26Bus drivers to hold appropriate driver licence or authority

26 Bus drivers to hold appropriate driver licence or authority (1) The accredited operator of a bus service must ensure that a person who drives a vehicle to operate the service is— (a) the holder of a public vehicle licence authorising the person to drive the vehicle for hire or reward; or (b) exempt from holding a public vehicle licence under the Road Note 1 A person does not hold a public vehicle licence if the public vehicle licence has been suspended or cancelled under the road transport legislation or any other territory law.

Note 2 The Road Transport (Driver Licensing) Regulation 2000, s 94A (4) provides that a person ceases to be exempt from holding a public vehicle licence if— (a) an automatic disqualifying circumstance applies to the person (see Road Transport (Driver Licensing) Regulation 2000, s 91); or (b) the person is disqualified by the road transport authority from driving a vehicle on a road or road related area (in the ACT) under that regulation, s 103.