4Definitions

#### 4 Definitions 4 Definitions > > (1) In this Act— > > > > accredited means accredited under this Act for the time being. > > > > air route licence means a licence for a regulated air route in force under Division 2 of Part 3. > > > > air transport service—see section 7. > > > > authorised means authorised under this Act for the time being. > > > > authorised officer means an authorised officer appointed under Division 1 of Part 9 or a police officer. > > > > Board of Inquiry means a Board of Inquiry constituted by the Minister under section 140. > > > > bus means— > > > > > (a) a motor vehicle that seats more than 12 adults, or > > > > > (b) a vehicle of any class prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of this definition. > > > > bus service means a public passenger service provided by a bus, and includes a community transport service that provides transport by bus. > > > > charter service means a public passenger service provided by a bus or a ferry where— > > > > > (a) the provision of the service is pre-booked for hire for an agreed fee and individual fares are not payable by the passengers to the operator or driver, and > > > > > (b) the hirer is entitled to determine the route for the journey and the time of travel, and > > > > > (c) all passengers’ journeys have a common origin or common destination, or both, and > > > > > (d) the service is not provided in accordance with a fixed schedule. > > > > Chief Investigator means the Chief Investigator of the Office of Transport Safety Investigations appointed under section 45 of the [Transport Administration Act 1988](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1988-109). > > > > close associate—see section 13. > > > > community transport service—see section 6. > > > > driver of a vehicle means the person who drives the vehicle or, if it is an aircraft or a vessel, is the pilot of the aircraft or the master for the time being of the vessel and drive a vehicle includes pilot an aircraft or vessel. > > > > driver authority means an authority to drive a vehicle granted under Part 4. > > > > fare includes any consideration paid or given to use a public passenger service (whether or not it is paid or given to the operator or driver), but does not include a consideration of a kind prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of this definition. > > > > ferry means— > > > > > (a) a vessel that seats more than 8 adults, or > > > > > (b) a vessel of any class prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of this definition. > > > > ferry service means a public passenger service provided by means of a ferry. > > > > IPART means the Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal established under the [Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal Act 1992](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1992-039). > > > > licensed means licensed under this Act for the time being. > > > > motor vehicle means a vehicle that is built to be propelled by a motor that forms part of the vehicle, but does not include an aircraft, a train or a vessel. > > > > operate a public passenger service means to carry on the business of providing the service. > > > > passenger—see section 5 (6). > > > > passenger service contract means a contract entered into under Division 1 of Part 3. > > > > premises include a vehicle. > > > > public passenger service—see section 5 (1). > > > > rail passenger service means the carriage of passengers for a fare by train, but does not include any rail passenger service of a class prescribed for the purposes of this definition. > > > > railway has the same meaning as it has in the [Rail Safety National Law (NSW)](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2012-82a), but does not include a railway to which that Law does not apply. > > > > railway operations has the same meaning as it has in the [Rail Safety National Law (NSW)](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2012-82a), but does not include any thing to which that Law does not apply. > > > > railway premises has the same meaning as it has in the [Rail Safety National Law (NSW)](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2012-82a), and includes a vehicle being used by the operator of a rail passenger service for the carriage of passengers in connection with that service, but does not include any railway premises to which that Law does not apply. > > > > regular air service—see section 7 (4). > > > > regulated air route means an air route declared to be a regulated air route under section 7 (2). > > > > road means a road within the meaning of section 4 (1) of the [Road Transport Act 2013](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2013-018) (other than a road that is the subject of a declaration made under section 18 (1) (b) of that Act relating to all of the provisions of that Act). > > > > road related area means a road related area within the meaning of section 4 (1) of the [Road Transport Act 2013](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2013-018) (other than a road related area that is the subject of a declaration made under section 18 (1) (b) of that Act relating to all of the provisions of that Act). > > > > smartcard has the same meaning as in the [Passenger Transport Act 1990](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1990-039). > > > > smartcard reader has the same meaning as in the [Passenger Transport Act 1990](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1990-039). > > > > Sydney Metro means Sydney Metro constituted under the [Transport Administration Act 1988](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1988-109). > > > > tourist service means a public passenger service provided by a bus or ferry or other vehicle prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of this definition that is a pre-booked service designed to transport tourists to destinations on a publicly available itinerary, or a service designed to transport tourists where the journeys of each passenger have a common origin or destination (or both). > > > > train has the same meaning as in the [Rail Safety National Law (NSW)](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2012-82a), and includes a vehicle being used by the operator of a rail passenger service for the carriage of passengers in connection with that service. > > > > Note. > > > > A train is defined as being 2 or more units of rolling stock coupled together, at least 1 of which is a locomotive or other self-propelled unit or a unit of rolling stock that is a locomotive or other self-propelled unit. Rolling stock includes a light rail vehicle. > > > > Transport for NSW or TfNSW means Transport for NSW constituted under the [Transport Administration Act 1988](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1988-109). > > > > transport safety employee means an operator of a bus service or ferry service who performs transport safety work and any of the following persons who performs transport safety work for the operator— > > > > > (a) an employee or contractor of the operator, > > > > > (b) a person who performs the work on a voluntary basis for the operator (irrespective of whether the person receives out-of-pocket expenses). > > > > transport safety inquiry means an inquiry under Division 3 of Part 8. > > > > transport safety investigation means an investigation under section 133. > > > > transport safety investigator means a transport safety investigator appointed under section 146. > > > > transport safety work means any of the following classes of work carried out in relation to a bus service or a ferry service— > > > > > (a) work relating to the driving or operation of a vehicle, the loading or disembarking of passengers, the movement of a vehicle or the berthing of a vessel, > > > > > (b) work relating to the repair, maintenance or upgrading of vehicles, terminals, wharves or maintenance facilities, > > > > > (c) work involving the development, management or monitoring of safe working systems for public passenger services, > > > > > (d) any other work that is prescribed by the regulations as transport safety work. > > > > vehicle includes an aircraft, a train, or a vessel. > > > > Note. > > > > The [Interpretation Act 1987](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1987-015) contains definitions and other provisions that affect the interpretation and application of this Act. > > > (2) Notes included in this Act do not form part of this Act. > > **s 4:** Am 2016 No 34, Sch 5 \[1\]–\[4\]; 2018 No 18, Sch 2.12 \[1\]; 2020 No 30, Sch 4.60\[2\]; 2025 No 77, Sch 5\[1\].