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Road Transport (Public Passenger Services) Act 2001
17Service contracts—regular route services
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17 Service contracts—regular route services
(1) The road transport authority may, on behalf of the Territory, enter
into a contract (a service contract) for the operation of a regular route
service with a person accredited to operate regular route services.
(2) A service contract must state whether the right given under the
contract to operate a route is an exclusive right to operate the route or
a stated part of the route.
(3) A service contract may make provision in relation to the operation of
a regular route service and the administration of the contract,
(a) service requirements under the contract; and
(b) the transfer, suspension, cancellation and surrender of the
contract; and
(c) the fees (if any) payable under the contract; and
(d) the adjustment of payments and refunds in relation to any
contract fees; and
(e) financial or other penalties for breaches of the contract; and
(f) the records (including accounts) to be made and kept, how they
are to be made and kept, and their inspection; and
(g) the provision of information and reports to the road transport
authority about the regular route service and the verification of
the information and reports; and
(h) the publication and the collection of fares payable by
(i) the sale of tickets and the conditions under which tickets must
be sold; and
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(j) free or reduced fares for travel; and
(k) the issue and acceptance of free or concession passes.
(4) Subsection (3) does not limit the matters about which a service
contract may make provision.
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