sec.18IRequirements for documented maintenance programs

sec.18I Requirements for documented maintenance programs

The operator must have, and comply with, a documented maintenance program that complies with subsection (2) in relation to each vehicle used to provide the service. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. A documented maintenance program must provide— for the servicing and other maintenance of the vehicle to a standard that complies with, or exceeds, the servicing and maintenance program specified by the vehicle’s manufacturer; and for a daily pre-trip inspection of the vehicle, to a standard appropriate to an experienced driver of that general type of vehicle, to identify defects in the vehicle that may endanger public safety or substantially reduce passenger comfort; and a system to ensure— defects in relation to the vehicle that come to the notice of the driver, or anyone else involved in providing the service, are reported to the operator and recorded; and the vehicle is not returned to service until a reported defect that may endanger public safety has been fixed; and reported defects in the vehicle that substantially reduce passenger comfort are fixed within a reasonable time; and action taken to fix defects in relation to the vehicle is recorded. The operator must make and keep a written record of all servicing or other maintenance performed on each vehicle used to provide the service, including— a record of the daily pre-trip inspection of the vehicle; and if the operator uses a bus to provide the service—a statement or endorsement obtained by the operator in relation to the written record required under schedule 1AA , part 5 . Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. Subsection (3) applies to all maintenance, whether or not performed under the documented maintenance program. A written record under subsection (3) must be kept— for a bus used to provide the service—for a period of 5 years after the last maintenance is done on the bus; or for another vehicle—for the period the vehicle is used to provide the service. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. The operator must produce for inspection a copy of a documented maintenance program for a vehicle used to provide the service, or a record kept under subsection (3) , if asked by the chief executive or an authorised person. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. s 18I ins 2026 SL No. 4 s 10 (sec.18I-ssec.1) The operator must have, and comply with, a documented maintenance program that complies with subsection (2) in relation to each vehicle used to provide the service. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. (sec.18I-ssec.2) A documented maintenance program must provide— for the servicing and other maintenance of the vehicle to a standard that complies with, or exceeds, the servicing and maintenance program specified by the vehicle’s manufacturer; and for a daily pre-trip inspection of the vehicle, to a standard appropriate to an experienced driver of that general type of vehicle, to identify defects in the vehicle that may endanger public safety or substantially reduce passenger comfort; and a system to ensure— defects in relation to the vehicle that come to the notice of the driver, or anyone else involved in providing the service, are reported to the operator and recorded; and the vehicle is not returned to service until a reported defect that may endanger public safety has been fixed; and reported defects in the vehicle that substantially reduce passenger comfort are fixed within a reasonable time; and action taken to fix defects in relation to the vehicle is recorded. (sec.18I-ssec.3) The operator must make and keep a written record of all servicing or other maintenance performed on each vehicle used to provide the service, including— a record of the daily pre-trip inspection of the vehicle; and if the operator uses a bus to provide the service—a statement or endorsement obtained by the operator in relation to the written record required under schedule 1AA , part 5 . Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. (sec.18I-ssec.4) Subsection (3) applies to all maintenance, whether or not performed under the documented maintenance program. (sec.18I-ssec.5) A written record under subsection (3) must be kept— for a bus used to provide the service—for a period of 5 years after the last maintenance is done on the bus; or for another vehicle—for the period the vehicle is used to provide the service. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. (sec.18I-ssec.6) The operator must produce for inspection a copy of a documented maintenance program for a vehicle used to provide the service, or a record kept under subsection (3) , if asked by the chief executive or an authorised person. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.