Transport Operations (Passenger Transport) Regulation 2018
sec.270Requirement for road-based public passenger vehicle—right-hand drive
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sec.270 Requirement for road-based public passenger vehicle—right-hand drive
A person must not provide a public passenger service on a road using a public passenger vehicle that does not have a right-hand drive. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. For subsection (1) , a public passenger vehicle has a right-hand drive if the centre of the steering control of the vehicle is either— to the right of the centre of the vehicle when viewed by a person in the vehicle who is facing to the front of the vehicle; or in line with the centre of the vehicle. This section does not apply in relation to an automated public passenger vehicle. In this section— automated public passenger vehicle means a public passenger vehicle that is capable, without human input, of controlling its steering, acceleration and braking to safely navigate itself for the typical duration of a public passenger service for which it is used. (sec.270-ssec.1) A person must not provide a public passenger service on a road using a public passenger vehicle that does not have a right-hand drive. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. (sec.270-ssec.2) For subsection (1) , a public passenger vehicle has a right-hand drive if the centre of the steering control of the vehicle is either— to the right of the centre of the vehicle when viewed by a person in the vehicle who is facing to the front of the vehicle; or in line with the centre of the vehicle. (sec.270-ssec.3) This section does not apply in relation to an automated public passenger vehicle. (sec.270-ssec.4) In this section— automated public passenger vehicle means a public passenger vehicle that is capable, without human input, of controlling its steering, acceleration and braking to safely navigate itself for the typical duration of a public passenger service for which it is used.
- (a) to the right of the centre of the vehicle when viewed by a person in the vehicle who is facing to the front of the vehicle; or
- (b) in line with the centre of the vehicle.