Road Transport (Public Passenger Services) Act 2001
27BEntitlement to operate light rail service
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27B Entitlement to operate light rail service (1) A person is entitled to operate a light rail service if the person is accredited under the Rail Safety National Law (ACT) as a rail transport operator to operate a light rail service. Note It is an offence to carry out railway operations without accreditation (see Rail Safety National Law (ACT), s 62). (2) A person commits an offence if— (a) the person operates a light rail service; and (b) the person— (i) fails to give the road transport authority a copy of the person’s current notice of accreditation within 2 days after receiving the notice; or Note The current notice of accreditation must also be available for public inspection (see Rail Safety National Law (ACT), s 81). (ii) if a material particular of the person’s accreditation changes—fails to tell the road transport authority, in writing, about the change in the person’s accreditation within 2 days after the day the change comes into effect; or
Light rail services Part 2A (iii) fails to give the road transport authority a copy of any notice of suspension or cancellation given to the person under the Rail Safety National Law (ACT), section 73 or section 74 within 2 days after the day the suspension comes into effect. Note It is an offence to make a false or misleading statement, give false or misleading information or produce a false or misleading document (see Criminal Code, pt 3.4). (3) A person commits an offence if the person— (a) operates a light rail service; and (b) fails to give the road transport authority a copy of an application made to the Office of the National Rail Safety Regulator to vary— (i) the person’s accreditation under the Rail Safety National Law (ACT), section 68; or (ii) a condition or restriction of the person’s accreditation under the Rail Safety National Law (ACT), section 71. Maximum penalty: 10 penalty units. (5) In this section: accreditation, to operate a light rail service, means accreditation under the Rail Safety National Law (ACT) to operate the service.