New South Wales Repealed Regulations

This legislation has been repealed.

PASSENGER TRANSPORT (BUS SERVICES) REGULATION 2000 - REG 22A

22A Conditions of service contracts

(1) The following are conditions of every service contract that authorises the carrying on of a bus service:

(a) the operator of the bus service must ensure that every driver of a bus in the service is made aware of the provisions of Part 4 and of any guidelines referred to in clause 47A (2),

(b) the operator must take all reasonable steps to notify a parent or guardian of a school student:

(i) before action is taken by the operator or a driver of a bus in the service in relation to a contravention of this Regulation by the school student, or

(ii) as soon as possible after such action is taken if immediate action was required in the circumstances,

unless the operator considers that the action or the behaviour was of a minor nature,

(c) the operator must take all necessary steps to comply with any requirement given to the operator by the Director-General as a result of a review undertaken under clause 47E.

(2) An operator is to be considered to have taken all reasonable steps to notify a parent or guardian for the purposes of subclause (1) (b) if the operator sends the notification to the last address that the operator has recorded for the parent or guardian.

(3) The conditions specified in subclause (1) for a service contract are in addition to the terms and conditions set out in the contract under section 16 (1) of the Act.

(4) An operator of a bus service who is the holder of a service contract authorising the carrying on of the bus service must not contravene or fail to comply with the terms and conditions of the service contract.

Maximum penalty: 50 penalty units.

(5) Nothing in this clause affects the operation of Part 3 of the Act.