33JSafety duty of registered operator of vehicle

33J Safety duty of registered operator of vehicle

[Section 33J Inserted by No. 28 of 2020, s. 16, Applied:01 Dec 2022]

(1)  It is a safety duty of a registered operator of a vehicle used in the provision of an on-demand passenger transport service –

(a) to take reasonable care that his or her own acts or omissions in relation to the vehicle do not adversely affect the safety of other persons; and

(b) to comply, so far as the registered operator is reasonably able, with any reasonable instruction that is given by the accredited operator of the on-demand passenger transport service to ensure that –

(i) the provisions of this Act, or of any other law, that relate to the safe use of a vehicle; or

(ii) any safety, security and related standards approved by the Commission under section 16  –

are complied with; and

(c) to co-operate with any reasonable policy or procedure, of the accredited operator providing the on-demand passenger transport service, in connection with the provision of the on-demand passenger service.

(2)  It is a safety duty of each person who is a registered operator of a vehicle used to provide an on-demand passenger transport service to ensure that the person’s conduct does not directly or indirectly cause or encourage another person to fail to comply, in relation to the on-demand passenger transport service, with a safety duty imposed on that other person.