ROAD TRANSPORT (PUBLIC PASSENGER SERVICES) ACT 2001
Table of Provisions
PART 1--PRELIMINARY
- 1 Name of Act
- 2 Objects of Act
- 3 Dictionary
- 4 Notes
- 4A Offences against Act—application of Criminal Code etc
- 5 Functions of road transport authority
- 6 Registers under this Act
- 7 Security and disclosure of information in registers
- 8 Competition and Consumer Act authorisation
- 9 Combinations of accreditations, authorisations and licences
- 10 What is a public passenger service?
PART 2--BUS SERVICES
Division 2.1--Basic concepts
- 10A Meaning of bus and public bus
- 11 Meaning of bus service
- 12 What is a regular route service?
- 13 What is a tour and charter service?
- 14 What is a long-distance service?
Division 2.2--Accreditation of bus service operators
Division 2.3--Service contracts for regular route services
- 17 Service contracts—regular route services
Division 2.4--Entitlement to operate certain bus services
- 18 Entitlement to operate regular route services
- 19 Entitlement to operate tour and charter services
- 19A Territory's entitlement to operate bus service
- 20 Unaccredited operators not to operate certain bus services
- 21 Pretending to be an accredited bus service operator
- 22 Operators of regular route services to hold service contracts
Division 2.5--Regulation of bus services
- 23 Regular route services—power to determine maximum fares
- 24 Regulations about operation of bus services by accredited people
- 25 Regulations about operation of public buses
- 26 Regulations about bus drivers
- 27 Regulations about conduct of passengers
PART 2A--LIGHT RAIL SERVICES
- 27A Meaning of light rail service and light rail service
- 27B Entitlement to operate light rail service
- 27C Light rail services—power to determine fares
- 27D Light rail services—regulations PART 3 TRANSPORT BOOKING SERVICES --Division 3.1 Basic concepts
- 28 Meaning of transport booking service
- 29 Meaning of bookable vehicle and bookable vehicle --Division 3.2 Transport booking service—accreditation
- 30 Transport booking service—purpose of accreditation
- 31 Transport booking service—regulations about accreditation
- 32 Transport booking service must be accredited
- 33 Transport booking service must comply with accreditation conditions
- 34 Pretend to be accredited transport booking service --Division 3.3 Transport booking service—affiliated drivers and affiliated operators
- 35 Meaning of affiliated driver
- 36 Meaning of affiliated driver agreement
- 36A Pretend to be affiliated driver
- 36B Meaning of affiliated operator
- 36C Meaning of affiliated operator agreement
- 36D Pretend to be affiliated operator
- 36E Taxi driver or taxi service operator must be affiliated with transport booking
- 36F Rideshare driver must be affiliated with transport booking service --Division 3.4 Transport booking service—operation
- 36G Transport booking service—responsibilities
- 36H Transport booking services—regulations about operation
- 36I Court may order transport booking service to take certain actions
PART 4--LICENSING OF TAXI VEHICLES
Division 4.1--Basic concepts
Division 4.2--Taxi licences
- 39 Maximum numbers of taxi licences
- 40 Issue of taxi licences
- 41 Transferability of taxi licences
- 42 Use of vehicles as taxis
- 43 Pretending vehicles are licensed taxis
- 44 Regulations about taxi licences
PART 5--TAXI SERVICES
Division 5.1--Basic concepts
- 45 Meaning of taxi
- 46 Meaning of restricted taxi
- 47 Meaning of taxi service
- 48 Meaning of restricted taxi service
Division 5.2--Accreditation of taxi service operators
- 49 Taxi service operators—purposes of accreditation
- 50 Taxi service operators—regulations about accreditation
Division 5.3--Entitlement to operate taxi services
- 51 Entitlement to operate taxi services
- 52 Unaccredited operators not to operate taxi services
- 53 Pretending to be an accredited taxi service operator
Division 5.4--Regulation of taxi services
- 56 Regulations about operation of taxi services by accredited people
- 57 Regulations about operation of taxis
- 58 Regulations about taxi drivers
- 59 Regulations about conduct of taxi passengers
- 60 Power to determine taxi fares PART 5A RIDESHARING --Division 5A.1 Basic concepts
- 60A Meaning of rideshare service, rideshare driver, rideshare and --Division 5A.2 Rideshare drivers Subdivision 5A.2.1 Rideshare drivers—accreditation
- 60B Rideshare driver—purposes of accreditation
- 60C Rideshare driver—regulations about accreditation system
- 60D Entitlement to operate rideshare services
- 60E Rideshare driver must be accredited
- 60F Pretend to be accredited rideshare driver Subdivision 5A.2.2 Rideshare drivers—regulation
- 60G Rideshare driver must not use unlicensed rideshare vehicle
- 60H Regulations about operation of rideshare service
- 60I Regulations about rideshare drivers --Division 5A.3 Rideshare vehicles
- 60J Meaning of rideshare vehicle licence
- 60K Rideshare vehicle licence not transferable
- 60L Pretend vehicle is licensed rideshare vehicle
- 60M Licensed rideshare vehicle not to be used by unlicensed or unaccredited
- 60N Licensed rideshare vehicle not to be used unless insured
- 60O Regulations about rideshare vehicles --Division 5A.4 Rideshare passengers and fares
- 60P Regulations about conduct of rideshare vehicle passengers
- 60Q Power to determine rideshare fares
PART 6--LICENSING OF HIRE CARS
Division 6.1--Basic concepts
Division 6.2--Hire car licences
- 63 Transferability of hire car licences
- 64 Use of vehicles as hire cars
- 65 Pretending vehicles are licensed hire cars
- 66 Regulations about hire car licences
PART 7--HIRE CAR SERVICES
Division 7.1--Basic concepts
- 67 Meaning of hire car
- 68 Meaning of restricted hire car
- 69 Meaning of hire car service
- 70 Meaning of restricted hire car service
Division 7.2--Accreditation of hire car service operators
- 71 Hire car service operators—purposes of accreditation
- 72 Hire car service operators—regulations about accreditation system
Division 7.3--Entitlement to operate hire car services
- 73 Entitlement to operate hire car services
- 74 Unaccredited operators not to operate hire car services
- 75 Pretending to be an accredited hire car service operator
Division 7.4--Regulation of hire car services
- 76 Regulations about operation of hire car services by accredited people
- 77 Regulations about operation of hire cars
- 78 Regulations about hire car drivers
- 79 Regulations about conduct of hire car passengers
- 79A Power to determine hire car fares
PART 8--DEMAND RESPONSIVE SERVICES
Division 8.1--Basic concepts
Division 8.2--Authorisations to operate demand responsive services
- 82 Demand responsive service authorisations
- 82A Territory's entitlement to operate demand responsive service
- 83 Demand responsive services—guidelines for giving
- 84 Demand responsive services—regulations about authorisations
- 85 Use of vehicles for demand responsive services
- 86 Representing vehicle as demand responsive service vehicle
Division 8.3--Accreditation of demand responsive service operators
- 87 Demand responsive service operators—purposes of
- 88 Demand responsive service operators—regulations about accreditation
Division 8.4--Service contracts for demand responsive services
- 89 Service contracts—demand responsive services
Division 8.5--Entitlement to operate demand responsive services
- 90 Entitlement to operate demand responsive services
- 91 Operating demand responsive service without entitlement
- 92 Representing entitlement to operate demand responsive service
Division 8.6--Regulation of demand responsive services
- 93 Demand responsive services—minimum fares
- 94 Regulations about operation of demand responsive services
- 95 Regulations about operation of demand responsive service vehicles
- 96 Regulations about demand responsive service vehicle drivers
- 97 Regulations about conduct of demand responsive vehicle passengers
PART 8A--ADDITIONAL PUBLIC PASSENGER VEHICLE INSURANCE
- 109 Application—pt 8A
- 110 Definitions—Act
- 111 Public passenger vehicle insurance compulsory
- 112 Police officer or authorised person may require evidence of public passenger vehicle
PART 9--ENFORCEMENT
- 115 Purpose of powers under pt 9
- 116 Power to require records or information
- 117 Power to inspect maintenance facilities
- 118 Power to inspect and test vehicles
- 119 Power to require vehicles or equipment to be inspected and tested
- 120 Attachment and removal of noncompliance notices
- 121 Police officer or authorised person—power to require name and address