Transport Operations (Passenger Transport) Regulation 2018
sec.265Scheduled passenger services that are not general route services— Act , sch 3 , def general route service
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sec.265 Scheduled passenger services that are not general route services— Act , sch 3 , def general route service
For the Act , schedule 3 , definition general route service , the following are not general route services— a scheduled passenger service that is restricted to use for 1 specific purpose; a scheduled passenger service that is restricted to use by— spectators travelling to or from a football game tourists travelling to or from a common tourist attraction a scheduled passenger service that— is provided for 1 specific purpose; and is subject to a condition that prevents a person from using the service primarily for another purpose. a hop-on hop-off style tour service that is intended to be used by tourists who want to travel to multiple tourist attractions and, because of the higher fare, practically prevents a person from using the service to go to work However, subsection (1) does not apply to a scheduled passenger service to or from the Brisbane airport unless the service is— an accommodation transfer service; or a tourist service; or a tourist transfer service; or a service that may only be used by a person who has booked the service— for a service from a place to the Brisbane airport—before the vehicle used to provide the service arrives at the place; or for a service from the Brisbane airport to a place—before the person arrives at the airport to use the service. In this section— accommodation house means a place providing lodging or food and lodging to the public. accommodation transfer service means a public passenger service, other than a booked hire service— that— is provided for travellers arriving in or departing from an area; and operates between an airport, ferry terminal, intercity bus terminal or railway terminal and an accommodation house in the area; and that requires journeys on the service to be pre-booked and travel documentation for the journeys to be issued before the travellers arrive in the area. tourist transfer service means a public passenger service, other than a booked hire service— that operates between— an accommodation house; and a tourist attraction or tourist service; and for which journeys are pre-booked before the time of travel. s 265 amd 2019 SL No. 186 s 4 (sec.265-ssec.1) For the Act , schedule 3 , definition general route service , the following are not general route services— a scheduled passenger service that is restricted to use for 1 specific purpose; a scheduled passenger service that is restricted to use by— spectators travelling to or from a football game tourists travelling to or from a common tourist attraction a scheduled passenger service that— is provided for 1 specific purpose; and is subject to a condition that prevents a person from using the service primarily for another purpose. a hop-on hop-off style tour service that is intended to be used by tourists who want to travel to multiple tourist attractions and, because of the higher fare, practically prevents a person from using the service to go to work (sec.265-ssec.2) However, subsection (1) does not apply to a scheduled passenger service to or from the Brisbane airport unless the service is— an accommodation transfer service; or a tourist service; or a tourist transfer service; or a service that may only be used by a person who has booked the service— for a service from a place to the Brisbane airport—before the vehicle used to provide the service arrives at the place; or for a service from the Brisbane airport to a place—before the person arrives at the airport to use the service. (sec.265-ssec.3) In this section— accommodation house means a place providing lodging or food and lodging to the public. accommodation transfer service means a public passenger service, other than a booked hire service— that— is provided for travellers arriving in or departing from an area; and operates between an airport, ferry terminal, intercity bus terminal or railway terminal and an accommodation house in the area; and that requires journeys on the service to be pre-booked and travel documentation for the journeys to be issued before the travellers arrive in the area. tourist transfer service means a public passenger service, other than a booked hire service— that operates between— an accommodation house; and a tourist attraction or tourist service; and for which journeys are pre-booked before the time of travel.