19Bus safety inspections

19 Bus safety inspections

S. 19(1) amended by No. 30/2021 s. 4(1).

(1) An accredited bus operator must ensure that each bus used to provide a bus service undergoes a safety inspection in accordance with the regulations—

(a) annually; or

(b) at prescribed intervals.

1. In the case of a natural person, 20 penalty units;

S. 19(1A) inserted by No. 49/2011 s. 27.

(1A) If a bus is required under subsection (1) to undergo an annual bus safety inspection, each annual inspection must be conducted not earlier than 14 days before, and not later than 14 days after, the anniversary of the date on which the first inspection is conducted.

S. 19(1B) inserted by No. 49/2011 s. 27.

(1B) For the purposes of subsection (1A), the first inspection of the bus is the first inspection following the accreditation of the bus operator or, if the bus is acquired after that accreditation, the first inspection following its acquisition.

S. 19(2) repealed by No. 30/2021 s. 4(2).

S. 19(3) amended by Nos 30/2021 s. 4(3), 34/2023 s. 127(Sch. 1 item 1.5).

(3) An accredited bus operator must arrange a safety inspection of each bus used to provide the bus service operated by the operator if Safe Transport Victoria directs that a safety inspection be conducted in respect of the bus service operated by the operator.

1. In the case of a natural person, 20 penalty units;

S. 20 amended by No. 34/2023 s. 127(Sch. 1 item 1.6).