sec.221Accreditation certificates and accreditation numbers

sec.221 Accreditation certificates and accreditation numbers

An operator of a relevant service must— for each limousine or NSW taxi used to provide the service—keep a copy of the operator’s accreditation certificate in the vehicle while the vehicle is being used to provide the service; and for a motorbike used to provide the service—display the accreditation number for the operator accreditation on the vehicle so that the accreditation number is— preceded by the letter ‘Q’; and securely fixed to the vehicle; and clearly legible from a distance of 4.5m away from the vehicle; and for any other vehicle used to provide the service—display the accreditation number for the operator accreditation on the vehicle so that the accreditation number is— preceded by the letter ‘Q’; and securely fixed to the bottom left-hand side of the rear of the vehicle or the bottom left-hand side of the vehicle’s rear window; and clearly legible from a distance of 4.5m away from the vehicle. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. A person driving a vehicle in which a copy of the operator’s accreditation certificate is kept under subsection (1) (a) must, if asked by an authorised person, make the certificate available for inspection by the authorised person. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. An operator of a relevant service must remove, from a vehicle being used to provide the service, the accreditation number for the operator accreditation if— the accreditation is cancelled; or the operator stops using the vehicle to provide the service. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. A person must not provide a public passenger service using a public passenger vehicle displaying an accreditation number for an operator accreditation if the person does not hold the operator accreditation. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. A person who fails to comply with subsection (1) , (2) or (4) does not commit an offence against the subsection if the person has a reasonable excuse for the failure to comply. For subsections (1) and (4) , it is a reasonable excuse for the person to fail to comply with the subsection if— the vehicle used to provide the public passenger service is leased from, or usually used by, another holder of operator accreditation; and the vehicle is to provide the public passenger service because of an exceptional circumstance; and A replacement bus is used because of a vehicle breakdown. the vehicle is not used to provide the public passenger service for a period of more than 5 days, whether or not consecutively, within any period of 3 months. In this section— accreditation certificate , for an operator, means a certificate evidencing the operator’s operator accreditation. s 221 amd 2026 SL No. 4 s 28 (sec.221-ssec.1) An operator of a relevant service must— for each limousine or NSW taxi used to provide the service—keep a copy of the operator’s accreditation certificate in the vehicle while the vehicle is being used to provide the service; and for a motorbike used to provide the service—display the accreditation number for the operator accreditation on the vehicle so that the accreditation number is— preceded by the letter ‘Q’; and securely fixed to the vehicle; and clearly legible from a distance of 4.5m away from the vehicle; and for any other vehicle used to provide the service—display the accreditation number for the operator accreditation on the vehicle so that the accreditation number is— preceded by the letter ‘Q’; and securely fixed to the bottom left-hand side of the rear of the vehicle or the bottom left-hand side of the vehicle’s rear window; and clearly legible from a distance of 4.5m away from the vehicle. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. (sec.221-ssec.2) A person driving a vehicle in which a copy of the operator’s accreditation certificate is kept under subsection (1) (a) must, if asked by an authorised person, make the certificate available for inspection by the authorised person. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. (sec.221-ssec.3) An operator of a relevant service must remove, from a vehicle being used to provide the service, the accreditation number for the operator accreditation if— the accreditation is cancelled; or the operator stops using the vehicle to provide the service. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. (sec.221-ssec.4) A person must not provide a public passenger service using a public passenger vehicle displaying an accreditation number for an operator accreditation if the person does not hold the operator accreditation. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. (sec.221-ssec.5) A person who fails to comply with subsection (1) , (2) or (4) does not commit an offence against the subsection if the person has a reasonable excuse for the failure to comply. (sec.221-ssec.6) For subsections (1) and (4) , it is a reasonable excuse for the person to fail to comply with the subsection if— the vehicle used to provide the public passenger service is leased from, or usually used by, another holder of operator accreditation; and the vehicle is to provide the public passenger service because of an exceptional circumstance; and A replacement bus is used because of a vehicle breakdown. the vehicle is not used to provide the public passenger service for a period of more than 5 days, whether or not consecutively, within any period of 3 months. (sec.221-ssec.7) In this section— accreditation certificate , for an operator, means a certificate evidencing the operator’s operator accreditation.