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Road Transport (Public Passenger Services) Regulation 2002
4AOffences against regulation—application of Criminal
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4A Offences against regulation—application of Criminal
Code etc
Other legislation applies in relation to offences against this
regulation.
Note 1 Criminal Code
The Criminal Code, ch 2 applies to the following offences against this
regulation (see Code, pt 2.1):
• s 15 (Holder of conditional accreditation to comply with conditions)
• s 17 (Production of certificate of accreditation)
• s 18A (Recovery of lost or stolen certificate of accreditation)
• s 20C (Regulated service must comply with service standards)
• s 23 (Notification of changes to bus fleet)
• s 24 (Notifiable incidents involving buses)
• s 26 (Bus drivers to hold appropriate driver licence or authority)
• s 27 (Records of bus drivers etc to be maintained by accredited
operator)
• s 27A (Accredited operator to tell road transport authority about
records of bus drivers etc)
• s 27B (Road transport authority to share information about bus
drivers)
• s 31 (Signs about security cameras in buses)
• s 32 (Bus operator’s responsibilities for security camera recordings)
• s 34 (Effect of noncompliance notices—bus operators)
• s 37 (Maximum number of passengers in buses)
• s 38 (Lost property in bus)
• s 39 (Passengers not to be carried in certain parts of a bus)
• s 45 (Effect of noncompliance notices—bus drivers)
• a provision of pt 3.2 (Bus tickets)
• a provision of pt 3.3 (Bus passengers and people in bus stop areas)
• a provision of ch 3AA (Light rail services)
• a provision of pt 3A.1 (Transport booking services)
• a provision of div 3A.2.1 (Independent taxi service operators)
• a provision of div 3A.2.2 (Taxi licences)
• s 94 (Taxi service operator—must tell authority about affiliation)
• s 95 (Taxis to be fitted with complying taximeters)
• s 97 (Taxi service operator—drivers to be licensed and skilled)
• s 99 (Records of taxi drivers etc to be maintained by accredited
operator)
• s 101A (Wheelchair-accessible taxi operator to have equipment and
arrangements with WTBS)
• s 101B (Wheelchair-accessible taxi operator—WTBS’s approved
procedures and rules)
• s 107 (Taxi must have identifying signs and livery)
• s 114 (Wheelchair-accessible taxi driver—special responsibilities)
• s 115 (Wheelchair-accessible taxi driver—connection to WTBS)
• s 116 (Wheelchair-accessible taxi driver—WTBS’s procedures and
rules)
• s 143 (Driver not to start taximeter before hiring begins)
• s 143A (When driver must start taximeter)
• s 143B (Operation of taximeter during hiring)
• s 143C (Operation of taximeter at end of hiring)
• s 144 (Driver to ask for correct fare)
• s 144A (Payment of taxi fare)
• s 144B (Payment under taxi subsidy scheme)
• a provision of pt 3A.3 (Ridesharing)
• a provision of pt 3A.4 (Hire cars)
• a provision of pt 3A.5 (Bookable vehicles generally)
• a provision of ch 6 (Demand responsive services)
• a provision of ch 7 (Driver authority cards)
• a provision of ch 8 (Disciplinary action).
The chapter sets out the general principles of criminal responsibility
(including burdens of proof and general defences), and defines terms used
for offences to which the Code applies (eg conduct, intention,
recklessness and strict liability).
Preliminary Chapter 1
Note 2 Penalty units
The Legislation Act, s 133 deals with the meaning of offence penalties
that are expressed in penalty units.