Victorian Consolidated Regulations

Transport (Passenger Vehicles) Regulations 2005 - SECT 34

Maximum number of passengers

34. Maximum number of passengers



(1) The driver of a vehicle must not carry in the vehicle any more than the
number of passengers, including standing passengers-

   (a)  specified in the licence for that vehicle; or

   (b)  in the case of a public passenger vehicle operated by an accredited
        person, the number of passengers, including standing passengers,
        specified by a licensed tester for that type of vehicle.

(2) For the purposes of subregulation (1)-

   (a)  a child under the age of 5 years who is being held on the lap of a
        passenger is not to be counted as a passenger; and

   (b)  if 3 or more children 5 years of age or more and under 12 years of age
        are seated in the vehicle, each third child is not to be counted as a
        passenger.

Division 2-Other driver obligations