66ZH—Declaration of public transport services
(1) The Commissioner
may, by notice in the Gazette, declare a specified public transport
service to be a "declared public transport service" for the purposes of this
Division.
(2) Before making a
declaration under this section, the Commissioner must be satisfied that—
(a) the
exercise of powers under section 66ZB is necessary or appropriate for the
purposes of deterring or detecting the commission of offences involving the
possession or use of a knife or other weapons on public transport vehicles
providing the public transport service; and
(b) the
exercise of powers under section 66ZB—
(i)
is likely to be effective in deterring or detecting the
commission of offences involving the possession or use of a knife or other
weapons on public transport vehicles providing the public transport service;
and
(ii)
will not unduly affect lawful activity on public
transport vehicles providing the public transport service.
(3) A declaration
under this section—
(a) must
set out sufficient details (such as route numbers or route names) to enable
persons using public transport services to identify the declared
public transport service; and
(b) may
be subject to conditions specified in the notice; and
(c) must
comply with any other requirements set out in the regulations; and
(d)
remains in force until revoked under this section.
(4) The Commissioner
may, by subsequent notice in the Gazette, vary or revoke a declaration made
under subsection (1) (and must revoke a declaration if the Commissioner
is no longer satisfied of the matters referred to in subsection (2)).
(5) The Commissioner
must cause a copy of any declaration, variation or revocation under this
section to be published on the Commissioner's website.