New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

PASSENGER TRANSPORT REGULATION 2007 - REG 41

41 Carriage of goods and animals

(1) The driver of a public passenger vehicle must not permit any person to place or carry in or on the vehicle any article that is of such size or has such dimensions that it cannot be accommodated in or on the vehicle without inconvenience or danger to any other person.

Maximum penalty: 2 penalty units.

(2) The driver of a public passenger vehicle must not permit any person to place or carry in or on the vehicle any dog, cat, bird or other animal unless it is suitably confined in a box, basket or other container.

Maximum penalty: 2 penalty units.

(3) Subclause (2) does not apply to an assistance animal or an assistance animal in training.

(4) The driver of a public passenger vehicle other than a motor cycle must not refuse to carry an assistance animal or an assistance animal in training in or on the vehicle.

Maximum penalty: 10 penalty units.