Transport Operations (Passenger Transport) Regulation 2018
sch.1AA-sec.5Working out age of buses
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sch.1AA-sec.5 Working out age of buses
For this schedule— the age of a bus is worked out starting on the following date (the starting date )— if the date of first registration of the bus in Queensland or elsewhere is available—that date; if the date of first registration is not available and a dated receipt for the first or only sale of the bus is available—the date of the receipt; if neither of the dates mentioned in subparagraph (i) or (ii) is available—the date of manufacture of the bus’s original body; if none of the dates mentioned in subparagraph (i) , (ii) or (iii) is available—the date of manufacture of the bus’s original chassis; and a bus is an age in years at the beginning of the anniversary, for the age, of the starting date. Subsection (1) (a) applies subject to section 15 (4) . sch 1AA s 5 ins 2026 SL No. 4 s 37 (sch.1AA-sec.5-ssec.1) For this schedule— the age of a bus is worked out starting on the following date (the starting date )— if the date of first registration of the bus in Queensland or elsewhere is available—that date; if the date of first registration is not available and a dated receipt for the first or only sale of the bus is available—the date of the receipt; if neither of the dates mentioned in subparagraph (i) or (ii) is available—the date of manufacture of the bus’s original body; if none of the dates mentioned in subparagraph (i) , (ii) or (iii) is available—the date of manufacture of the bus’s original chassis; and a bus is an age in years at the beginning of the anniversary, for the age, of the starting date. (sch.1AA-sec.5-ssec.2) Subsection (1) (a) applies subject to section 15 (4) .
- (a) the age of a bus is worked out starting on the following date (the starting date )— (i) if the date of first registration of the bus in Queensland or elsewhere is available—that date; (ii) if the date of first registration is not available and a dated receipt for the first or only sale of the bus is available—the date of the receipt; (iii) if neither of the dates mentioned in subparagraph (i) or (ii) is available—the date of manufacture of the bus’s original body; (iv) if none of the dates mentioned in subparagraph (i) , (ii) or (iii) is available—the date of manufacture of the bus’s original chassis; and
- (i) if the date of first registration of the bus in Queensland or elsewhere is available—that date;
- (ii) if the date of first registration is not available and a dated receipt for the first or only sale of the bus is available—the date of the receipt;
- (iii) if neither of the dates mentioned in subparagraph (i) or (ii) is available—the date of manufacture of the bus’s original body;
- (iv) if none of the dates mentioned in subparagraph (i) , (ii) or (iii) is available—the date of manufacture of the bus’s original chassis; and
- (b) a bus is an age in years at the beginning of the anniversary, for the age, of the starting date.