Victorian Numbered Acts Victorian Numbered Acts(1) This section applies to an operator of a bus service which is not a commercial bus service or a local bus service.
(2) If this section applies, an operator of a bus service must apply to the Safety Director for registration.
(3) An application must—
(a) be made in a manner and form determined by the Safety Director;
(b) contain any prescribed information.
(4) An operator of a bus service to which this section applies must provide the Safety Director with any additional information requested by the Safety Director.
(5) The Safety Director may register an operator to operate the bus service if the Safety Director is satisfied that the operator is not accredited to operate that bus service.
(6) The registration of an operator to operate a bus service is subject to the following conditions—
(a) the operator of the bus service must—
(i) keep the certificate of registration issued by the Safety Director; and
(ii) if the operator ceases to operate the bus service, return the certificate of registration to the Safety Director;
(b) the operator of the bus service must, if the Safety Director requests, produce the certificate of registration to the Safety Director;
(c) the operator of the bus service must notify the Safety Director if—
(i) the nature of the bus service changes;
(ii) the details specified in the application for registration change;
(iii) the operator of the bus service ceases to operate the bus service.
(7) An operator of a bus service to which this section applies must not operate the bus service unless the operator is registered.
Penalty: In the case of a natural person, 60 penalty units;
In the case of a body corporate, 300 penalty units.
(8) A registered bus operator must comply with the conditions specified in subsection (6).
Penalty: In the case of a natural person, 60 penalty units;
In the case of a body corporate, 300 penalty units.