Law Enforcement (Powers and Responsibilities) Act 2002
45EMeaning of “public transport station”
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45E Meaning of “public transport station”
45E Meaning of “public transport station”
A public transport station—
(a) means a station, platform or other structure for the taking on and letting off of passengers of a public transport vehicle, and
Example—
The following are stations, platforms or other structures—
(a) a railway station or platform,
(b) a light rail station or platform,
(c) facilities for passengers to change between the same or different modes of transport,
(d) a bus station,
(e) a bus stop, including the area in the immediate vicinity of the bus stop,
(f) a jetty or other structure at which a ferry makes a scheduled stop for a ferry service, and any associated structure.
(b) includes—
(i) car parks and set-down facilities for passengers of a public transport vehicle that makes scheduled stops at the station, platform or other structure, and
(ii) another structure or facility for the use or convenience of passengers of a public transport vehicle that makes scheduled stops at the station, platform or other structure, and
Examples of other structures or facilities—
overhead or underground walkways between platforms, footpaths and seating
(iii) landscaping associated with the station, platform or other structure.
s 45E: Ins 2024 No 31, Sch 1.