Victorian Consolidated Regulations Victorian Consolidated Regulations(1) If a vehicle modification results in a change of vehicle category code of a vehicle, a provider must ensure that the vehicle is not used to transport patients on a public road unless the provider has provided the Secretary with—
(a) a copy of the vehicle assessment signatory scheme approval certificate; or
(b) a photograph of the second stage of manufacture compliance plate.
Penalty: 20 penalty units.
(2) A provider must ensure that a vehicle-cleaning plan is developed that complies with—
(a) the infection control guidelines; and
(b) subregulation (3).
Penalty: 20 penalty units.
(3) The vehicle-cleaning plan must include—
(a) a cleaning schedule; and
(b) guidelines on cleaning practices.
(4) A provider must ensure that all vehicles used for the transport of patients by the non-emergency patient transport service are kept in a clean and hygienic condition.
Penalty: 20 penalty units.
(5) A provider must ensure that all vehicles used for the transport of patients on a public road by the non-emergency patient transport service are equipped with warning lights that can be activated when at any incident attended by the vehicle.
Penalty: 20 penalty units.
(6) In this regulation—
"vehicle category code "has the same meaning as it has in the relevant design
rules within the meaning of the Road Safety (Vehicles) Regulations 2009 [6] .
Reg. 48 amended by S.R. No. 148/2021 reg. 24 (ILA s. 39B(2)).