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TRANSPORT (ROAD PASSENGER SERVICES) REGULATIONS 2020
TABLE OF PROVISIONS
PART 1 -- Preliminary
1. Citation
2. Commencement
3. Terms used
PART 2 -- Key concepts
4. Approved medical report (s. 4(1))
5. Association arrangements (s. 4(1))
6. Interstate driver authorisation (s. 4(1))
7. Interstate vehicle authorisation (s. 4(1))
8. On‑demand passenger transport services (s. 5(3)(c))
9. On‑demand booking services (s. 10(3))
10. Hire or reward (s. 11)
PART 3 -- Safety standards
Division 1 -- Preliminary
11. Safety standards (s. 14(2))
12. Persons to whom specified safety standards apply
Division 2 -- Safety management system
13. Specified services
14. Safety management system
15. Offence of contravening safety standard
Division 3 -- Vehicle standards
Subdivision 1 -- General standards
16. Vehicle licence and standards for vehicles
17. Vehicle maintenance
Subdivision 2 -- Wheelchair accessible vehicle standards
18. Wheelchair accessible vehicles: applicable standards
19. Wheelchair accessible vehicles: operation standards
Subdivision 3 -- Motor cycle standards
20. Motor cycles: applicable standards
21. Motor cycle requirements
Subdivision 4 -- Specific requirements: on‑demand rank or hail vehicles
22. Markings, lights and signs: on‑demand rank or hail vehicles
23. Livery: on‑demand rank or hail vehicles
24. When roof lights to be lit: on‑demand rank or hail vehicles
25. Contact information: on‑demand rank or hail vehicles
Subdivision 5 -- Specific requirements: on‑demand charter vehicles
26. Signs, lights and markings: on‑demand charter vehicles not to be represented as on‑demand rank or hail vehicles
27. Signs and livery: on‑demand charter vehicles
28. Exception to signs and livery requirements relating to family violence: on‑demand charter vehicles
Subdivision 6 -- Driver identity documents
29. Driver identity document: on‑demand rank or hail vehicle
30. Display of driver identity document: on‑demand rank or hail vehicle
31. Provision or display of driver identity information: on‑demand charter vehicle
Subdivision 7 -- Offences
32. Offence of contravening safety standard
Division 4 -- Provision of information
33. Information to be made available by provider of on‑demand booking service
34. Offence of contravening safety standard
Division 5 -- Driver competence and reporting
35. Driver of wheelchair accessible vehicle to be competent in loading and unloading wheelchair passengers
36. Driver reporting requirements
37. Offence of contravening safety standard
PART 4 -- Authorisation of on‑demand booking services
Division 1 -- Preliminary
38. Term used: disqualification offence
39. Prescribed functions for which provider of principal booking service is responsible (s. 27(3))
Division 2 -- Applications for on‑demand booking service authorisations
40. Information to be included in on‑demand booking service authorisation application (s. 29(4)(e))
41. Documents to be included in on‑demand booking service authorisation application (s. 29(4)(e))
42. Declaration as to persons nominated as responsible officers
Division 3 -- Grant, duration and renewal of on‑demand booking service authorisations
43. Condition for maximum number of vehicles
44. Variation of maximum number of vehicles
45. Duration of on‑demand booking service authorisation (s. 39(1))
46. Renewal of on‑demand booking service authorisation
47. Surrender of on‑demand booking service authorisation
Division 4 -- Responsible officers
48. Responsible officer must be ordinarily resident in Australia (s. 30(f))
49. At least 1 responsible officer to be resident in State
50. Nomination of additional or replacement responsible officer
51. Acceptance of or refusal to accept nomination of additional or replacement responsible officer
Division 5 -- Disqualification
52. Disqualification offences and disqualification periods (s. 26 and 46)
53. Reinstatement of authorisation if conviction quashed or set aside
54. Requirement to notify CEO of charge or conviction for disqualification offence
Division 6 -- Changes to information
55. Provider of on‑demand booking service to notify change in circumstances
Division 7 -- Records
Subdivision 1 -- Records of drivers, vehicles and bookings
56. Obligations in this Division are conditions on authorisation
57. Records of drivers and vehicles
58. Records of bookings for on‑demand passenger transport services
Subdivision 2 -- Records of association arrangements
59. Records of association arrangements
Division 8 -- Offences relating to advertising by providers of on‑demand booking services
60. Offence to offer or advertise on‑demand booking service or on‑demand passenger transport service unless authorised
61. Name or authorisation number of provider must be included in advertising
Division 9 -- Complaints
62. Complaints resolution procedure
63. Records of customer complaints
Division 10 -- Miscellaneous
64. List of authorised on‑demand booking services (s. 41)
PART 5 -- Authorisation of regular passenger transport services
Division 1 -- Preliminary
65. Exemption for contracted provider of authorised regular passenger transport service
Division 2 -- Grant, duration and renewal of regular passenger service authorisations
66. Application for approval of temporary variation of route or area (s. 70(2))
67. Temporary variation of route or area (s. 70(2))
68. Duration of regular passenger transport service authorisation (s. 74(1))
69. Renewal of regular passenger transport service authorisation
Division 3 -- Changes to information
70. Provider of authorised regular passenger transport service to notify change in circumstances
Division 4 -- Conditions of authorisation
71. Obligations in this Division are conditions on authorisation
72. Use of regular passenger transport vehicles
73. Fares
74. Records
Division 5 -- Offences relating to advertising by providers of regular passenger transport services
75. Offence to offer or advertise regular passenger transport service unless authorised
76. Name or authorisation number of provider must be included in advertising
Division 6 -- Complaints
77. Complaints resolution procedure
78. Records of customer complaints
PART 6 -- Authorisation of passenger transport drivers
Division 1 -- Preliminary
79. Term used: disqualification offence
80. Driving vehicle with interstate driver authorisation (s. 90 and 91)
81. Exemption from s. 90 and 91 where driver has interstate driver authorisation and conditions complied with to the extent possible in the State
Division 2 -- Applications for passenger transport driver authorisations
82. Documents to be included in passenger transport driver authorisation application
Division 3 -- Grant, duration and renewal of passenger transport driver authorisations
83. Grant of passenger transport driver authorisation (s. 96(b))
84. Duration of passenger transport driver authorisation (s. 104(1))
85. Renewal of passenger transport driver authorisation
86. Approved medical report required to be included in renewal application after shorter period
87. Surrender of passenger transport driver authorisation
Division 4 -- Suspension, cancellation and disqualification
88. Disqualification offences and disqualification periods (s. 89 and 115)
89. Reinstatement of authorisation if conviction quashed or set aside
90. Requirement to notify CEO of charge or conviction for disqualification offence
Division 5 -- Changes to information
91. Authorisation holder to notify change in circumstances
Division 6 -- Miscellaneous
92. CEO may require authorisation holder to provide certain documents
93. Authorisation holder may provide criminal record check or approved medical report to CEO
94. CEO may issue documents for purposes of r. 29 and 31
PART 7 -- Authorisation of passenger transport vehicles
Division 1 -- Preliminary
95. Driving or operating vehicle with interstate vehicle authorisation (s. 121 and 122)
96. Exemption from s. 121 and 122 for vehicle with interstate vehicle authorisation where conditions complied with to extent possible in the State
97. Replacement vehicles (s. 121 and 122)
Division 2 -- Grant, duration and renewal of passenger transport vehicle authorisations
98. Requirements for authorisation of vehicle (s. 126 and 133)
99. Duration of passenger transport vehicle authorisation (s. 137(1))
100. Renewal of passenger transport vehicle authorisation
101. Cancellation of authorisation: transfer of ownership of vehicle (s. 148)
102. Cancellation of authorisation on request (s. 149(3))
Division 3 -- Changes to information
103. Holder of passenger transport vehicle authorisation to notify change in circumstances
PART 8 -- Requirements relating to passenger transport services
Division 1 -- Notifiable occurrences
104. Term used: notifiable occurrence
105. Reporting of notifiable occurrences
106. Provider of on‑demand booking service to report allegations about driver conduct
Division 2 -- Camera surveillance
107. Terms used
108. Camera surveillance units
109. Signs about camera surveillance
110. Recordings taken by camera surveillance units
111. Safeguards applying to camera surveillance units
112. Production of camera recordings to authorised officers
113. Use of recordings taken by camera surveillance units
114. Deletion, destruction or disposal of copies of recordings
Division 3 -- Fares and fare devices
Subdivision 1 -- Requirements for fares that apply only to on‑demand rank or hail vehicles
115. Term used: relevant person
116. Maximum fares, surcharges and fees: metropolitan region
117. Maximum fares, surcharges and fees: regions
118. Fare schedule to be displayed in vehicle
119. Deposit
120. Contract fares
121. Written confirmation of contract fare
122. Passenger subsidy scheme vouchers
123. Guidelines
124. Commencement and termination of journey in on‑demand rank or hail vehicle
125. Multiple hiring
126. Surcharge for non‑cash payment
Subdivision 2 -- Other requirements for fares
127. Terms used
128. Fare amounts for passenger transport services using on‑demand vehicles
129. Certain fares and charges prohibited in certain declared emergencies
129A. Exempt areas in relation to emergency declarations
130. Parking fees and cleaning costs
Subdivision 3 -- Receipts
131. Receipts
Subdivision 4 -- Fare calculation devices
132. On‑demand rank or hail vehicles to be fitted with fare calculation device
133. Requirements for fare calculation devices
134. Display of information: on‑demand rank or hail vehicles
Division 4 -- Other obligations
135. Driver to inform on‑demand booking service of certain matters
136. Conduct of drivers while driving vehicle to transport passengers for hire or reward
137. Assistance animals
138. Driver must accept hiring except in certain circumstances
139. No touting or soliciting for passengers
140. Offence to operate unauthorised vehicle with passenger transport vehicle number plates
141. Wheelchair accessible vehicle to be used to attend to passenger who uses or requires wheelchair first
PART 9 -- Information
142. Law enforcement officials (s. 150)
143. Relevant authorities (s. 150)
144. Prescribed period (s. 152(a))
145. Disclosure of authorisation status of driver (s. 153)
146. Prescribed information road traffic CEO must provide to CEO (s. 158)
PART 10 -- Infringement notices and enforcement
147. Prescribed offences and modified penalties
148. Approved officers and authorised officers
149. Entry warrants (s. 178(2))
150. Forms
PART 11 -- Voluntary buyback, adjustment assistance and levy
Division 1 -- Buyback payment and net loss payment
151. Prescribed day for buyback payment and net loss payment applications (s. 229(2) and 235(2))
Division 2 -- On‑demand passenger transport levy
Subdivision 1 -- Preliminary
152. Terms used
Subdivision 2 -- General provisions relating to levy
153. Classes of providers of on‑demand booking services (s. 241)
154. Levy fare: general (s. 241)
155. Levy fare: on‑demand passenger transport service provided for metered fare (s. 241)
156. Levy fare: fare under multiple service agreement (s. 241)
157. Transactions relating to electric vehicles not leviable passenger service transactions
158. Exemption from requirement to pay levy for approved special events providers
159. Calculation of amount of levy payable on estimated basis (s. 247(1))
160. Registration as taxpayer (s. 249)
161. Payment of levy
162. Returns (s. 250)
163. Records (s. 251)
164. Records: fare information
165. Records to be produced or provided to CEO or authorised officer
Subdivision 3 -- Modifications of Taxation Administration Act 2003
166. Modifications of Taxation Administration Act 2003 (s. 243(2))
167. Time limits on reassessment
168. Penalty tax not payable
169. Records relevant to objections
170. Time for lodging objections
171. Proceedings before State Administrative Tribunal
172. Time limit on refund applications
173. Proceedings for an offence
174. Service
Division 3 -- Adjustment assistance grants
175. Prescribed day for adjustment assistance grant applications (s. 259(2))
PART 12 -- Miscellaneous
176. Review of decisions (s. 262)
177. Fees
178. Waiver of fees
179. Exemption of providers of school bus services and vehicles
180. CEO or authorised officer may require documents to be produced or provided
PART 13 -- Transitional provisions
Division 1 -- General matters
181. Disclosure of information about drivers’ licences (s. 293(2))
182. Camera surveillance units installed before 2 July 2019
183. Camera surveillance units in on‑demand rank or hail vehicles in regional areas
184. Prescribed transition period for ‘F’ or ‘T’ endorsed driver’s licence (s. 294)
185. Provisions for drivers authorised to drive under s. 294 or interstate driver authorisation
186. Provisions for s. 295 of the Act
187. Provisions for s. 296 of the Act
188. Medical reports
Division 2 -- Number plates
189. Term used: commencement day
190. Existing attached taxi plates for taxis may continue to be used
191. Existing attached number plates for country taxi‑cars may continue to be used
192. Omnibus number plates
193. Owned taxi plates that were attached and were not the subject of the buyback scheme
194. Leased taxi plates that were attached
195. Return of number plates that were not attached to a vehicle
196. Seizure of number plates
Division 3 -- Transition from Transport (Road Passenger Services) Regulations 2019
197. Things done for 2019 regulations continue for these regulations
198. Review of decisions under 2019 regulations
199. Provisions relating to disqualification periods under 2019 regulations
200. Provisions relating to association arrangements
PART 14 -- Transport (Road Passenger Services) Regulations 2019 repealed
201. Transport (Road Passenger Services) Regulations 2019 repealed
PART 15 -- Transport Regulations Amendment (Road Passenger Services) Regulations (No. 2) 2019 amended
202. Regulations amended
203. Regulation 2 amended
204. Part 5 Division 4 deleted
SCHEDULE 1 -- Fees
SCHEDULE 2 -- Disqualification offences and disqualification periods: on‑demand booking services
SCHEDULE 3 -- Disqualification offences and disqualification periods: passenger transport drivers
SCHEDULE 4 -- Fares: metropolitan region
SCHEDULE 5 -- Fares: regions
SCHEDULE 6 -- Prescribed offences and modified penalties
SCHEDULE 7 -- Forms
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