270Wheelchair passengers in demand responsive service

270 Wheelchair passengers in demand responsive service (1) This section applies in relation to a DRS vehicle if the vehicle has wheelchair access and has passenger seating positions fitted with seatbelts. (2) The DRS vehicle driver must not carry a wheelchair in the vehicle if the wheelchair is not safely and securely attached to the vehicle.

(3) The DRS vehicle driver must not carry a person in the vehicle while the person is seated in a wheelchair. (4) Subsection (3) does not apply if— (a) the wheelchair cannot travel faster than 10km/h on level ground; and (b) the wheelchair is not in another vehicle (for example, a motorised tricycle) while the wheelchair is in the DRS vehicle; and (c) if a seatbelt is provided for the position where the wheelchair is attached—the person is wearing the seatbelt. (5) However, subsection (4) (c) does not apply if the person is exempt under a territory law from wearing a seatbelt. Regulation 2017, s 265 and s 266). (6) Despite subsection (4) (a), the DRS vehicle driver must not carry a person in the vehicle while the person is seated in a motorised wheelchair of a kind known as, or that is similar to, a scooter or tricycle. (7) The DRS vehicle driver must provide reasonable assistance in loading and unloading a wheelchair, or a person in a wheelchair, into or from (8) An offence against this section is a strict liability offence.