New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

PASSENGER TRANSPORT REGULATION 2007 - REG 88

88 Notification of accidents and incidents

(1) An operator of a bus service who becomes aware that a bus being used to provide the service has been involved in an accident or incident must notify the Director-General of the accident or incident, in accordance with this clause, if the accident or incident:

(a) resulted in a person being injured, or

(b) prevented the bus from continuing its journey, or

(c) is, in the reasonable opinion of the operator of the service, otherwise likely to arouse serious public concern.

Maximum penalty: 5 penalty units.

(2) A notification under subclause (1):

(a) must be given within 3 days after the operator becomes aware of the accident or incident concerned, and

(b) must be given in a form approved by the Director-General.

(3) An operator of a bus service who becomes aware that a bus being used to provide the service has been involved in an accident or incident must notify the Chief Investigator of the accident or incident, in accordance with this clause, if the accident or incident:

(a) involved or resulted in any one or more of the following:

(i) a person being injured,

(ii) the driver of the bus being incapacitated,

(iii) a mechanical or electrical fire or an explosion on the bus,

(iv) a failure of the steering or brakes of the bus,

(v) a bus being in motion while not under the effective control of a driver,

(vi) the bus being unable to continue its journey,

(vii) a person being caught in the doors of the bus and being dragged by the bus, or

(b) is, in the reasonable opinion of the operator of the service, otherwise likely to arouse serious public concern.

Maximum penalty: 5 penalty units.

(4) A notification under subclause (3):

(a) must be given immediately after the operator becomes aware of the accident or incident concerned, and

(b) must be given by telephone or by such other means as the Chief Investigator may reasonably require, and

(c) must include such details of the accident or incident as the Chief Investigator may reasonably require.

(5) The Director-General and Chief Investigator are to provide each other with access to the details of any notification given under this clause including access to any telephone recording that may have been made.