accredited bus operator has the same meaning as in the Bus Safety Act 2009;
S. 3 def. of accredited rail transport operator repealed by No. 41/2019 s. 21(l).
approved bus safety code of practice means a code of practice within the meaning of the Bus Safety Act 2009;
S. 3 def. of approved code of practice amended by No. 41/2019 s. 21(b).
approved code of practice means—
(a) an approved bus safety code of practice; or
(b) an approved marine safety code of practice;
approved marine safety code of practice means a code of practice within the meaning of the Marine Safety Act 2010;
S. 3 def. of approved rail safety code of practice repealed by No. 41/2019 s. 21(l).
authorised officer means a transport safety officer or a police officer;
bus has the same meaning as in the Bus Safety Act 2009;
bus premises means—
(a) a depot or base of operations for a bus service; or
(b) a place where bus safety work is carried out; or
(c) premises, including an office or building, used in connection with the provision of bus services or where the provision of bus services is managed;
S. 3 def. of bus safety matter inserted by No. 41/2019 s. 21(a).
bus safety matter has the same meaning as in section 3 of the Transport Integration Act 2010;
bus safety worker has the same meaning as in the Bus Safety Act 2009;
bus service has the same meaning as in the Bus Safety Act 2009;
business day means a day that is not—
(a) a Saturday or a Sunday; or
(b) a day that is appointed as a public holiday or public half-holiday throughout the whole of Victoria under the Public Holidays Act 1993;
S. 3 def. of Chief Executive of Safe Transport Victoria inserted by No. 34/2023 s. 127(Sch. 1 item 18.1(a)).
Chief Executive of Safe Transport Victoria means the person appointed as the Chief Executive of Safe Transport Victoria under section 115H of the Transport Integration Act 2010;
S. 3 def. of Chief Investigator, Transport Safety or Chief Investigator inserted by No. 25/2025 s. 66(d).
Chief Investigator, Transport Safety or Chief Investigator means Chief Investigator, Transport Safety within the meaning of the Transport Integration Act 2010;
S. 3 def. of Common-wealth inserted by No. 25/2025 s. 66(d).
Commonwealth means Commonwealth of Australia;
S. 3 def. of compliance and investigative purposes amended by No. 41/2019 s. 21(c).
compliance and investigative purposes includes purposes—
(a) related to ascertaining whether this Act or a transport safety law has been, or is being, complied with, including whether an offence has been committed against this Act or a transport safety law; and
(b) related to ascertaining whether an approved code of practice has been, or is being, complied with; and
(c) related to an investigation into a bus safety matter or a marine safety matter; and
(e) related to an audit under section 20 of the Bus Safety Act 2009;
S. 3 def. of contractor repealed by No. 41/2019 s. 21(l), new def. of contractor inserted by No. 25/2025 s. 66(d).
contractor—
(a) in relation to a rail transport operator—
(i) means a person engaged directly or indirectly by the rail transport operator to supply rail infrastructure operations or rolling stock operations to that rail transport operator; and
(ii) includes a sub-contractor; or
(b) in relation to a road authority—
(i) means a person engaged directly or indirectly by the road authority to undertake works within the meaning of the Road Management Act 2004 on behalf of the road authority; and
(ii) includes a sub-contractor;
S. 3 def. of Department amended by Nos 41/2019 s. 21(d), 25/2025 s. 106(Sch. 1 item 48).
Department means the Department of Transport and Planning;
employee means a person employed under a contract of employment or contract of training;
exercise, in relation to a function, includes perform the function;
S. 3 def. of harbour master licence inserted by No. 19/2022 s. 83.
harbour master licence has the same meaning as in the Marine Safety Act 2010;
S. 3 def. of Head, Transport for Victoria inserted by No. 25/2025 s. 66(d).
Head, Transport for Victoria has the same meaning as in the Transport Integration Act 2010;
improvement notice means a notice served under section 50;
S. 3 def. of level crossing amended by No. 7/2019 s. 39, repealed by No. 41/2019 s. 21(l).
marine incident has the same meaning as in the Marine Safety Act 2010;
marine operations has the same meaning as in the Marine Safety Act 2010;
marine or port infringement law means—
(a) a provision of the Marine Safety Act 2010 or any regulations made under that Act; or
(b) a provision of the Marine (Drug, Alcohol and Pollution Control) Act 1988 or any regulations made under that Act; or
(c) a provision of the Port Management Act 1995 or any regulations made under that Act;
S. 3 def. of marine premises amended by No. 35/2019 s. 17(a).
marine premises means—
(a) a building or a facility used in connection with the undertaking of marine operations; and
(b) land on which vessels are stored but does not include land used for residential purposes; and
(c) premises associated with the design, commission, construction, manufacture, supply, maintenance, repair or modification of a recreational vessel; and
(d) premises associated with the design, commission, construction, manufacture, supply, installation, maintenance, repair or modification of marine safety equipment; and
(e) premises owned or occupied by pilotage services providers for the purpose of providing pilotage services;
S. 3 def. of marine safety equipment inserted by No. 35/2019 s. 17(b).
marine safety equipment has the same meaning as in section 3(1) of the Marine Safety Act 2010;
marine safety infrastructure has the same meaning as in the Marine Safety Act 2010;
marine safety infrastructure operations has the same meaning as in the Marine Safety Act 2010;
marine safety matter has the same meaning as in the Transport Integration Act 2010;
marine safety work has the same meaning as in the Marine Safety Act 2010;
non-disturbance notice means a notice served under section 71;
S. 3 def. of notifiable occurrence amended by No. 41/2019 s. 21(e).
notifiable occurrence means—
(a) a bus safety matter; or
(b) an accident or incident that is prescribed as a notifiable occurrence—
but does not include a matter or accident or incident that is prescribed not to be a notifiable occurrence;
officer of a body corporate, unincorporated body or association or partnership has the meaning given by section 9 of the Corporations Act;
S. 3 def. of passenger transport company repealed by No. 41/2019 s. 21(l).
person includes a body corporate, unincorporated body or association and a partnership;
S. 3 def. of personal information inserted by No. 25/2025 s. 66(d).
personal information has the same meaning as in section 3 of the Privacy and Data Protection Act 2014;
S. 3 def. of pilotage services inserted by No. 35/2019 s. 17(b).
pilotage services has the same meaning as in section 3(1) of the Marine Safety Act 2010;
S. 3 def. of pilotage services provider inserted by No. 35/2019 s. 17(b).
pilotage services provider has the same meaning as in section 3(1) of the Marine Safety Act 2010;
S. 3 def. of police officer substituted by No. 41/2019 s. 21(f).
police officer has the same meaning as in section 3(1) of the Victoria Police Act 2013;
S. 3 def. of private siding repealed by No. 41/2019 s. 21(l).
prohibition notice means a notice served under section 60;
S. 3 def. of Public Transport Development Authority repealed by No. 41/2019 s. 21(l).
S. 3 def. of public transport premises repealed by No. 41/2019 s. 21(l), new def. of public transport premises inserted by No. 25/2025 s. 66(d).
public transport premises—
(a) means railway premises or bus premises; and
(b) includes any place where an incident involving a bus occurred if the bus, or anything that is, or that is possibly, relevant to an investigation into the incident, is still present;
S. 3 def. of public transport safety matter repealed by No. 41/2019 s. 21(l), new def. of public transport safety matter inserted by No. 25/2025 s. 66(d).
public transport safety matter has the same meaning as in the Transport Integration Act 2010;
S. 3 def. of rail infrastructure repealed by No. 41/2019 s. 21(l), new def. of rail infrastructure inserted by No. 25/2025 s. 66(d).
rail infrastructure has the same meaning as in section 4(1) of the Rail Safety National Law (Victoria);
S. 3 def. of rail infrastructure manager repealed by No. 41/2019 s. 21(l).
S. 3 def. of rail safety work inserted by No. 25/2025 s. 66(d).
rail safety work has the same meaning as in section 4(1) of the Rail Safety National Law (Victoria);
S. 3 def. of rail safety worker repealed by No. 41/2019 s. 21(l), new def. of rail safety worker inserted by No. 25/2025 s. 66(d).
rail safety worker has the same meaning as in section 4(1) of the Rail Safety National Law (Victoria);
S. 3 def. of rail transport operator repealed by No. 41/2019 s. 21(l), new def. of rail transport operator inserted by No. 25/2025 s. 66(d).
rail transport operator has the same meaning as in section 4(1) of the Rail Safety National Law (Victoria);
S. 3 def. of railway repealed by No. 41/2019 s. 21(l).
S. 3 def. of railway operations repealed by No. 41/2019 s. 21(l), new def. of railway operations inserted by No. 25/2025 s. 66(d).
railway operations has the same meaning as in section 4(1) of the Rail Safety National Law (Victoria);
S. 3 def. of railway premises repealed by No. 41/2019 s. 21(l), new def. of railway premises inserted by No. 25/2025 s. 66(d).
railway premises means railway premises (other than paragraph (f)) within the meaning in section 4(1) of the Rail Safety National Law (Victoria);
S. 3 def. of registered bus operator repealed by No. 30/2021 s. 99(a).
S. 3 def. of residential premises amended by Nos 41/2019 s. 21(g), 25/2025 s. 66(a).
residential premises means premises, rolling stock, a bus or a vessel, or a part of premises, rolling stock, a bus or a vessel, that is used for predominantly residential purposes;
S. 3 def. of road authority inserted by No. 25/2025 s. 66(d).
road authority has the same meaning as it has in the Road Management Act 2004;
S. 3 def. of road vehicle substituted by Nos 41/2019 s. 21(h), 25/2025 s. 66(b).
road vehicle means any vehicle propelled by any form of motive power but does not include—
(a) a bus; or
(b) rolling stock;
S. 3 def. of rolling stock repealed by No. 41/2019 s. 21(l), new def. of rolling stock inserted by No. 25/2025 s. 66(d).
rolling stock has the same meaning as in section 4(1) of the Rail Safety National Law (Victoria);
S. 3 def. of Safe Transport Victoria inserted by No. 34/2023 s. 127(Sch. 1 item 18.1(a)).
Safe Transport Victoria has the same meaning as in section 3 of the Transport Integration Act 2010;
S. 3 def. of Safety Director repealed by No. 34/2023 s. 127(Sch. 1 item 18.1(b)).
S. 3 def. of safety work infringement repealed by No. 41/2019 s. 21(l).
S. 3 def. of searchable bus or vessel inserted by No. 41/2019 s. 21(a).
searchable bus or vessel means a bus or vessel entered or boarded by a transport safety officer under Part 2;
S. 3 def. of searchable premises amended by No. 41/2019 s. 21(i), substituted by No. 25/2025 s. 66(c).
searchable premises means—
(a) bus premises or marine premises or other premises entered by a transport safety officer under Part 2; or
(b) public transport premises or marine premises or other premises entered by the Chief Investigator under Part 2A;
S. 3 def. of searchable rolling stock, bus or vessel repealed by No. 41/2019 s. 21(l), new def. of searchable rolling stock, bus or vessel inserted by No. 25/2025 s. 66(d).
searchable rolling stock, bus or vessel means rolling stock, a bus or vessel entered or boarded by the Chief Investigator under Part 2A;
Secretary means the Secretary to the Department;
S. 3 def. of specified person inserted by No. 25/2025 s. 66(d).
specified person, in Part 2A, means—
(a) a rail transport operator or an employee or contractor of a rail transport operator; or
(b) an operator of any bus service; or
(c) a driver of a bus used to provide a bus service; or
(d) a procurer of a bus service within the meaning of the Bus Safety Act 2009; or
(e) a rail safety worker; or
(f) a bus safety worker; or
(g) a utility or an employee of a utility; or
(h) a road authority or an employee or contractor of a road authority; or
(i) the National Heavy Vehicle Regulator within the meaning of the Heavy Vehicle National Law (Victoria); or
(j) a works contractor within the meaning of section 85 of the Electricity Industry Act 2000, section 48A of the Road Management Act 2004 or section 137A(4) of the Water Act 1989; or
(k) a person authorised in writing by a gas distribution company or gas transmission company under section 148(7) or 149(6) of the Gas Industry Act 2001; or
(l) Safe Transport Victoria; or
(m) a person whom the Chief Investigator believes on reasonable grounds may be able to provide information, documents or assistance for the purposes of carrying out an investigation into a public transport safety matter or a marine safety matter;
this Act includes regulations made under this Act;
S. 3 def. of transport safety infringement amended by No. 41/2019 s. 21(j).
transport safety infringement means an offence against a transport safety infringement law that is prescribed for the purposes of this Act;
S. 3 def. of transport safety infringement law amended by Nos 41/2019 s. 21(k), 30/2021 s. 99(b).
transport safety infringement law means—
(a) in the case of an accredited bus operator—a provision of the Bus Safety Act 2009 or the regulations made under that Act;
(c) a marine or port infringement law;
S. 3 def. of transport safety law inserted by No. 41/2019 s. 21(a).
transport safety law means—
(a) the Bus Safety Act 2009 or any regulations made under that Act; or
(b) the Marine (Drug, Alcohol and Pollution Control) Act 1988 or any regulations made under that Act; or
(c) the Marine Safety Act 2010 or any regulations made under that Act; or
(d) the Port Management Act 1995 or any regulations made under that Act; or
(e) the Transport Integration Act 2010 or any regulations made under that Act;
transport safety officer means a person appointed under section 116;
S. 3 def. of transport safety or infrastructure law repealed by No. 41/2019 s. 21(l), new def. of transport safety or infrastructure law inserted by No. 25/2025 s. 66(d).
transport safety or infrastructure law means—
(a) a transport safety law; or
(b) the Rail Safety National Law Application Act 2013 or any regulations made under that Act; or
(c) the Rail Safety National Law (Victoria); or
(d) the national regulations within the meaning of the Rail Safety National Law (Victoria); or
(e) section 93A, 93B or 93C of the Electricity Industry Act 2000; or
(f) section 149A, 149B or 149C of the Gas Industry Act 2001; or
(g) Division 4A of Part 4 of the Road Management Act 2004; or
(h) section 137A, 137B or 137C of the Water Act 1989; or
(i) section 23 of the Crimes Act 1958 but only in relation to conduct engaged in by a person on or at, or in the immediate vicinity of, rail infrastructure or rolling stock that places or may place another person in danger of serious injury;
transport safety undertaking has the meaning given by section 83(1);
S. 3 def. of transport system repealed by No. 41/2019 s. 21(l).
S. 3 def. of utility repealed by No. 41/2019 s. 21(l), new def.of utility inserted by No. 25/2025 s. 66(d).
utility means—
(a) an entity (whether publicly or privately owned) which provides, or intends to provide, water, sewerage, drainage, gas, electricity, telephone, telecommunication or other like services under the authority of an Act of Victoria or the Commonwealth; or
(b) any person who under the Pipelines Act 2005 is the holder of a licence to construct and operate a pipeline;
vehicle means a conveyance that is designed to be propelled or drawn by any means, whether or not capable of being so propelled or drawn;
vessel has the same meaning as in the Marine Safety Act 2010;
vessel operations has the same meaning as in the Marine Safety Act 2010.
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