19Safety provisions for buses first registered on or after 1 August 1997

#### 19 Safety provisions for buses first registered on or after 1 August 1997 19 Safety provisions for buses first registered on or after 1 August 1997 > > (1) This section applies to a bus that— > > > > > (a) was first registered in this State on or after 1 August 1997, and > > > > > (b) is used, or has been used on or after 1 August 1997, by an accredited service operator to operate a regular passenger service within the meaning of the [Passenger Transport Act 1990](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1990-039). > > > (2) The owner of a bus must not permit a person to drive the bus on a road unless— > > > > > (a) the bus is fitted with the following— > > > > > > > (i) a bus door safety system, > > > > > > > (ii) a field of view system, > > > > > > > (iii) safety padding, and > > > > > (b) the systems and padding are maintained in good working order. > > > > Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. > > > (3) A person must not drive a bus on a road unless— > > > > > (a) the bus is fitted with the following— > > > > > > > (i) a bus door safety system, > > > > > > > (ii) a field of view system, > > > > > > > (iii) safety padding, and > > > > > (b) the systems and padding are maintained in good working order. > > > > Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. > > > (4) A requirement of subsection (2) or (3) does not apply— > > > > > (a) to the owner of a bus whom Transport for NSW exempts in writing from compliance with the requirement, and > > > > > (b) to the driver of a bus, the owner of which has been exempted under paragraph (a). > > > (5) Transport for NSW— > > > > > (a) may, from time to time, approve technical specifications for the purposes of this section, and > > > > > (b) may apply different technical specifications to different buses in accordance with the first date of registration of the bus, and > > > > > (c) must make a technical specification available on request. > > > (6) In this section— > > > > bus door safety system means a bus door system installed on a bus that— > > > > > (a) is designed to prevent, without driver intervention, entrapment of persons by the closing of the doors, and > > > > > (b) complies with the requirements of a technical specification approved by Transport for NSW for the purposes of this section. > > > > field of view system means a system installed on a bus that— > > > > > (a) provides the driver of the bus with an adequate view of the doorways of the bus, and > > > > > (b) complies with the requirements of the applicable technical specifications approved by Transport for NSW for the purposes of this section. > > > > safety padding means padding that— > > > > > (a) is affixed to handrails, the top and back of seats, and partitions on buses, including raised items part of, or are affixed to, seats and partitions, and > > > > > (b) complies with the requirements of the applicable technical specifications approved by Transport for NSW for the purposes of this section. > > **s 19:** Am 2025 (125), Sch 3\[1\].