{"id":"commercial-passenger-road-transport-passenger-buses-regulations-1992","name":"COMMERCIAL PASSENGER (ROAD) TRANSPORT (PASSENGER BUSES) REGULATIONS 1992","slug":"commercial-passenger-road-transport-passenger-buses-regulations-1992","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"nt","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":174468,"registerId":"nt-commercial-passenger-road-transport-passenger-buses-regulations-1992-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-05","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"COMMERCIAL PASSENGER (ROAD) TRANSPORT (PASSENGER BUSES) REGULATIONS 1992","content":"NORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA\nCOMMERCIAL PASSENGER (ROAD) TRANSPORT (PASSENGER\nBUSES) REGULATIONS 1992\nAs in force at 21 January 2026\nTable of provisions\nPart 1 Preliminary\n1 Citation ............................................................................................ 1\n2 Commencement .............................................................................. 1\n3 Interpretation ................................................................................... 1\nPart 2 Operators\n4 Operator to keep records ................................................................. 2\n6 Operator to supply information ........................................................ 2\n7 Fares, timetables and notices .......................................................... 2\nPart 3 Conduct of drivers and passengers\n8 Limitation on passengers ................................................................. 3\n12 Illegal purposes ............................................................................... 3\nPart 4 Miscellaneous\n16 Fees ................................................................................................ 3\n20 Offences .......................................................................................... 4\nSchedule Fees\nENDNOTES\n\n\n\nNORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA\n____________________\nAs in force at 21 January 2026\n____________________\nCOMMERCIAL PASSENGER (ROAD) TRANSPORT (PASSENGER\nBUSES) REGULATIONS 1992\nRegulations under the Commercial Passenger (Road) Transport\nAct 1991\nPart 1 Preliminary\n1 Citation\nThese regulations may be cited as the Commercial Passenger\n(Road) Transport (Passenger Buses) Regulations 1992.\n2 Commencement\nThese regulations shall come into operation on the commencement\nof the Commercial Passenger (Road) Transport Act 1991.\n3 Interpretation\nIn these regulations unless the contrary intention appears:\nbus means a motor omnibus.\nbus stop means a bus stop as defined under the Traffic Act 1987.\ndriver means the person driving or in control of a bus.\noperator means a person who operates a bus otherwise than only\nas a driver.\npassenger includes any person travelling on a bus other than the\ndriver.\nticket includes a pass, voucher or other document that entitles a\nperson to travel on a bus as a passenger.\n\nPart 2 Operators\nCommercial Passenger (Road) Transport (Passenger Buses) Regulations 1992 2\nPart 2 Operators\n4 Operator to keep records\n(1) The operator of a bus must make a record of the following:\n(a) each bus operated by the operator;\n(b) the name and residential address of each driver engaged or\nemployed by the operator and the number of the driver's\nlicence issued in relation to that person under the Motor\nVehicles Act 1949;\n(c) a general description of the route on which the bus was\noperated on each day it was operated; and\n(d) any other matter that the Director requires as a condition of\nthe operator's licence.\nMaximum penalty: 60 penalty units.\n(2) The operator of a bus must ensure that the record mentioned in\nsubregulation (1):\n(a) is kept in a safe place at the principal place of business of the\noperator; and\n(b) is produced whenever required by an inspector.\nMaximum penalty: 60 penalty units.\n6 Operator to supply information\nThe operator of a bus shall whenever requested by the Director to\ndo so furnish to the Director full and correct information of any kind\nthat relates to journeys undertaken by a bus as is specified by the\nDirector in the request.\nMaximum penalty: 60 penalty units.\n7 Fares, timetables and notices\n(1) The operator of a bus who provides a route service must make\navailable to the Director, or any other person, on request the\nfollowing information:\n(a) each route along which the bus is operated;\n(b) the bus stops along each route;\n\nPart 4 Miscellaneous\nCommercial Passenger (Road) Transport (Passenger Buses) Regulations 1992 3\n(c) the approximate times at which a bus will be available along\neach route;\n(d) the fares payable by passengers;\n(e) the class of bus provided for the route service.\n(2) The operator of a bus must amend any timetable issued for\nsubregulation (1) whenever requested to do so by the Director.\n(3) The operator of a bus must paint in legible letters or display, in the\nmanner the Director sees fit, in a conspicuous place on the inside\nand outside of the bus the particulars that the Director requires as\nto any of the following:\n(a) the timetable for the bus;\n(b) the fares payable by passengers;\n(c) the route of the bus;\n(d) the places or areas at or within which passengers may not be\ntaken up or set down.\nPart 3 Conduct of drivers and passengers\n8 Limitation on passengers\nThe driver of a bus shall ensure that:\n(a) the number of passengers carried on a bus does not exceed\nthe maximum number that is permitted to be carried on the\nbus;\n(b) a passenger is not carried in any part of the bus unless that\npart of the bus is designed to carry passengers.\n12 Illegal purposes\nThe driver of a bus shall not use the bus for an illegal purpose or\ncause or permit the bus to be used for an illegal purpose.\nPart 4 Miscellaneous\n16 Fees\nThe fees set out in the Schedule are payable in relation to the\nmatters specified in that Schedule.\n\nPart 4 Miscellaneous\nCommercial Passenger (Road) Transport (Passenger Buses) Regulations 1992 4\n20 Offences\nA person who contravenes or fails to comply with a provision of\nthese Regulations commits an offence.\nMaximum penalty: 25 penalty units.\n\nSchedule Fees\nCommercial Passenger (Road) Transport (Passenger Buses) Regulations 1992 5\nSchedule Fees\nregulation 16\n$\nFor issuing or renewing a licence 550\nFor each endorsement on a licence 66\nFor an application to extend the period of a declaration of a\npioneer route 60\nFor an urban service area licence 60\n\nENDNOTES\nCommercial Passenger (Road) Transport (Passenger Buses) Regulations 1992 6\nENDNOTES\n1 KEY Key to abbreviations\namd = amended od = order\napp = appendix om = omitted\nbl = by-law pt = Part\nch = Chapter r = regulation/rule\ncl = clause rem = remainder\ndiv = Division renum = renumbered\nexp = expires/expired rep = repealed\nf = forms s = section\nGaz = Gazette sch = Schedule\nhdg = heading sdiv = Subdivision\nins = inserted SL = Subordinate Legislation\nlt = long title sub = substituted\nnc = not commenced\n2 LIST OF LEGISLATION\nPassenger Bus Regulations (SL No. 56, 1992)\nNotified 21 October 1992\nCommenced 21 October 1992\nAmendments of Passenger Bus Regulations (SL No. 60, 1998)\nNotified 23 December 1998\nCommenced 1 January 1999 (r 1 and s 2 Commercial Passenger (Road)\nTransport Amendment Act 1998 (Act No. 83, 1998))\nStatute Law Revision Act 2003 (Act No. 12, 2003)\nAssent date 18 March 2003\nCommenced 18 March 2003\nAmendments of Passenger Bus Regulations (SL No. 43, 2003)\nNotified 1 August 2003\nCommenced 1 October 2003 (r 1)\nPassenger Bus Amendment (Inspector Powers) Regulations 2005 (SL No. 36, 2005)\nNotified 19 October 2005\nCommenced 19 October 2005\nPublic Transport (Passenger Safety) Act 2008 (Act No. 15, 2008)\nAssent date 18 June 2008\nCommenced 18 July 2008 (Gaz S35, 18 July 2008)\nFees and Charges (Transport) Amendment Regulations 2012 (SL No. 45, 2012)\nNotified 14 December 2012\nCommenced 1 January 2013 (r 2)\nPenalties Amendment (Miscellaneous) Act 2013 (Act No. 23, 2013)\nAssent date 12 July 2013\nCommenced 28 August 2013 (Gaz G35, 28 August 2013, p 2)\n\nENDNOTES\nCommercial Passenger (Road) Transport (Passenger Buses) Regulations 1992 7\nCommercial Passenger Vehicle Legislation Amendment Regulations 2016\n(SL No. 33, 2016)\nNotified 6 July 2016\nCommenced 1 October 2016 (r 2)\nCommercial Passenger Vehicle Legislation Amendment Regulations 2017\n(SL No. 34, 2017)\nNotified 29 November 2017\nCommenced 1 December 2017 (r 2)\nTransport Legislation Amendment Act 2025 (Act No. 23, 2025)\nAssent date 12 September 2025\nCommenced pts 2, 4, 5 and 6: 21 January 2026 (Gaz S5,\n19 January 2026); rem: 18 November 2025 (Gaz S69,\n17 November 2025)\n3 GENERAL AMENDMENTS\nGeneral amendments of a formal nature (which are not referred to in the table\nof amendments to this reprint) are made by the Interpretation Legislation\nAmendment Act 2018 (Act No. 22 of 2018) to: rr 1, 2, 3 and 4.\n4 LIST OF AMENDMENTS\nr 1 amd Act No. 23, 2025, s 66\nr 4 amd No. 60, 1998, r 2; No. 34, 2017, r 46\nr 5 rep No. 34, 2017, r 47\nr 6 rep No. 34, 2017, r 48\nr 7 sub No. 33, 2016, r 20\nr 9 rep No. 34, 2017, r 48\nr 10 amd Act No. 15, 2008, s 38\nrep No. 34, 2017, r 48\nr 11 amd No. 36, 2005, r 3\nrep Act No. 15, 2008, s 38\nr 13 rep Act No. 15, 2008, s 38\nr 14 amd Act No. 12, 2003, s 19\nrep Act No. 15, 2008, s 38\nr 15 rep Act No. 15, 2008, s 38\nr 16 amd No. 60, 1998, r 3; No. 43, 2003, r 3\nr 17 amd Act No. 12, 2003, s 19\nrep No. 34, 2017, r 48\nr 18 rep Act No. 15, 2008, s 38\nr 19 rep No. 34, 2017, r 48\nr 20 amd Act No. 23, 2013, s 4\nr 21 ins No. 60, 1998, r 4\nrep No. 43, 2003, r 4\nsch amd No. 60, 1998, r 5; No. 43, 2003, r 5; No. 45, 2012, r 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Over three decades, transport regulations typically expand to address new technologies (e.g. GPS tracking, electronic ticketing), updated safety standards, changes in industry structure, and shifting regulatory philosophy. The 2026 commencement date further indicates recent and potentially substantial amendments that may have altered the original scope of the regulations."},"complexity_factors":["Regulations sit beneath a parent Act, requiring cross-referencing between two documents to fully understand obligations","Technical vehicle and safety standards typical in transport regulations require specialist knowledge to interpret","Licensing and accreditation frameworks often involve multi-step processes and conditions","The legislation dates from 1992 and has been reprinted multiple times (Reprint 5), meaning layers of amendments accumulate over time","Enforcement and penalty provisions can involve complex administrative processes","Limited metadata provided (no gazette number, made-by details) makes it harder to trace the full legislative history","The unusual commencement date of 2026 for a 1992 instrument suggests recent significant amendment, creating potential transitional complexity"],"plain_english_summary":"The Commercial Passenger (Road) Transport (Passenger Buses) Regulations 1992 set the day‑to‑day legal rules for commercial bus services on public roads—covering licensing, vehicle standards, driver and operator conduct, fares/ticketing, record‑keeping and enforcement. \n\nThey affect bus operators, drivers, passengers and regulators; compliance protects safety and service standards. The instrument remains in force (commencement listed 21 January 2026) and is administered by the Department of Logistics and Infrastructure."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"The legislation has shrunk significantly from its original scope. The endnotes reveal that numerous regulations have been repealed over time, including regulations 5, 6, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18, 19, and 21. Many of these were repealed by the Commercial Passenger Vehicle Legislation Amendment Regulations 2017 (No. 34), suggesting a major consolidation or transfer of provisions to other instruments. The current version is a stripped-back framework focused on basic record-keeping, information provision, and conduct requirements."},"complexity_factors":["Only 5 defined terms in the interpretation section","Straightforward structure with 4 short parts","Minimal cross-referencing between provisions","Simple conditional logic (mostly 'must' obligations)","No nested exceptions or complex definitional chains","Short length (approximately 6 pages including endnotes)"],"plain_english_summary":"These are Northern Territory regulations that set the rules for operating passenger buses. They require bus operators to keep detailed records of their vehicles and drivers, provide route and fare information to the public and government, and display timetables on buses. Drivers must not overload buses or use them for illegal activities. The regulations also set fees for licences and specify penalties for breaking the rules."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"The reprint shows multiple amendments and repeals recorded in the Endnotes and List of amendments (Endnotes 2–4 and 'List of amendments'), including repeals of specific regulations and updates to fees, inspector/director powers and licence endorsements. Those changes adjust the Act's administrative and fee scope while the core operator duties remain in the current text."},"complexity_factors":["Operator record‑keeping and production obligations with a high individual penalty (reg 4(1)–(2): maximum 60 penalty units)","Director's broad discretion to request information and require timetable/notice displays (reg 6; reg 7(2)–(3))","Multiple offence provisions with different penalty scales (reg 4 vs reg 20)","Cross‑statute definitions and references (reg 3 references Traffic Act 1987 and Motor Vehicles Act 1949)","Licence and application fees set out in a Schedule (reg 16 and Schedule) affecting operators' costs","Succinct substantive rules (passenger limits, illegal use) combined with administrative requirements creates mixed operational and compliance burdens (rr 8, 12, 4, 6, 7)","Amendment history recorded in Endnotes increases interpretive attention required for current text (Endnotes, List of amendments)"],"plain_english_summary":"These regulations set out what passenger‑bus operators must do: keep and produce records, supply journey, timetable and fare information, display required notices on buses, limit passenger numbers, and not use buses for illegal purposes. They impose licence and application fees and monetary penalties for non‑compliance. The rules place compliance costs and information duties on operators (regs 4, 6, 7; Schedule), give the Director power to request or require particular information and displays (regs 6, 7(2)–(3)), and prescribe penalties for breaches (regs 4, 20)."},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"Unauthenticated. Configure AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY or use a provider module. 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