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#### 17 School buses
17 School buses
> > (1) The owner of a bus must, before permitting a person to drive the bus for school purposes—
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> > > (a) attach to the bus 2 signs complying with subsection (2), or
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> > > (b) provide for use by the driver—
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> > > > (i) 2 signs complying with subsection (2), and
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> > > > (ii) the means of attaching the signs to the bus.
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> > Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.
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> > (2) A sign must contain the words “School Bus” in block letters—
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> > > (a) not less than—
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> > > > (i) if the sign is to be displayed at the front of the bus—100 millimetres high, and
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> > > > (ii) if the sign is to be displayed at the rear of the bus—120 millimetres high, and
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> > > (b) in black lettering on a fluorescent yellow background.
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> > (3) This section does not apply to a vehicle operated in accordance with section 18.
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> > (4) In this section—
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> > drive a bus for school purposes means the driving of a bus that—
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> > > (a) is being used solely or principally for the conveyance of children to or from school, and
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> > > (b) is being used on a journey wholly outside a transport district.
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> > transport district has the same meaning as in the [Transport Administration Act 1988](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1988-109).