9Vehicle maintenance

9 Vehicle maintenance

9 Vehicle maintenance

(1) The following standards apply to the maintenance of a vehicle used to provide a passenger service—

(a) the vehicle must be regularly and properly maintained so that it meets the requirements referred to in clause 8,

(b) maintenance of the vehicle, including any maintenance schedule, is to be consistent with the recommendations of the manufacturer of the vehicle,

(c) records must be kept, in a form approved by the Commissioner, of the maintenance and inspections carried out on the vehicle.

(2) Maintenance on, or repairs to, a vehicle used to provide a passenger service must not be carried out unless the person carrying out the maintenance or repairs is the holder of a licence under the Motor Dealers and Repairers Act 2013, or an equivalent authorisation under the law of another State or Territory, to carry out the maintenance or repairs.

(3) Subclause (2) applies even if the person who is to carry out the work concerned is exempted under the Motor Dealers and Repairers Act 2013 from the operation of all or any of the provisions of that Act but does not apply to work that is not repair work for the purposes of that Act.

(4) For the purposes of this clause, maintenance and repairs do not include the following—

(a) adding approved oils or other fluids to engines, transmissions, differentials, power steering reservoirs, windscreen washer reservoirs, master cylinders, radiators or batteries,

(b) changing engine, transmission or differential oils,

(c) changing engine oil filters or fuel filters,

(d) carrying out general lubrication,

(e) changing spark plugs,

(f) changing wheels or tyres,

(g) changing light bulbs,

(h) replacing or repairing seats or floor coverings,

(i) repairs to the interior of the vehicle that do not affect the safe operation of the vehicle,