Transport Operations (Passenger Transport) Regulation 2018
sec.277Change of name, address, email address or postal address
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sec.277 Change of name, address, email address or postal address
This section applies if the holder of a relevant authority or service contract changes any of the following— the holder’s name or address; if the holder has a current email address—the email address; if the holder has a current postal address—the postal address. The holder must notify the chief executive of the change within 10 business days after the change. Maximum penalty—10 penalty units. For a change of address of a holder of driver authorisation, the chief executive may give the holder a change of address label for the holder’s authorising document for the authorisation. If a change of address label is damaged, lost or stolen, the holder must promptly ask the chief executive for a replacement label. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. On receipt of a change of address label or a replacement label, the holder must promptly attach the label to the back of the authorising document for the driver authorisation in the space provided for a change of details label. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. In this section— current email address , for the holder of a relevant authority or service contract, means an email address— given by the holder to the department for the department to use to send information about the relevant authority or service contract by email; and for which no written or oral notice from the holder, requiring the department to discontinue use of the email address, has been received by the department. relevant authority means— operator accreditation; or driver authorisation; or a taxi service licence; or a limousine licence; or a booked hire service licence; or a booking entity authorisation. s 277 amd 2020 SL No. 194 s 8 (sec.277-ssec.1) This section applies if the holder of a relevant authority or service contract changes any of the following— the holder’s name or address; if the holder has a current email address—the email address; if the holder has a current postal address—the postal address. (sec.277-ssec.2) The holder must notify the chief executive of the change within 10 business days after the change. Maximum penalty—10 penalty units. (sec.277-ssec.3) For a change of address of a holder of driver authorisation, the chief executive may give the holder a change of address label for the holder’s authorising document for the authorisation. (sec.277-ssec.4) If a change of address label is damaged, lost or stolen, the holder must promptly ask the chief executive for a replacement label. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. (sec.277-ssec.5) On receipt of a change of address label or a replacement label, the holder must promptly attach the label to the back of the authorising document for the driver authorisation in the space provided for a change of details label. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. (sec.277-ssec.6) In this section— current email address , for the holder of a relevant authority or service contract, means an email address— given by the holder to the department for the department to use to send information about the relevant authority or service contract by email; and for which no written or oral notice from the holder, requiring the department to discontinue use of the email address, has been received by the department. relevant authority means— operator accreditation; or driver authorisation; or a taxi service licence; or a limousine licence; or a booked hire service licence; or a booking entity authorisation.