New South Wales Consolidated Acts

PASSENGER TRANSPORT ACT 1990 - SECT 18

18 Commercial and non-commercial contracts

(1) For the purpose of determining the manner in which a contract holder is to be remunerated for the performance of services under the contract, a service contract may be classified as a “commercial” or a “non-commercial” contract.

(2) Under a commercial contract, the holder’s remuneration is to be derived from revenue generated by passengers’ fares.

(3) Under a non-commercial contract, the holder’s remuneration is to be a contract price, or remuneration fixed at an agreed rate, payable by the Crown to the holder in the manner provided by the contract.

(4) A commercial contract is to be entered into for a term of 5 years.

(5) A non-commercial contract may be entered into for any term.

(6) Nothing in this section precludes the holder of a non-commercial contract from charging and collecting fares from passengers in accordance with the contract.