8Act does not apply to incidental passenger services

8 Act does not apply to incidental passenger services

(1)  Nothing in this Act restricts, governs or otherwise applies to –

(a) the carriage of persons under a private car-pooling arrangement; or

(b) the carriage of persons in or on a motorised buggy or similar specialised vehicle within the precincts of –

(i) a golf course, sports ground or other sporting venue; or

(ii) a tourist attraction; or

(iii) an hotel; or

(iv) an industrial complex; or

(v) an aerodrome; or

(c) the carriage of passengers in or on a motor vehicle that is configured as, and being used solely as, a novelty vehicle such as a "toy train" in a public park or a float in a Christmas parade or other community pageant; or

(d) the carriage of persons in prescribed motor vehicles or by prescribed persons or prescribed passenger services or in prescribed circumstances.

(2)  In this section –

private car-pooling arrangement means –

(a) an arrangement whereby several individuals travel together in one small passenger vehicle on a journey, on the basis that they will share the transport costs or driving duties, or both; or

(b) an arrangement whereby several individuals agree to transport one another in each other's small passenger vehicle, turn and turn about over a given period, correspondingly apportioning transport costs, for the purpose of commuting to work or to a regular sporting, recreational or other activity of common interest; or

(c) an arrangement analogous to an arrangement referred to in paragraph (a) or (b) .