Queensland Consolidated Regulations

TRANSPORT OPERATIONS (PASSENGER TRANSPORT) STANDARD 2010 - REG 4

4 Meaning of incident

(1) An
"incident" is an event involving a relevant vehicle, or the driver of, or a passenger in, a relevant vehicle, and a relevant service if the event—

(a) disrupts the provision of the relevant service for more than 30 minutes after the scheduled or agreed time for the provision of the relevant service; or

(b) prevents the provision of the relevant service.

(2) An incident includes any of the following—

(a) an event involving the relevant vehicle in which a person is injured or killed;

(b) the breakdown of, or an accident involving, the relevant vehicle;

(c) a fire in the relevant vehicle;

(d) unsafe road conditions for the relevant vehicle;

(e) a terrorist act or terrorism, within the meaning of the Police Powers and Responsibilities Act 2000 , section 211 , involving the relevant vehicle or the driver of, or a passenger in, the relevant vehicle;

(f) the use, or attempted or threatened use, of a chemical, explosive or weapon by a person in a way that involves the relevant vehicle or the driver of, or a passenger in, the relevant vehicle;

(g) an assault or threat to the driver of, or a passenger in, the relevant vehicle;

(h) a medical emergency involving the driver of, or a passenger in, the relevant vehicle.

(3) In this section—

"weapon" see the Weapons Act 1990 , schedule 2 .