20Door requirements for buses registered before 1 August 1997

#### 20 Door requirements for buses registered before 1 August 1997 20 Door requirements for buses registered before 1 August 1997 > > (1) This section applies to a bus that— > > > > > (a) was first registered in this State before 1 August 1997, and > > > > > (b) is fitted with driver controlled doors. > > > (2) The owner of a bus must not permit a person to drive the bus on a road unless the steady force applied to an object located up to 1,500 millimetres above the door step when the door of the bus is closing does not exceed 150 newtons when measured between 20 millimetres and 300 millimetres from the door’s fully closed position. > > > > Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. > > > (3) A person must not drive a bus on a road unless the steady force applied to an object located up to 1,500 millimetres above the door step when the door of the bus is closing does not exceed 150 newtons when measured between 20 millimetres and 300 millimetres from the door’s fully closed position. > > > > Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. > > > (4) Despite subsections (2) and (3), the steady force applied to an object located up to 1,500 millimetres above the door step when the door of the bus is closing may, if a steady force of 150 newtons results in the door not working properly, be increased to a steady force enabling the door to work properly. > > > (5) However, the exemption in subsection (4) does not apply if the steady force is increased to more than 400 newtons.