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COMMERCIAL PASSENGER VEHICLE INDUSTRY ACT 2017

Table of Provisions

PART 1--PRELIMINARY

PART 2--SAFETY PRINCIPLES AND DUTIES

Division 1--Principles of commercial passenger vehicle safety

  • 16 Principle of shared responsibility  
  • 17 Principle of accountability for managing safety risks  
  • 18 Principle of enforcement  
  • 19 Principle of timeliness and transparency  
  • 20 Principle of participation, consultation and involvement of all affected persons  
  • 21 Effect of principles under this Division  

Division 2--The concept of ensuring safety

  • 22 The concept of ensuring safety  

Division 3--Safety duties

  • 23 Duties of owners of motor vehicles used to provide commercial passenger vehicle services  
  • 24 Duties of booking service providers  
  • 25 Duties of persons who have control over the provision of commercial passenger vehicle services  
  • 26 Duties of suppliers of services or equipment  
  • 27 Duties of drivers providing commercial passenger vehicle services  

Division 4--Codes of practice

  • 28 Codes of practice  
  • 29 Revisions to approved codes of practice  
  • 30 Revocation of approvals of codes of practice  
  • 31 Availability of approved codes of practice  
  • 32 Minister must consult before approving code of practice or revision to code of practice  
  • 33 Effect of approved code of practice  
  • 34 Effect of compliance with regulations or approved codes of practice  
  • 35 Tabling and disallowance of approved codes of practice  

PART 3--REGISTRATION OF COMMERCIAL PASSENGER VEHICLES

Division 1--Preliminary

  • 36 Purpose of registration  

Division 2--Commercial passenger vehicle registration offences

  • 37 Offence to drive unregistered vehicle for commercial passenger vehicle service  
  • 38 Offence to drive unregistered vehicle for commercial passenger vehicle service as employee  
  • 38A Offence to drive unregistered vehicle for commercial passenger vehicle service other than as employee  
  • 39 Offence to provide booking service involving unregistered vehicle  

Division 3--Commercial passenger vehicle registration

  • 40 Application for registration  
  • 41 Regulator may require further things or information  
  • 42 Decision on application for registration  
  • 43 Conditions on registration  
  • 44 Registration as a commercial passenger vehicle lasts until cancelled or surrendered  
  • 45 Annual registration fees  
  • 46 Regulator may vary or revoke conditions or impose new conditions  
  • 47 Offence to fail to comply with conditions of registration  
  • 48 Cancellation of registration  
  • 49 Surrender of registration  

Division 4--Miscellaneous

  • 50 False representation in relation to registration  
  • 51 Indication that a vehicle is a commercial passenger vehicle  

PART 4--REGISTRATION OF BOOKING SERVICE PROVIDERS

Division 1--Preliminary

  • 52 Purpose of registration  

Division 2--Booking service offences

  • 53 Offence if provider of booking service is not registered  
  • 54 Offence to advertise booking services unless registered  
  • 55 Offence to accept request from unregistered booking service provider  
  • 56 False representation in relation to registration  

Division 3--Booking service provider registration

  • 57 Application for registration  
  • 58 Decision on application for registration  
  • 59 Notification and reasons to be given if application refused  
  • 60 Conditions on registration  
  • 61 Registration lasts until cancelled or surrendered  
  • 62 Annual registration fees  
  • 63 Regulator may vary or revoke conditions or impose new conditions  
  • 64 Offence to fail to comply with conditions of registration  
  • 65 Registered booking service provider must notify change to information  
  • 66 Surrender of registration  

Division 4--Miscellaneous

  • 67 Offence to provide booking service that results in commercial passenger vehicle service being provided by non-accredited drivers  

PART 5--COMMERCIAL PASSENGER VEHICLE DRIVER ACCREDITATION

Division 1--Preliminary

Division 2--Non-accreditation offence

  • 70 Offence for driver to provide services without accreditation  

Division 3--Driver accreditations

Division 4--Disqualification from holding driver accreditation

  • 85 Disqualification from applying for driver accreditation  
  • 86 Disqualification ceases if there has been a relevant change of circumstances  

Division 5--Driver accreditation offences

PART 6--CONSUMER AND DRIVER PROTECTIONS

Division 1--Driver agreements

  • 95 Definition  
  • 96 Application of Division  
  • 97 Implied conditions of driver agreement  
  • 98 Offence if implied condition breached  
  • 99 Referral of disputes to the regulator  
  • 100 Minister may refer dispute directly to VCAT  
  • 101 Unresolved disputes may be referred to Small Business Commission or VCAT  
  • 102 Function of Small Business Commission  
  • 103 Mediation or other alternative dispute resolution  
  • 104 Small Business Commission may issue certificates  
  • 105 Parties may apply to VCAT  
  • 106 Jurisdiction of VCAT  
  • 107 Time limits for certain complaints  
  • 108 Orders VCAT can make  
  • 109 Each party to pay own costs  
  • 110 Statements made during alternative dispute resolution not admissible  

Division 1A--Protections for unbooked commercial passenger vehicle services

Division 2--Fare monitoring

Division 3--Non-cash payment surcharge

PART 7--INVESTIGATION POWERS

Division 1--Authorised officers

Division 2--Power of entry without consent or search warrant

  • 131 Limited power for authorised officer to enter premises or vehicle without consent or search warrant  
  • 132 Purposes for which authorised officer may enter without consent or search warrant  
  • 133 Circumstances in which authorised officer may enter without consent or search warrant  
  • 134 Power to enter includes power to search and inspect  

Division 5--confers further powers on the authorised officer.

  • 135 Notice of entry if prior notice not given—commercial passenger vehicle not on industry premises  
  • 136 Notice of entry to be left if certain persons not present  
  • 137 Notice of entry if prior notice not given—industry premises  

Division 3--Power of entry without warrant but with consent

Division 5--confers further powers on the authorised officer.

Division 4--Search warrants

  • 141 Issue of search warrant  
  • 142 Seizure of things not mentioned in search warrant  
  • 143 Announcement before entry under search warrant  
  • 144 Copy of search warrant to be given  
  • 145 Use of evidence obtained under search warrant in civil penalty proceedings  

Division 5--Additional powers relating to search and entry

  • 146 Definitions  
  • 147 Application of Division  
  • 148 General investigation powers relating to entry of industry premises or other place  
  • 149 General investigation powers relating to entry of motor vehicle  
  • 150 Use or seizure of electronic equipment  
  • 151 Equipment for examining or processing  
  • 152 Use of equipment already at premises, place or vehicle  
  • 153 Admissibility of recording  

Division 6--Additional power to remove material from motor vehicle

Division 7--Seized things

  • 155 Receipt for seized thing  
  • 156 Copies of certain seized things to be given  
  • 157 Return of seized things  
  • 158 Magistrates' Court may extend retention period  
  • 159 Forfeiture of seized thing  

Division 8--Directions, defect notices, removal of material

Division 9--Miscellaneous

  • 166 Use of force  
  • 167 Authorised officer or assistant must cause as little inconvenience as possible  
  • 168 Compensation for damage caused during exercise of powers under this Part  
  • 169 Abrogation of privilege against self‑incrimination  
  • 170 Client legal privilege not abrogated  
PART 8--ENFORCEMENT MEASURES

Division 1--Improvement notices

Division 2--Prohibition notices

Division 3--General requirements applying to notices

  • 191 Definition  
  • 192 Notice must be in writing  
  • 193 Minor variations of notices  
  • 194 Formal irregularities or defects in notice  
  • 195 Serving notices  

Division 4--Injunctions

Division 5--Enforceable voluntary undertakings

  • 198 Enforceable voluntary undertaking by registered booking service providers  
  • 199 Notice of decisions and reasons for decision  
  • 200 When an undertaking is enforceable  
  • 201 Compliance with undertaking  
  • 202 Contravention of undertaking  
  • 203 Withdrawal or variation of undertaking  
  • 204 Proceedings for alleged contravention  

Division 6--Infringement offences

  • 205 Infringement notices  

Division 7--Specific court orders

PART 9--DISCIPLINARY ACTION

PART 10--REGISTER OF PERMISSION HOLDERS

Division 1--Establishment of register

Division 2--Restriction of public access to information

  • 230 What happens when information is included on the register?  
  • 231 Notification that information to be made publicly available  
  • 232 Application to restrict public access to information  
  • 233 Determination of application  
  • 234 Notification of determination  

PART 11--COMMERCIAL PASSENGER VEHICLE SERVICE LEVY

PART 12--INTERNAL REVIEW AND VCAT DECISIONS

Division 1--Interpretation

  • 247 Reviewable decisions  

Division 2--Internal review

  • 248 Application for internal review  

Division 3--provides for the review by VCAT of a reviewable decision.

  • 249 Regulator may stay operation of decision subject to application for internal review  
  • 250 Determination of application for internal review  

Division 3--VCAT review

  • 251 Review of regulator decisions by VCAT  
  • 252 VCAT review in relation to decision not to restrict public access to information  

Division 4--VCAT orders in relation tocategory 1 offenders

  • 253 VCAT orders in relation to category 1 offenders  

PART 13--INFORMATION GATHERING AND HANDLING

Division 1--Confidential or commercially sensitive information

  • 254 Definition  
  • 255 Restriction on disclosure or use of sensitive information  
  • 256 Use for performance of function or exercise of power permitted  
  • 257 Disclosure for performance of function or exercise of power permitted in certain cases  
  • 258 Disclosure or use permitted if required by Act  
  • 259 Disclosure or use with consent permitted  
  • 260 Disclosure or use in legal proceedings permitted  
  • 260A Disclosure to Secretary in accordance with agreement  
  • 261 Disclosure or use permitted if information in public domain  

Division 2--Exempt freedom of information documents

  • 262 Restriction on disclosure and use of exempt freedom of information documents  
  • 263 Use for performance of function permitted  

Division 3--Power of regulator to obtain and share information

  • 264 Power to obtain information and documents  
  • 265 Complaints  
  • 266 Information sharing  
  • 267 Duty on Chief Commissioner of Police to notify regulator of certain matters relating to offences  

PART 14--GENERAL

Division 1--Offences

Division 2--Regulator inquiries

Division 3--Monitoring, compliance and enforcement policy

  • 275 Regulator to develop policy  
  • 276 Regulator must consult when developing or reviewing policy  
  • 277 Content of policy  
  • 278 Regulator must coordinate and support implementation of policy  
  • 279 Certain persons to have regard to policy  

Division 4--Proceedings and evidentiary provisions

  • 280 Who may commence proceedings for offences against an industry law  
  • 281 Evidentiary certificates  

Division 5--Other

  • 282 Regulatory fees  
  • 283 Regulatory exemptions  
  • 284 Criminal liability of officers of bodies corporate—failure to exercise due diligence  
  • 285 Criminal liability of officers of bodies corporate—failure to exercise due diligence (evidential burden of proof)  
  • 286 Corporations Act displacement  
  • 287 Offences by partnerships or unincorporated association  
  • 288 Service of documents  
  • 289 Regulations  
  • 290 Transitional provisions  

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