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Road Transport (Public Passenger Services) Regulation 2002
26Bus drivers to hold appropriate driver licence or authority
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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.