Transport (Road Passenger Services) Act 2018
Part 5Passenger transport drivers
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Part 5 — Passenger transport drivers
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Term used: disqualification offence 61
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Driving vehicle without driver authorisation 61
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Causing or permitting person to drive vehicle without driver authorisation 62
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Requirement to comply with driver authorisation conditions 64
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Causing or permitting driving of vehicle contrary to conditions of driver authorisation 64
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Forgery and improper use of identifying details 64
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Application for passenger transport driver authorisation 66
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Grant of authorisation 66
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Refusal of authorisation 67
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Conditions of passenger transport driver authorisation 67
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Application for variation of conditions 68
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Variation of conditions 68
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Notice of decision to refuse or vary 69
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Driver authorisation document 70
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Effect of authorisation 70
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Duration of authorisation 70
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Authorisation not transferable 71
Division 4 — Suspension, cancellation and disqualification
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Suspension or cancellation order 71
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Suspension order for disqualification offence 72
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Order may be made even if authorisation suspended 72
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Show cause process 72
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Immediate suspension or cancellation 73
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Notice of suspension order 73
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Period of suspension 73
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Revocation of suspension order 74
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Notice of cancellation order 75
Subdivision 2 — Cancellation and disqualification: conviction of disqualification offence
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Cancellation and disqualification when convicted of disqualification offence 75
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Cumulative effect of disqualification 76
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Notice of cancellation 77
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Disqualification period and reinstatement 77
Subdivision 3 — Automatic cancellation of authorisation