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Passenger Transport Act 2014
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#### 5 Public passenger services
5 Public passenger services
> > (1) In this Act, public passenger service means the transport, by a motor vehicle, vessel, aircraft, train, or other vehicle prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of this definition, of passengers within, or partly within, New South Wales for a fare.
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> > (2) A community transport service is also a public passenger service for the purposes of this Act.
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> > (3) The regulations may provide that the provision of any transport prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of this section is or is not a public passenger service.
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> > (4) A road-ferry service under the control of a roads authority under the [Roads Act 1993](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1993-033) is not a public passenger service.
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> > (5) A service providing transport by a motor vehicle that is generally conducted on land that is not a road or road related area is not a public passenger service.
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> > (5A) Subject to this Act, a passenger service under the [Point to Point Transport (Taxis and Hire Vehicles) Act 2016](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2016-034) is not a public passenger service.
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> > (6) In this Act, passenger does not include a transport safety employee employed with respect to a public passenger service or any person carrying out work for the operator of a public passenger service, or any authorised officer or transport safety investigator, while carrying out work or on duty in that capacity.
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> **s 5:** Am 2016 No 34, Sch 5 \[5\].