Transport Operations (Passenger Transport) Regulation 2018
sec.18DMeaning of prescribed incident for subdivision
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sec.18D Meaning of prescribed incident for subdivision
For this subdivision, a prescribed incident is an event involving a relevant vehicle, or the driver of, or a passenger in, a relevant vehicle, and a relevant service if the event— disrupts the provision of the relevant service for more than 30 minutes after the scheduled or agreed time for the provision of the relevant service; or prevents the provision of the relevant service. A prescribed incident includes any of the following— an event involving the relevant vehicle in which a person is injured or killed; the breakdown of, or an accident involving, the relevant vehicle; a fire in the relevant vehicle; a change in road conditions making it unsafe for the relevant vehicle to drive on a road; a terrorist act or terrorism, within the meaning of the Police Powers and Responsibilities Act 2000 , section 211 , involving the relevant vehicle or the driver of, or a passenger in, the relevant vehicle; the use, or attempted or threatened use, of a chemical, explosive or weapon by a person in a way that involves the relevant vehicle or the driver of, or a passenger in, the relevant vehicle; an assault or threat to the driver of, or a passenger in, the relevant vehicle; a medical emergency involving the driver of, or a passenger in, the relevant vehicle. In this section— weapon see the Weapons Act 1990 , schedule 2 . s 18D ins 2026 SL No. 4 s 10 (sec.18D-ssec.1) For this subdivision, a prescribed incident is an event involving a relevant vehicle, or the driver of, or a passenger in, a relevant vehicle, and a relevant service if the event— disrupts the provision of the relevant service for more than 30 minutes after the scheduled or agreed time for the provision of the relevant service; or prevents the provision of the relevant service. (sec.18D-ssec.2) A prescribed incident includes any of the following— an event involving the relevant vehicle in which a person is injured or killed; the breakdown of, or an accident involving, the relevant vehicle; a fire in the relevant vehicle; a change in road conditions making it unsafe for the relevant vehicle to drive on a road; a terrorist act or terrorism, within the meaning of the Police Powers and Responsibilities Act 2000 , section 211 , involving the relevant vehicle or the driver of, or a passenger in, the relevant vehicle; the use, or attempted or threatened use, of a chemical, explosive or weapon by a person in a way that involves the relevant vehicle or the driver of, or a passenger in, the relevant vehicle; an assault or threat to the driver of, or a passenger in, the relevant vehicle; a medical emergency involving the driver of, or a passenger in, the relevant vehicle. (sec.18D-ssec.3) In this section— weapon see the Weapons Act 1990 , schedule 2 .
- (a) disrupts the provision of the relevant service for more than 30 minutes after the scheduled or agreed time for the provision of the relevant service; or