18Warning signs and lights for school buses

#### 18 Warning signs and lights for school buses 18 Warning signs and lights for school buses > > (1) The owner of a bus must not permit a person to drive the bus for school purposes on a road unless a warning system is attached to the bus. > > > > Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. > > > (2) This section does not apply to a bus— > > > > > (a) operating on charter for a school excursion or being used for community service activities, and > > > > > (b) where no individual fares are being directly collected or school passes used. > > > (3) This section does not apply to the owner of a bus whom Transport for NSW exempts from compliance with this section. > > > (4) Transport for NSW is to make a technical specification it has approved for the purposes of this section available on request. > > > (5) In this section— > > > > drive a bus for school purposes means the driving of a bus— > > > > > (a) to convey children, whether with or without adult passengers, to or from school— > > > > > > > (i) between 7am and 9.30am on a weekday, or > > > > > > > (ii) between 2.30pm and 5pm on a weekday, or > > > > > (b) solely for the purpose of conveying children to or from school. > > > > warning system means a system of signs and flashing lights that— > > > > > (a) is designed to warn motorists of the presence of children on a bus, and > > > > > (b) complies with the requirements of the technical specification approved by Transport for NSW from time to time for the purposes of this section.