New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

PASSENGER TRANSPORT REGULATION 2007 - REG 17

17 Condition of vehicles

(1) The operator of a relevant service must ensure that the interior, exterior and fittings of the vehicles used to provide the service are, at all times during which the vehicles are being used to provide the service, clean and undamaged and (in the case of fittings) duly fitted, securely in place, in good condition and fully operational.

(2) Without limiting subclause (1), the interior, exterior and fittings of a vehicle include the following:

(a) the vehicle body and the door panels,

(b) the wheels and the bumper bars,

(c) the trim,

(d) the seats, seat covers and floor covers,

(e) the interior lights,

(f) any device or equipment that is fitted to the vehicle (whether or not it is required by or under the Act to be fitted),

(g) in the case of taxi-cabs and private hire vehicles:

(i) where appropriate, the network livery and decals, and

(ii) the interior of the boot or load space, and

(iii) the window winding mechanisms.

Maximum penalty: 10 penalty units.