohol
121. Employee under influence of alcohol or other drug
122. Refusal to be tested
123. Failure to conduct test
124. Interfering with results of test
125. Failure to take sample when required
126. Interfering or tampering with, or destroying, samples
127. Double jeopardy
Division 4 - Certificate evidence in proceedings
128. Alcohol in breath or blood determined by breath analysis
129. Alcohol in blood determined by analysis of sample
130. Presence of drugs
131. Person is test supervisor
Division 5 - Miscellaneous
132. Effect of positive test--the Act, s 12
133. Operator to notify TfNSW of certain matters--the Act, s 46B
134. Authorisation of test supervisors
PARTS 9, 10 - (Repealed)
None
PART 11 - SPECIAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO FERRIES
211. (Not used)
212. Records in relation to operation of ferry
213-216. (Not used)
PART 12 - (NOT USED)
217. (Not used)
PART 13 - SPECIAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO ARBITRATIONS UNDER CLAUSE 39 OF SCHEDULE 3 TO ACT
Division 1 - General
218. Interpretation
219. Application of Arbitration Act to valuation arbitrations
Division 2 - Appointment of arbitrators
220. Modification of Arbitration Act in relation to appointment of arbitrators
221. Arbitrators panel
222. Appointment of arbitrators to conduct valuation arbitrations
Division 3 - Conduct of valuation arbitrations
223. Parties to valuation arbitration
224. Commencement of valuation arbitrations
225. Duties of parties
226. Valuation principles
227. Nature of awards that can be made
228. Draft award to be provided to parties for comment
229. Final awards
230. Costs
231. Early termination of valuation arbitration
PART 14 - MISCELLANEOUS
232. Non-compliance labels and notices
232A. Only tourists to be carried on tourist service
233. No touting or soliciting for passengers or hirings
234. False advertising
235. Change of name or address of operator or driver
236. Additional agencies with which information may be exchanged
237. Exemptions
238. Service of documents
239. Authorised officers
239A. Delegation to authorised persons
239B. Transfer of functions
240. Savings and transitional
241. Transitional accreditation for small buses
SCHEDULE 1
Schedule 2 (Repealed)
SCHEDULE 3
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