Transport Operations (Passenger Transport) Regulation 2018
sec.18JRequirements for driver training
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sec.18J Requirements for driver training
The operator must ensure each person who is to drive a vehicle used to provide the service is given introductory training before the person starts to drive any vehicle used to provide the service. Maximum penalty—40 penalty units. Also, the operator must ensure each driver of a vehicle used to provide the service is given supplementary training within 2 months after the person is given introductory training. Maximum penalty—40 penalty units. The operator must make and keep the following records— evidence of introductory training given to each person under subsection (1) ; a training book showing the date, time and place the driver was given introductory training evidence of supplementary training given to each driver under subsection (2) . Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. If the operator— intends to drive a vehicle used to provide the service—the operator must undertake introductory training before the operator starts to drive any vehicle used to provide the service; and drives a vehicle used to provide the service—the operator must undertake supplementary training within 2 months after undertaking introductory training. Maximum penalty—40 penalty units. The operator must make and keep evidence of the operator’s completion of training under subsection (4) . Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. In this section— driver training notice means a notice published by the chief executive on the department’s website stating— the training that must be given by an operator— for introductory training—to a person who is to drive a vehicle used to provide the service; and for supplementary training—to a driver of a vehicle used to provide the service; and any matters to be addressed in the training; and any minimum standards for the training. introductory training , for a person, means the training stated in a driver training notice about the obligations of a driver under the Act . supplementary training , for a driver, means the training stated in a driver training notice about the driver’s obligations under the Act . s 18J ins 2026 SL No. 4 s 10 (sec.18J-ssec.1) The operator must ensure each person who is to drive a vehicle used to provide the service is given introductory training before the person starts to drive any vehicle used to provide the service. Maximum penalty—40 penalty units. (sec.18J-ssec.2) Also, the operator must ensure each driver of a vehicle used to provide the service is given supplementary training within 2 months after the person is given introductory training. Maximum penalty—40 penalty units. (sec.18J-ssec.3) The operator must make and keep the following records— evidence of introductory training given to each person under subsection (1) ; a training book showing the date, time and place the driver was given introductory training evidence of supplementary training given to each driver under subsection (2) . Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. (sec.18J-ssec.4) If the operator— intends to drive a vehicle used to provide the service—the operator must undertake introductory training before the operator starts to drive any vehicle used to provide the service; and drives a vehicle used to provide the service—the operator must undertake supplementary training within 2 months after undertaking introductory training. Maximum penalty—40 penalty units. (sec.18J-ssec.5) The operator must make and keep evidence of the operator’s completion of training under subsection (4) . Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. (sec.18J-ssec.6) In this section— driver training notice means a notice published by the chief executive on the department’s website stating— the training that must be given by an operator— for introductory training—to a person who is to drive a vehicle used to provide the service; and for supplementary training—to a driver of a vehicle used to provide the service; and any matters to be addressed in the training; and any minimum standards for the training. introductory training , for a person, means the training stated in a driver training notice about the obligations of a driver under the Act . supplementary training , for a driver, means the training stated in a driver training notice about the driver’s obligations under the Act .