11Authorities

11 Authorities

11 Authorities

(1) A person who drives a public passenger vehicle (other than a ferry) is guilty of an offence unless the person is the holder of an appropriate authority under this Division.

Maximum penalty—100 penalty units.

(2) The purpose of an authority under this Division is to attest—

(a) that the authorised person is considered to be of good repute and in all other respects a fit and proper person to be the driver of a public passenger vehicle, and

(b) that the authorised person is considered to have sufficient responsibility and aptitude to drive the vehicle or vehicles to which the authority relates—

(i) in accordance with the conditions under which a public passenger service is operated, and

(ii) in accordance with law and custom.

(3) The regulations may create categories or grades of authority.

s 11: Am 1997 No 72, Sch 1 [10]; 2003 No 65, Sch 3 [10].