123Referrals to IPART

#### 123 Referrals to IPART 123 Referrals to IPART > > (1) The Minister may, with the approval of the Minister administering the [Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal Act 1992](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1992-039), refer all or any of the services provided by one or more public passenger services to IPART for determination of or a recommendation as to the following— > > > > > (a) appropriate maximum fares for the service or services, > > > > > (b) appropriate maximum fares for specified fares or classes of fares for the service or services. > > > (2) A referral may do any or all of the following— > > > > > (a) specify a period within which IPART is to report to the Minister on its determination or recommendation, > > > > > (b) require IPART to consider specified matters when making its investigations for the purposes of its report. > > > (3) A matter relating to a service referred to in section 122 (a) or (c) may be referred to IPART under this section for a recommendation or for a determination. > > > (4) A matter relating to any other public passenger service may be referred to IPART under this section only for a recommendation. > > > (5) IPART may request the Minister to refer a matter to IPART under this section. > > > (6) A referral may be varied or withdrawn by the Minister, with the approval of the Minister administering the [Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal Act 1992](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1992-039). A variation or withdrawal of a referral does not affect the operation of this Act or that Act in respect of a report on the referral, or the subject-matter of the report, if the report was received by the Minister from IPART before the variation or withdrawal. > > **s 123:** Am 2015 No 15, Sch 1.19 \[1\].