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Transport Operations (Passenger Transport) Act 1994
sec.35Driver’s obligation to notify of suspension or cancellation of licence etc.
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### sec.35 Driver’s obligation to notify of suspension or cancellation of licence etc.
This section applies to a person who is an authorised driver and who drives a vehicle to provide a public passenger service if—
the person is not the operator of the service; or
for a booked hire service—another person provides booking services for the service.
The person must immediately give written notice to the operator or other person if—
a licence or other authorisation required under another Act to drive a vehicle of a type to which the person’s driver authorisation relates is suspended or cancelled; or
if the public passenger service is of a kind for which driver authorisation is required under this Act—the person’s driver authorisation is suspended or cancelled.
Maximum penalty—100 penalty units.
s 35 amd 2004 No. 9 s 13I
sub 2017 No. 18 s 11
(sec.35-ssec.1) This section applies to a person who is an authorised driver and who drives a vehicle to provide a public passenger service if— the person is not the operator of the service; or for a booked hire service—another person provides booking services for the service.
(sec.35-ssec.2) The person must immediately give written notice to the operator or other person if— a licence or other authorisation required under another Act to drive a vehicle of a type to which the person’s driver authorisation relates is suspended or cancelled; or if the public passenger service is of a kind for which driver authorisation is required under this Act—the person’s driver authorisation is suspended or cancelled. Maximum penalty—100 penalty units.
- (a) the person is not the operator of the service; or
- (b) for a booked hire service—another person provides booking services for the service.
- (a) a licence or other authorisation required under another Act to drive a vehicle of a type to which the person’s driver authorisation relates is suspended or cancelled; or
- (b) if the public passenger service is of a kind for which driver authorisation is required under this Act—the person’s driver authorisation is suspended or cancelled.