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Schedule 4—Transitional provisions
3—Transitional provisions—State Transport Authority
(1) The Governor may, by proclamation—
(a) transfer real or personal property of the State Transport Authority (in the case of a transfer effected before the commencement of Schedule 2) or of TransAdelaide (in the case of a transfer effected after that commencement) to a Minister of the Crown, or an agency or instrumentality of the Crown;
(b) transfer the employment of a person who is employed by the State Transport Authority (in the case of a transfer effected before the commencement of Schedule 2) or by TransAdelaide (in the case of a transfer effected after that commencement) to an administrative unit of the Public Service, or an agency or instrumentality of the Crown.
(2) The Governor may, by proclamation, vest any rights or liabilities (whether vested or contingent) of the State Transport Authority (in the case of a transfer effected before the commencement of Schedule 2) or of TransAdelaide (in the case of a transfer effected after that commencement) in a Minister of the Crown, or an agency or instrumentality of the Crown.
(3) The Governor may, by further proclamation, vary or revoke a proclamation under subclause (1) or (2).
(4) A proclamation under subclause (3) will, if the proclamation so provides, be taken to have had effect from the making of the original proclamation under subclause (1) or (2).
(5) The transfer of the employment of a person by a proclamation under this clause will be effected without reduction in salary and without loss of accrued or accruing rights in respect of employment.
(6) Subclause (5) does not affect any process commenced for variation of a person's rights in respect of employment.
(7) A reference in an instrument to the State Transport Authority will, according to its context, and subject to this Act, be construed as a reference—
(b) to TransAdelaide; or
(c) to a Minister of the Crown, or an agency or instrumentality of the Crown,
as the case may require.
5—Transitional provisions—Accreditations
(5) TransAdelaide will be taken to hold an accreditation under this Act appropriate to the passenger transport services operated by it from time to time.
8—Transitional provisions—Taxi-cab licences
(1) A taxi-cab licence in force, immediately before the commencement of this provision, under the Metropolitan Taxi-Cab Act 1956, other than one designated under that Act as a hire car licence, will, on that commencement, be taken to be a licence issued under Part 6, conferring the same authority on its holder, as if this Act had been in force when the licence was issued.
(2) The regulations may provide for the designation of a licence under subclause (1) as a licence of a particular kind or grade.
9—Centralised booking service membership
A person who, immediately before 19 April 1994—
(a) was licensed under another Act to operate a passenger transport service; and
(b) was not a member of a booking service involving the use of a radio communication network,
cannot be required to be a member of a centralised booking service under this Act.
10—Transitional provisions—General
(1) The regulations may contain other provisions of a saving or transitional nature consequent on the enactment of this Act.
(2) The regulations may, for example, make provision for or with respect to the transitional application of any regulation imposing a limit on the age of a vehicle that may be used as a public passenger vehicle.
(3) A regulation made under this Schedule may, if the regulation so provides, take effect from the date of assent to this Act or any later date.
(4) To the extent to which a regulation takes effect earlier than the day on which it is made, the regulation does not operate so as to—
(a) affect, in a manner prejudicial to any person (other than the Crown or an agency or instrumentality of the Crown), the rights of that person existing before that day; or
(b) impose liabilities on any person (other than the Crown or an agency or instrumentality of the Crown) in respect of anything done or omitted to be done before that day.
(5) No fees or stamp duty are payable in respect of the vesting of property under this Schedule, or in respect of any instrument evidencing or giving effect to such a vesting.
(6) The Acts Interpretation Act 1915 applies, except to the extent of any inconsistency with the provisions of this Act, to any repeal or amendment effected by this Act.
Legislative history
Notes
• Amendments of this version that are uncommenced are not incorporated into the text.
• Please note—References in the legislation to other legislation or instruments or to titles of bodies or offices are not automatically updated as part of the program for the revision and publication of legislation and therefore may be obsolete.
• Earlier versions of this Act (historical versions) are listed at the end of the legislative history.
• For further information relating to the Act and subordinate legislation made under the Act see the Index of South Australian Statutes or www.legislation.sa.gov.au.
Legislation repealed by principal Act
The Passenger Transport Act 1994 repealed the following:
Metropolitan Taxi-Cab Act 1956
State Transport Authority Act 1974
Legislation amended by principal Act
The Passenger Transport Act 1994 amended the following:
Local Government Act 1934
Road Traffic Act 1961
Superannuation Act 1988
Tobacco Products Control Act 1986
Wrongs Act 1936
Principal Act and amendments
New entries appear in bold.
Year
No
Title
Assent
Commencement
Passenger Transport Act 1994
26.5.1994
1.7.1994 (Gazette 30.6.1994 p1843) except ss 27, 28, 30—52, 54, 55, 62, 63 and cl 1(a), 2(a)(v), 2(b)(vii)—(xi) and 4—9 of Sch 4—1.8.1994 and except s 29—1.9.1994 (Gazette 28.7.1994 p170)
Statutes Amendment (Community Titles) Act 1996
9.5.1996
Pt 8 (ss 22 & 23)—4.11.1996 (Gazette 31.10.1996 p1460)
Passenger Transport (Service Contracts) Amendment Act 1998
TransAdelaide (Corporate Structure) Act 1998
14.1.1999 (Gazette 14.1.1999 p378)
District Court (Administrative and Disciplinary Division) Amendment Act 2000
20.4.2000
Sch 1 (cl 28)—1.6.2000 (Gazette 18.5.2000 p2554)
Passenger Transport (Dissolution of Passenger Transport Board) Amendment Act 2003
4.12.2003
1.1.2004 (Gazette 18.12.2003 p4525)
Victoria Square Act 2005
1.12.2005
Sch 3 (cl 2)—12.1.2006 (Gazette 12.1.2006 p44)
Statute Law Revision Act 2008
Statutes Amendment (Transport Portfolio) Act 2008
26.6.2008
Pt 4 (ss 22—25)—25.9.2008 (Gazette 18.9.2008 p4504)
Statutes Amendment (Budget 2010) Act 2010
18.11.2010
Pt 7 (s 42)—1.7.2011 (Gazette 29.4.2011 p1289)
Statutes Amendment (Directors' Liability) Act 2013
23.5.2013
Pt 39 (ss 73—85)—17.6.2013 (Gazette 6.6.2013 p2498)
Budget Measures Act 2014
2.10.2014
Sch 1 (cl 24)—23.10.2014 (Gazette 23.10.2014 p6179)
Statutes Amendment (Budget 2016) Act 2016
8.12.2016
Pt 8 (ss 75—81)—3.4.2017 (Gazette 28.3.2017 p959)
Passenger Transport (Point to Point Transport Services) Amendment Act 2025
27.3.2025
1.7.2025 (Gazette 29.5.2025 p1307) except ss 30, 31 & 37 insofar as it inserts s 52D—27.11.2025 (Gazette 27.11.2025 p4646) and except ss 3 to 29, 32, 34 to 36, 37 insofar as it inserts s 52E, 38 to 40, 43, 45, 46(1) to (3), (5) to (9), (11) to (14) & Schs 1 & 2—uncommenced
Provisions amended
New entries appear in bold.
Entries that relate to provisions that have been deleted appear in italics.
Provision
How varied
Commencement
Long title
amended under Legislation Revision and Publication Act 2002
Pt 1
s 2
omitted under Legislation Revision and Publication Act 2002
s 4
s 4(1)
Board
deleted by 54/2003 s 4(1)
chauffeured vehicle service
inserted by 57/2016 s 75(1)
designated taxi-stand
amended by 54/2003 s 4(2)
District Court or Court
inserted by 4/2000 s 9(1) (Sch 1 cl 28(a))
point to point transport service
inserted by 57/2016 s 75(2)
relative
spouse
Standards Committee
inserted by 54/2003 s 4(3)
taxi service
inserted by 57/2016 s 75(3)
s 4(3)
s 5
s 5(5)
amended by 16/2013 s 73
Pt 2
deleted by 54/2003 s 5
Pt 3
substituted by 54/2003 s 6
Pt 3 Div 1
substituted by 54/2003 s 7
s 20
s 20(1)
amended by 54/2003 s 8(1)—(3)
(o) and (p) deleted by 54/2003 s 8(3)
s 20(2)
deleted by 54/2003 s 8(4)
s 21
deleted by 54/2003 s 9
Pt 3 Div 2
s 22
s 22(1)
substituted by 54/2003 s 10(1)
s 22(2)
amended by 38/1996 s 22
4.11.1996
amended by 54/2003 s 10(2)—(5)
s 22(3)
amended by 54/2003 s 10(6)
s 22(4)
amended by 54/2003 s 10(7)
s 22(5)
amended by 54/2003 s 10(8)
s 22(6)
amended by 54/2003 s 10(9), (10)
s 22(7)
amended by 54/2003 s 10(11)
s 22(8)
amended by 54/2003 s 10(12)
s 23
amended by 54/2003 s 11(1), (2)
s 24
s 24(1)
amended by 54/2003 s 12(1)
s 24(2)
amended by 54/2003 s 12(2)
s 24(3)
amended by 54/2003 s 12(3)
s 24(4)
amended by 54/2003 s 12(4), (5)
s 24(5)
amended by 54/2003 s 12(6)
Pt 3 Div 3
substituted by 54/2003 s 13
Pt 4 Div 1
s 27
s 27(1)
amended by 16/2013 s 74
s 27(3)
amended by 54/2003 s 14(1)
s 27(4)
amended by 54/2003 s 14(2)
Pt 4 Div 2
s 28
s 28(1)
amended by 26/2008 s 22
amended by 16/2013 s 75
Pt 4 Div 3
s 29
s 29(2)
amended by 16/2013 s 76
s 29(4)
amended by 54/2003 s 15(1)
s 29(5)
amended by 54/2003 s 15(2)
Pt 4 Div 4
s 30
s 30(1)
substituted by 54/2003 s 16(1)
s 30(2)
amended by 54/2003 s 16(2), (3)
s 30(3)
amended by 54/2003 s 16(4)
s 30(4)
amended by 54/2003 s 16(5)
s 30(5)
amended by 54/2003 s 16(6)
s 31
s 31(1)
amended by 54/2003 s 17(1)
s 31(2)
amended by 54/2003 s 17(2)
s 31(3)
amended by 54/2003 s 17(3)
s 31(4)
amended by 54/2003 s 17(4), (5)
s 31(6)
amended by 54/2003 s 17(6)
s 31(7)
amended by 26/2008 s 23
amended by 16/2013 s 77
s 32
s 32(1)
amended by 54/2003 s 18(1)
s 32(2)
amended by 54/2003 s 18(2)
s 32(3)
amended by 54/2003 s 18(3)
s 32(4)
amended by 54/2003 s 18(4)
s 33
s 33(1)
amended by 54/2003 s 19(1)
s 33(2)
amended by 54/2003 s 19(2)
s 34
s 34(1)
amended by 54/2003 s 20(1)
s 34(2)
amended by 54/2003 s 20(2)
s 34(4)
amended by 54/2003 s 20(3)
s 34(5)
amended by 54/2003 s 20(4)
s 35
s 35(1)
amended by 16/2013 s 78
s 35(3)
amended by 54/2003 s 21(1)
s 35(4)
amended by 54/2003 s 21(2)
s 35(5)
amended by 54/2003 s 21(3)
Pt 4 Div 5
s 35A
inserted by 54/2003 s 22
s 36
s 36(1)
amended by 54/2003 s 23(1)
s 36(1a)
inserted by 54/2003 s 23(2)
s 36(2)
amended by 57/2016 s 76
s 36(3)
substituted by 54/2003 s 23(3)
s 36(5)
amended by 54/2003 s 23(4)
s 36(8)
amended by 54/2003 s 23(5)
s 36(9)
amended by 54/2003 s 23(6)
amended by 16/2013 s 79
s 37
s 37(1)
amended by 54/2003 s 24(1)
s 37(2)
amended by 54/2003 s 24(2), (3)
s 37(5)
amended by 54/2003 s 24(4)
s 37(6)
amended by 54/2003 s 24(5)
Pt 4 Div 6
s 38
s 38(1)
amended by 4/2000 s 9(1) (Sch 1 cl 28(b))
amended by 54/2003 s 25(1), (2)
s 38(2)
amended by 54/2003 s 25(3)
s 38(3)
deleted by 4/2000 s 9(1) (Sch 1 cl 28(c))
s 38(4)
amended by 4/2000 s 9(1) (Sch 1 cl 28(d))
s 38(5) and (6)
substituted by 54/2003 s 25(4)
s 38(7)
deleted by 4/2000 s 9(1) (Sch 1 cl 28(e))
s 38(8)
deleted by 4/2000 s 9(1) (Sch 1 cl 28(f))
s 38(9)
deleted by 4/2000 s 9(1) (Sch 1 cl 28(g))
s 38(10)
deleted by 4/2000 s 9(1) (Sch 1 cl 28(h))
Pt 5
s 39
s 39(1)
amended by 54/2003 s 26(1)
s 39(2)
substituted by 54/2003 s 26(2)
s 39(2a)
inserted by 54/2003 s 26(2)
s 39(3)
substituted by 75/1998 s 2
amended by 54/2003 s 26(3), (4)
s 39(3a)
s 39(3b)
amended by 54/2003 s 26(5)—(7)
s 39(3c)
amended by 54/2003 s 26(8), (9)
s 39(3d)
amended by 54/2003 s 26(10)
s 39(3e)—(3i)
inserted by 54/2003 s 26(11)
s 39(4)
amended by 16/2013 s 80
s 40
s 40(4)
amended by 54/2003 s 27(1)
s 40(5)
amended by 54/2003 s 27(2)
s 40(7) and (8)
deleted by 54/2003 s 27(3)
s 42
s 42(1)
amended by 54/2003 s 28(1)
amended by 16/2013 s 81
s 42(2)
amended by 54/2003 s 28(2), (3)
s 42(3)
amended by 54/2003 s 28(4)
s 43
s 43(1)
amended by 54/2003 s 29(1)
s 43(2)
amended by 4/2000 s 9(1) (Sch 1 cl 28(i))
amended by 54/2003 s 29(2)
s 43(5)
amended by 54/2003 s 29(3)
s 44
s 44(1)
amended by 54/2003 s 30(1)
s 44(2)
amended by 54/2003 s 30(2)
Pt 5A
inserted by 11/2014 Sch 1 cl 24
23.10.2014
Pt 6
s 45
s 45(1)
amended by 54/2003 s 31(1)—(3)
s 45(3)
amended by 54/2003 s 31(4)
s 45(5)
amended by 54/2003 s 31(5)
s 45(6)
inserted by 54/2003 s 31(6)
s 45(8)
amended by 16/2013 s 82
s 46
s 46(1)
amended by 54/2003 s 32(1)
s 46(2)
amended by 54/2003 s 32(2)
s 47
s 47(1)
amended by 54/2003 s 33(1)
s 47(2)
amended by 54/2003 s 33(2)
amended by 16/2025 s 30(1)
s 47(3)
amended by 54/2003 s 33(3)
s 47(4)
s 47(5)
s 47(6)
amended by 54/2003 s 33(4)
s 47(7)
amended by 54/2003 s 33(5)
s 47(8)
s 47(9)
amended by 54/2003 s 33(6)
s 47(10)
amended by 54/2003 s 33(7)
s 48
s 48(1)
amended by 54/2003 s 34(1)
s 48(2)
amended by 54/2003 s 34(2)
s 48(3)
deleted by 54/2003 s 34(3)
s 48(4)
amended by 54/2003 s 34(4)
s 49 before substitution by 16/2025
s 49(1)
amended by 54/2003 s 35(1)
amended by 16/2013 s 83
s 49(2)
amended by 54/2003 s 35(2)
s 49(3)
amended by 54/2003 s 35(3)
s 49
substituted by 16/2025 s 31
s 50
s 50(1)
amended by 54/2003 s 36(1)
s 50(2)
amended by 54/2003 s 36(2)
s 51
51(1)
amended by 4/2000 s 9(1) (Sch 1 cl 28(j))
amended by 54/2003 s 37(1)
s 51(2)
amended by 54/2003 s 37(2)
s 52
s 52(1)
amended by 54/2003 s 38
ss 52AA and 52AB
inserted by 16/2025 s 33
Pt 6A
inserted by 57/2016 s 77
s 52D
inserted by 16/2025 s 37
Pt 7
s 54
s 54(1)
approved vehicle inspector
amended by 54/2003 s 39(1)
prescribed requirements or standards
amended by 54/2003 s 39(2)
s 54(3)
amended by 54/2003 s 39(3)
s 54(4)
amended by 54/2003 s 39(4)
s 54(5)
amended by 54/2003 s 39(5)
s 54(12)
amended by 54/1003 s 39(6)
s 54(13)
amended by 54/2003 s 39(7)
s 54(14)
amended by 16/2013 s 84(1)
s 54(15)
amended by 16/2013 s 84(2)
s 54(17)
amended by 54/2003 s 39(8)
s 54(18)
amended by 26/2008 s 24
amended by 16/2013 s 84(3)
s 54(19)
amended by 54/2003 s 39(9), (10)
s 54(20)
amended by 54/2003 s 39(11)
s 56
s 56(8)
amended by 54/2003 s 40
s 57
s 57(4)
prescribed officer
amended by 54/2003 s 41
s 59
s 59(1)
deleted by 16/2013 s 85
s 59(2)
amended by 57/2016 s 78(1)
s 59(2a)
inserted by 57/2016 s 78(2)
s 59(4)—(7)
deleted by 54/2003 s 42
s 60
deleted by 54/2003 s 43
s 61
amended by 54/2003 s 44(1)—(3)
s 62 before substitution by 16/2025
s 62(1)
amended by 54/2003 s 45(1)—(4)
s 62
substituted by 16/2025 s 41
s 62A
inserted by 57/2016 s 79
s 62B
inserted by 16/2025 s 42
s 63
s 63(2)
amended by 54/2003 s 46
amended by 22/2010 s 42(1), (2)
1.7.2011
s 64
amended by 16/2025 s 44(1)
s 64(2)
amended by 54/2003 s 47(1)
amended by 16/2025 s 44(2), (3)
s 64(2a)
inserted by 16/2025 s 44(4)
s 64(4)
amended by 54/2003 s 47(2)
substituted by 16/2025 s 44(5)
s 64(5)—(7)
inserted by 16/2025 s 44(5)
s 65
deleted by 54/2003 s 48
Sch 1
item 6
amended by 54/2003 s 49(1)
item 11
amended by 54/2003 s 49(2)
item 14
amended by 54/2003 s 49(3)
item 22
amended by 54/2003 s 49(4)
item 32
amended by 54/2003 s 49(5)
item 42
amended by 54/2003 s 49(6)
item 50
substituted by 57/2016 s 80
item 51
inserted by 26/2008 s 25
Sch 2
amended by 38/1996 s 23
4.11.1996
deleted by 79/1998 Sch cl 1
inserted by 57/2016 s 81
cl 2
amended by 16/2025 s 46(4)
cl 4
amended by 16/2025 s 46(10)
Sch 3
substituted by 79/1998 Sch cl 2(a)
cl 1
amended by 79/1998 Sch cl 2(b)
cl 3A
inserted by 79/1998 Sch cl 2(c)
amended by 54/2003 s 50(1)
cl 3B
inserted by 79/1998 Sch cl 2(c)
amended by 54/2003 s 50(2)
cl 3C
inserted by 79/1998 Sch cl 2(c)
amended by 54/2003 s 50(3)
cl 4
amended by 64/2005 Sch 3 cl 2
12.1.2006
Sch 4
cll 1 and 2
deleted by 54/1002 s 51(1)
cl 3
cl 3(1)
(a)(i) deleted by 54/2003 s 51(2)
(b)(i) deleted by 54/2003 s 51(3)
cl 3(2)
(a) deleted by 54/2003 s 51(4)
cl 3(7)
(a) deleted by 54/2003 s 51(5)
cl 4
cl 5
cl 5(1)—(4)
deleted by 54/2003 s 51(6)
cl 6
cl 7
Historical versions
Reprint No 1—4.11.1996
Reprint No 2—17.12.1998
Reprint No 3—14.1.1999
Reprint No 4—1.6.2000
12.1.2006
1.7.2011
23.10.2014
Appendix—Divisional penalties and expiation fees
At the date of publication of this version divisional penalties and expiation fees are, as provided by section 28A of the Acts Interpretation Act 1915, as follows:
Division
Maximum imprisonment
Maximum fine
Expiation fee
15 years
$60 000
—
10 years
$40 000
—
7 years
$30 000
—
4 years
$15 000
—
2 years
$8 000
—
1 year
$4 000
$300
6 months
$2 000
$200
3 months
$1 000
$150
–
$500
$100
–
$200
$75
–
$100
$50
–
$50
$25
Note: This appendix is provided for convenience of reference only.