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TRANSPORT (COMPLIANCE AND MISCELLANEOUS) ACT 1983 - SECT 208

Definitions

In this Part unless inconsistent with the context or subject-matter—

S. 208 def. of authorised officer inserted by No. 101/2003 s. 15(1), amended by Nos 47/2006 s. 31(1)(Sch. 1 Pt 1 item 10), 34/2011 s. 59.

"authorised officer" means a person authorised by the Secretary under section 221A or  221AB;

S. 208 def. of authorized officer repealed by No. 127/1986 s. 102(Sch. 4 item 28.13A) (as amended by No. 78/1987 s. 21(c)).

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S. 208 def. of carriage inserted by No. 101/2003 s. 9(1).

"carriage" means any passenger vehicle operated by or on behalf of a passenger transport or bus company;

S. 208 def. of designated place inserted by No. 43/2011 s. 55, substituted by No. 37/2014 s. 10(Sch. item 171.4(a)).

"designated place" has the same meaning as in the Victoria Police Act 2013 ;

S. 208 def. of hand held reader inserted by No. 69/2007 s. 3, amended by No. 19/2010 s. 77(a).

"hand held reader" means a portable device or combination of portable devices, of a prescribed kind, that is capable of copying or transferring information from a smartcard and storing and displaying that information;

S. 208 def. of infringement substituted by No. 127/1986 s. 102(Sch. 4 item 28.13), repealed by No. 25/1989 s. 41(a).

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S. 208 def. of motor car repealed by No. 127/1986 s. 102(Sch. 4 item 28.13).

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S. 208 def. of motor vehicle inserted by No. 127/1986 s. 102(Sch. 4 item 28.13).

"motor vehicle" means a motor vehicle within the meaning of the Road Safety Act 1986 and includes a trailer attached to the vehicle;

S. 208 def. of on-the-spot penalty fare inserted by No. 80/2013 s. 5, repealed by No. 71/2016 s. 4.

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S. 208 def. of on-the-spot penalty ticket inserted by No. 80/2013 s. 5, repealed by No. 71/2016 s. 4.

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S. 208 def. of on-the-spot penalty ticket offence inserted by No. 80/2013 s. 5, repealed by No. 71/2016 s. 4.

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S. 208 def. of owner amended by No. 127/1986 s. 102(Sch. 4 item 28.13).

"owner"—

        (a)     where the vehicle is a motor vehicle, means the person in whose name the motor vehicle is registered under the Road Safety Act 1986 or any Act or Ordinance of any State or Territory of the Commonwealth corresponding to that Act (whether the property in the motor vehicle is vested in him or not); and

        (b)     where the vehicle is not a motor vehicle, includes a sole owner, joint owner or part owner of the vehicle or any person who has the possession and use thereof under or subject to a hire-purchase agreement or bill of sale or like instrument;

S. 208 def. of prescribed device inserted by No. 69/2007 s. 3, amended by No. 19/2010 s. 77(b) (as amended by No. 29/2011 s. 3(Sch. 1 item 100)).

"prescribed device" means—

        (a)     a smartcard; or

        (b)     a hand held reader; or

        (c)     any other device prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of sections 230AB, 230AD and 230AE;

S. 208 def. of protective services officer inserted by No. 43/2011 s. 55, substituted by No. 37/2014 s. 10(Sch. item 171.4(b)).

"protective services officer" has the same meaning as in the Victoria Police Act 2013 ;

S. 208 def. of public transport service inserted by No. 95/2005 s. 21(a).

"public transport service" means a service provided by a bus company or a passenger transport company to transport members of the public, and includes any ancillary matters such as allowing entry to any place used in relation to the provision of such a service;

S. 208 def. of rail safety worker inserted by No. 47/2006 s. 54(a), substituted by No. 22/2013 s. 93, amended by No. 41/2019 s. 113(a).

"rail safety worker" means a rail safety worker within the meaning of the Rail Safety National Law (Victoria);

S. 208 def. of safety work infringement inserted by No. 60/1994 s. 22(a), amended by Nos 63/1999 s. 13(1), 94/2003 s. 28(15), 9/2006 s. 121(a)(b), 47/2006 s. 54(b), 49/2011 s. 4, substituted by No. 22/2013 s. 94, repealed by No. 41/2019 s. 113(b).

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S. 208 def. of parking infringement repealed by No. 127/1986 s. 102(Sch. 4 item 28.13) (as amended by No. 78/1987 s. 21(b)).

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S. 208 def. of prosecution officer repealed by No. 25/1989 s. 41(b).

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S. 208 def. of smartcard inserted by No. 69/2007 s. 3.

"smartcard" means a plastic card or other thing that—

        (a)     contains an imbedded computer microchip capable of receiving, storing, processing and transferring information; and

        (b)     may lawfully be used for the purpose of obtaining or proving an entitlement to use a public transport service;

S. 208 def. of ticket inserted by No. 101/2003 s. 9(1), repealed by No. 95/2005 s. 21(b).

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S. 208 def. of ticket infringement inserted by No. 98/1998 s. 27(1).

"ticket infringement" means a ticket offence that is prescribed for the purposes of this Part;

S. 208 def. of ticket offence inserted by No. 98/1998 s. 27(1), amended by No. 101/2003 s. 14, substituted by No. 95/2005 s. 21(c).

"ticket offence" means an offence against Division 4 or any regulations made under section 221AA;



S. 208 def. of traffic infringement amended by No. 10085 s. 4(a)–(c), repealed by No. 127/1986 s. 102(Sch. 4 item 28.13) (as amended by No. 78/1987 s. 21(b)).

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S. 208 def. of transport infringement inserted by No. 25/1989 s. 41(b), amended by Nos 60/1994 s. 22(b), 98/1998 s. 27(2), 41/2019 s. 113(c).

"transport infringement" means an offence, other than a ticket infringement, against this Act or the regulations which is prescribed for the purposes of this Part.



S. 208 def. of worker inserted by No. 60/1994 s. 22(c), repealed by No. 47/2006 s. 54(c).

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S. 208A inserted by No. 45/2017 s. 58(2).



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