Queensland Subordinate Legislation as Made Queensland Subordinate Legislation as MadeSections 222 and 222A--
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'A person must not drive a school bus unless it is fitted with warning signs and warning lights under the passenger transport standard, schedule 1, section 19.
Maximum penalty--20 penalty units.
'(1) This section applies to the driver of a vehicle, whether or not a school bus, fitted with warning lights and warning signs under the passenger transport standard, schedule 1, section 19 or 25(1).
'(2) The driver must--
(a) if the driver intends to stop to pick up or set down children--signal that intention by simultaneously activating the warning lights, at least 5 seconds before the bus stops, unless the warning lights are already operating under the passenger transport standard, schedule 1, section 24(3); and
(b) keep the warning lights activated until at least 5 seconds after the vehicle has started to move off after stopping.
Maximum penalty--20 penalty units.
'(3) The driver must ensure the warning lights are not activated, other than under subsection (2) or the passenger transport standard, schedule 1, section 24(3), while the vehicle is on a road, unless the driver has a reasonable excuse.
Example--
The driver is testing the lights to ensure their satisfactory operation.
Maximum penalty--20 penalty units.
'(4) This section applies despite the requirement under the passenger transport standard, schedule 1, section 24(3) that the vehicle be fitted with automatically operating warning lights.'.