7Declaration powers of Safe Transport Victoria

7 Declaration powers of Safe Transport Victoria

S. 7(1) amended by No. 34/2023 s. 127(Sch. 1 item 1.3(a)).

(1) Subject to subsection (2) , Safe Transport Victoria may declare by notice published in the Government Gazette that—

(a) a motor vehicle or class of motor vehicle that is a bus specified in paragraph (a) of the definition of bus in section 3(1) is not a motor vehicle or class of motor vehicle that is a bus within the meaning of that definition;

(b) a motor vehicle or class of motor vehicle that is not a bus specified in paragraph (a) of the definition of bus in section 3(1) is to be a motor vehicle or class of motor vehicle that is a bus within the meaning of that definition;

S. 7(1)(c) amended by No. 34/2023 s. 127(Sch. 1 item 1.3(a)).

(c) a courtesy bus service within the meaning of the definition of courtesy bus service in section 3(1) is to be a non-commercial courtesy bus service for the purposes of section 3(1) if Safe Transport Victoria is satisfied that the operator of the service does not derive any profit from the provision of the service;

(d) a bus service that is not defined to be a commercial bus service, a community and private bus service, a courtesy bus service, a hire and drive bus service or a local bus service within the meaning of section 3(1), is a—

(i) commercial bus service; or

(ii) community and private bus service; or

(iii) courtesy bus service; or

(iv) hire and drive bus service; or

(v) local bus service—

within the meaning of that definition (as appropriate);

(e) a bus service that is defined to be a commercial bus service, a community and private bus service, a courtesy bus service, a hire and drive bus service or a local bus service within the meaning of section 3(1) is not a—

(i) ; or