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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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