Victorian Numbered Acts

BUS SAFETY ACT 2009 (NO. 13 OF 2009) - SECT 26

    (1)     Subject to Division 3, the Safety Director must accredit the operator of a commercial bus service or local bus service if the Safety Director is satisfied that the applicant has, and will continue to have, the competence and capacity to operate a commercial bus service or local bus service safely.

    (2)     In determining whether an applicant has, and will continue to have, the competence and capacity to operate a commercial bus service or local bus service safely, the Safety Director must have regard to—

        (a)     whether the applicant or the responsible person has completed an approved training course;

        (b)     any matters prescribed for the purposes of this section;

        (c)     any matters declared by the Safety Director and published in the Government Gazette.

Note

See Division 6 for criteria in respect of applications made by operators with accreditation under a corresponding law.

    (3)     The Safety Director may approve training courses for the purposes of this Act.