Queensland Consolidated Acts

TRANSPORT OPERATIONS (PASSENGER TRANSPORT) ACT 1994 - SECT 99

99 Amendment of standards

(1) This chapter applies to the amendment of a standard in the same way as it applies to the making of a standard with any necessary changes.

(2) Sections 93 to 96 do not apply to the amendment of a standard if the chief executive considers the proposed amendment—

(a) is not likely to impose appreciable costs on the community or a part of the community; or

(b) only provides for, or to the extent it only provides for, any of the following—

(i) a matter that is not of a legislative character, including, for example, a matter of a machinery, administrative, drafting or formal nature;

(ii) a matter that does not operate to the disadvantage of any person (other than a government entity) by decreasing the person’s rights;

(iii) a matter that does not operate to the disadvantage of any person (other than a government entity) by imposing liabilities on the person;

(iv) an amendment to take account of current Queensland legislative drafting practice;

(v) an amendment that does not fundamentally affect the standard’s application or operation;

(vi) a matter of a savings or transitional character;

(vii) a matter that is substantially uniform or complementary with legislation of the Commonwealth or another State;

(viii) a matter involving the adoption of an Australian or international protocol, standard, code, or intergovernmental agreement or instrument, if an assessment of the benefits and costs has already been made and the assessment was made for, or is relevant to, Queensland;

(ix) a matter advance notice of which would enable someone to gain unfair advantage.