36BContracts for Sydney Metro passenger services

36B Contracts for Sydney Metro passenger services

36B Contracts for Sydney Metro passenger services

(1) Sydney Metro may enter into a passenger service contract on behalf of the State for the provision of a metro public passenger service with an accredited operator of a public passenger service or the operator of a public passenger service who is not required to be accredited under this Act.

(2) Sydney Metro may enter into a passenger service contract that is subject to a condition precedent that requires a party to obtain an accreditation to operate a public passenger service.

(3) A passenger service contract under this section—

(a) is to specify the term of the contract, and

(b) is not to provide a right to renew the contract, and

(c) may provide for the operator of the public passenger service to have the first right to negotiate a further contract, subject to meeting any specified requirements, and

(d) must provide for the performance standards to be met by the operator of the public passenger service.

(4) This Act (other than section 36 (1) and (2)) applies to a passenger service contract under this section as if it were a passenger service contract entered into with an operator of a public passenger service.

(5) A reference in another provision of this Act to TfNSW in relation to a passenger service contract or the provision of a public passenger service is taken to include a reference to Sydney Metro in relation to a passenger service contract entered into under this section or the provision of a metro public passenger service, as the case requires.

(6) In this section, metro public passenger service means a public passenger service provided by means of a metro within the meaning of the Transport Administration Act 1988.

s 36B: Ins 2018 No 18, Sch 2.12 [2].