Victorian Numbered Acts Victorian Numbered Acts(1) This section applies if the Safety Director receives an application for accreditation under Division 2, or for variation of accreditation or the conditions of accreditation under Division 5, that indicates that the applicant is accredited, or is seeking accreditation, in another State or a Territory of the Commonwealth under a corresponding law to operate bus services of a similar kind to those the subject of the application under Division 2 or Division 5.
(2) The Safety Director must, as soon as possible and before deciding whether or not to grant the application, consult with the relevant corresponding Bus Safety Regulator, or Regulators, in relation to the application with a view to the outcome of the application being consistent with the outcome of applications made in the other jurisdiction or jurisdictions.
(3) The Safety Director, in complying with subsection (2), must take into account any guidelines prepared under subsection (5).
(4) If the Safety Director does not, in relation to an application, act consistently with the provisions of any guidelines prepared under subsection (5), the Safety Director must give the applicant reasons for not so acting.
(5) The Minister may prepare guidelines about the manner of the consultation the Safety Director is required to undertake under subsection (2).