Transport Operations (Road Use Management—Vehicle Standards and Safety) Regulation 2021
sec.70What is a COI vehicle
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sec.70 What is a COI vehicle
Each of the following vehicles is a COI vehicle — a heavy vehicle; a light vehicle that is— a booked hire vehicle, limousine or taxi; or another vehicle used to provide a public passenger service; or an authorised tow truck for an operator accreditation under the Tow Truck Act 2023 . However, a concessionally registered ambulance vehicle is not a COI vehicle . Also, a vehicle used to provide a public passenger service (other than a booked hire vehicle, limousine or taxi) is not a COI vehicle if the vehicle— is used only to provide a community transport service or courtesy transport service, or both; and is not used by a school to provide a service mentioned in paragraph (a) to carry students attending the school; and is built to carry 9 or fewer seated adults. In this section— community transport service see the Transport Operations (Passenger Transport) Act 1994 , schedule 3 . concessionally registered ambulance vehicle means a vehicle that is— an ambulance vehicle under the Transport Operations (Road Use Management—Vehicle Registration) Regulation 2021 ; and concessionally registered under that regulation. courtesy transport service see the Transport Operations (Passenger Transport) Act 1994 , schedule 3 . s 70 amd 2022 SL No. 20 s 9 ; 2024 SL No. 134 s 147 (sec.70-ssec.1) Each of the following vehicles is a COI vehicle — a heavy vehicle; a light vehicle that is— a booked hire vehicle, limousine or taxi; or another vehicle used to provide a public passenger service; or an authorised tow truck for an operator accreditation under the Tow Truck Act 2023 . (sec.70-ssec.2) However, a concessionally registered ambulance vehicle is not a COI vehicle . (sec.70-ssec.3) Also, a vehicle used to provide a public passenger service (other than a booked hire vehicle, limousine or taxi) is not a COI vehicle if the vehicle— is used only to provide a community transport service or courtesy transport service, or both; and is not used by a school to provide a service mentioned in paragraph (a) to carry students attending the school; and is built to carry 9 or fewer seated adults. (sec.70-ssec.4) In this section— community transport service see the Transport Operations (Passenger Transport) Act 1994 , schedule 3 . concessionally registered ambulance vehicle means a vehicle that is— an ambulance vehicle under the Transport Operations (Road Use Management—Vehicle Registration) Regulation 2021 ; and concessionally registered under that regulation. courtesy transport service see the Transport Operations (Passenger Transport) Act 1994 , schedule 3 .
- (a) a heavy vehicle;
- (b) a light vehicle that is— (i) a booked hire vehicle, limousine or taxi; or (ii) another vehicle used to provide a public passenger service; or (iii) an authorised tow truck for an operator accreditation under the Tow Truck Act 2023 .
- (i) a booked hire vehicle, limousine or taxi; or