222AExemptions for accredited service operators and their drivers [NSW]

222A Exemptions for accredited service operators and their drivers [NSW]

222A Exemptions for accredited service operators and their drivers [NSW]

(1) Section 459 (3) and (4) do not apply in relation to an accredited service operator.

(2) The BFM standards and AFM standards relating to assessing a driver’s health to determine his or her fitness to drive do not apply in relation to an accredited service operator to the extent that those standards are relevant for the purposes of sections 459 and 467.

(3) Section 468 does not apply to the driver of a bus that is a fatigue-regulated heavy vehicle when the driver is driving the bus for an accredited service operator if—

(a) the bus is on a journey that is less than 100 kilometres from the driver’s base; or

(b) the bus is being used to provide a regular bus service under a passenger service contract (regardless of the distance travelled).

(4) In this section—

accredited service operator has the same meaning as in the Passenger Transport Act 1990 of New South Wales.

passenger service contract has the same meaning as in the Passenger Transport Act 2014 of New South Wales.

regular bus service has the same meaning as in the Passenger Transport Act 1990 of New South Wales.

Note—

This section is inserted for New South Wales.

s 222A: Am 2021 No 9, Sch 1[9] [10]