New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

ROAD RULES 2014 - REG 222-2

222-2 NSW rule: using warning systems for buses carrying school children

(1) A driver must not drive a bus for school purposes unless a warning system is attached to the bus.

: Maximum penalty--20 penalty units.

(2) The driver of a bus being used for school purposes must activate the flashing lights of a warning system when stopping the bus to drop off, or pick up, children.

: Maximum penalty--20 penalty units.

(3) The driver of a bus must not activate the flashing lights of a warning system fitted to the bus when the bus is not being used for school purposes.

: Maximum penalty--20 penalty units.

(4) For the purposes of this rule, a bus is driven or used for school purposes if--

(a) it is being used to convey children (whether with or without adult passengers) to or from school--

(i) between 7.00 am and 9.30 am on a weekday, or

(ii) between 2.30 pm and 5.00 pm on a weekday, or

(b) it is used solely for the purpose of conveying children to or from school.

(5) This rule does not apply to the following drivers--

(a) the driver of a bus--

(i) that is operating on charter for a school excursion or being used for community service activities, and

(ii) where no individual fares are being directly collected or school passes used,

(b) the driver of a bus that is owned by a person that Transport for NSW has exempted from compliance with the Road Transport (General) Regulation 2021 , section 18.

(6) In this rule--

"warning system" has the same meaning as in the Road Transport (General) Regulation 2021 , section 18.

Note 1 : The Road Transport (General) Regulation 2021 , section 18 requires the owner of a bus that is used for school purposes not to permit the bus to be driven unless a warning system is attached to the bus.

Note 2 : This rule is an additional NSW road rule. There is no corresponding rule in the Australian Road Rules .