New South Wales Consolidated Acts

PASSENGER TRANSPORT ACT 2014

- As at 1 July 2022 
- Act 46 of 2014 

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1 - PRELIMINARY

   1.      Name of Act
   2.      Commencement
   3.      Objects of Act
   4.      Definitions
   5.      Public passenger services
   6.      Community transport services
   7.      Air transport services
           8, 9. (Repealed)
   10.     Act to be construed not to exceed legislative power of State
   11.     Act to bind Crown

   PART 2 - ACCREDITATION OF OPERATORS OF PUBLIC PASSENGER SERVICES

           Division 1 - Preliminary

   12.     (Repealed)
   13.     Meaning of "close associate"
   14.     Application of Part

           Division 2 - Accreditation offences

   15.     Operator of public passenger service must be accredited
   16.     Operator of public passenger service must comply with accreditation conditions

           Division 3 - Applications for accreditation

   17.     Applications for accreditation
   18.     Determination of applications for accreditation generally
   19.     Close associates
   20.     Grants of accreditation
   21.     Form of accreditation
   22.     Term of accreditation
   23.     Renewal of accreditation
   24.     Notice of accreditation decision
   25.     Joint accreditation

           Division 4 - Conditions of accreditation

   26.     Conditions of accreditation generally
   27.     Changes to nominated directors and managers
   28.     Operation of regulated air routes
   29.     Bus services--drug and alcohol programs and testing
   30.     Other Acts not affected by testing provisions
   31.     Bus services--safety management systems
   32.     (Repealed)

           Division 5 - Variation, suspension or cancellation of accreditation

   33.     Variation, suspension or cancellation of accreditation generally
   34.     (Repealed)
   35.     Automatic suspensions

   PART 3 - SERVICE PROCUREMENT

           Division 1 - Passenger service contracts

   36.     Passenger service contracts
   36A.    Contracts for passenger services under Point to Point Transport (Taxis and Hire Vehicles) Act 2016
   36B.    Contracts for Sydney Metro passenger services
   37.     Further contracts
   38.     Enforcement of performance standards and civil penalties
   39.     Regular timetabled services must have contract
   40.     Exclusive rights

           Division 2 - Licensing for regulated air routes

   41.     Operator of regulated air route must be licensed
   42.     Licence holder must comply with conditions
   43.     Applications for air route licences
   44.     Determination of applications for air route licence
   45.     Grants of air route licences
   46.     Form of air route licence
   47.     Term of air route licence
   48.     No renewals of air route licences
   49.     Notice of decision
   50.     Joint holders
   51.     Conditions of air route licences
   52.     Variation, suspension or cancellation of air route licence
   53.     Temporary air route licences
   54.     Joint licences

   PART 4 - DRIVER AUTHORITIES

           Division 1 - Preliminary

   55.     Application of Part
   56.     Types and classes of driver authority

           Division 2 - Driver authority offences

   57.     Driver for public passenger service must hold driver authority
   58.     Driver of public passenger service must comply with driver authority conditions

           Division 3 - Applications for driver authorities

   59.     Applications for driver authority
   60.     Determination of applications for driver authorities generally
   61.     Additional standards for bus drivers
   62.     (Repealed)
   63.     Applications after refusal or cancellation
   64.     Conditions of driver authorities
   65.     Form of driver authority
   66.     Term of driver authority
   67.     Renewal of driver authority
   68.     Notice of decision

           Division 4 - Conditions of driver authorities

   69.     Conditions of driver authorities generally
   70.     (Repealed)

           Division 5 - Variation, suspension or cancellation of driver authorities

   71.     Variation, suspension or cancellation of driver authorities generally
           PARTS 5, 6 - (Repealed)
           None

   PART 7 - PASSENGER TRANSPORT FARES, CONCESSIONS AND FEES

           Division 1 - Preliminary

   121.    Definition

           Division 2 - Fares and other related matters

   122.    Application of Division
   123.    Referrals to IPART
   124.    IPART investigations and determinations
   125.    Fares orders
           126, 127. (Repealed)

           Division 3 - Conditions of travel or ticketing

   128.    Conditions of travel or ticketing

           Division 4 - Concessions and subsidies

   129.    Minister to determine subsidy scheme and concessions
   130.    Administration of subsidy schemes and concessions

   PART 8 - SAFETY INFORMATION AND INVESTIGATIONS

           Division 1 - Bus safety information

   131.    Bus safety reports
   132.    Notifiable occurrences relating to buses

           Division 2 - Transport safety investigations

   133.    Chief Investigator may investigate transport accidents or incidents
   134.    Investigation not affected by other inquiries or proceedings
   135.    Conduct of transport safety investigation
   136.    Provision of information and production of documents to Chief Investigator
   137.    Reports on transport safety investigations
   138.    Obligations of persons who receive draft reports or recommendations
   139.    Compliance with subpoenas and directions relating to safety incidents

           Division 3 - Transport safety inquiries

   140.    Minister may constitute Board of Inquiry for transport safety inquiry
   141.    Chief Investigator may request transport safety inquiry
   142.    Conduct of transport safety inquiry
   143.    Assessors
   144.    Witnesses and evidence at transport safety inquiries
   145.    Compliance with subpoenas and directions relating to safety incidents

           Division 4 - Transport safety investigators

   146.    Appointment of transport safety investigators
   147.    Identity cards
   148.    Functions relating to transport safety investigations

           Division 5 - Miscellaneous

   149.    Tabling of reports of transport safety investigations and transport safety inquiries
   150.    Confidential reporting of safety information by transport safety employees
   151.    Recommendations arising from investigations

   PART 9 - ENFORCEMENT

           Division 1 - Authorised officers

   152.    Appointment of authorised officers by TfNSW
   153.    (Repealed)
   154.    Appointment of Commonwealth officers for specific matters
   155.    Limitations on functions
   156.    Identity cards must be issued
   157.    Identity cards to be shown
   158.    Functions of authorised officers
   159.    Inspections

           Division 2 - Offences

   160.    Offences relating to inspections and investigations
   161.    Offences involving credentials
   162.    Offenders to state name and address
   163.    Prohibited advertisements
   164.    Return of accreditations, driver authorities and licences
   164A.   Prohibition on buses acting as taxis

           Division 3 - Proceedings for offences

   165.    Offences by corporations
   165A.   Ancillary offences
   166.    Penalty notices
   167.    Nature of proceedings for offences
   168.    Additional penalties for railway offences affecting safety

   PART 10 - MISCELLANEOUS

   169.    Review of decisions
   170.    Exchange of information
   171.    Disclosure of accreditation and other information
   172.    Records and evidentiary matters
   173.    Ferry services--drug and alcohol programs and testing
   174.    Fees, charges and levies
   175.    Service of documents
   176.    Regulations
   177.    Additional matters relating to drug and alcohol testing
   178.    Compensation not payable
   179.    Repeals
   180.    Review of Act
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