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.

(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.