26Maintenance of equipment

26 Maintenance of equipment

(1)  The licensee of an NEPT Service must ensure that an annual maintenance schedule is prepared in respect of all vehicles and all equipment, other than equipment designed for a single use, used to provide non-emergency patient transport services as part of the Service.

(2)  An annual maintenance schedule prepared under subregulation (1)  –

(a) is to be in writing; and

(b) must not require a standard of maintenance of vehicles, or equipment, that is less than the standard specified in –

(i) the manufacturer's instructions for the vehicle or equipment; or

(ii) each relevant AS/NZS standard; and

(c) must be reviewed and, if necessary, updated, at least once in every 12-month period.

(3)  The licensee of an NEPT Service must ensure that all vehicles and all equipment, other than equipment designed for a single use, used to provide non-emergency patient transport services as part of the Service are maintained in accordance with the annual maintenance schedule prepared by the licensee under subregulation (1) .