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Passenger Transport Act 1990
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#### 5A Persons who may be accredited
5A Persons who may be accredited
> > (1) For the purposes of this Act, the following are eligible to be accredited to carry on a public passenger service—
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> > > (a) a single individual,
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> > > (b) two or more individuals carrying or proposing to carry on the service jointly under a partnership or other agreement or arrangement,
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> > > (c) a body incorporated by or under the law of this or any other jurisdiction (including the [Corporations Act 2001](http://www.legislation.gov.au/) of the Commonwealth, the [Associations Incorporation Act 2009](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2009-007) or the [Co-operatives National Law (NSW)](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2012-29a)).
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> > (2) If 2 or more individuals are jointly accredited and any one of them dies or ceases to jointly carry on the service—
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> > > (a) the accreditation is automatically suspended on the expiration of 21 days after the death or cessation if TfNSW has not been notified before that time of the death or cessation, and
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> > > (b) the accreditation may be cancelled, suspended or varied under this Act because of the death or cessation (whether before or after any such notification).
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> > (3) If 2 or more individuals are jointly accredited to carry on a public passenger service, each of those individuals has the obligations imposed on accredited operators of any such service under this Act.
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> **s 5A:** Ins 2006 No 77, Sch 1 \[2\]. Am 2009 No 7, Sch 3.11; 2012 No 82, Sch 2.11 \[4\]; 2014 No 88, Sch 2.47.