Victorian Consolidated Regulations Victorian Consolidated Regulations(1) In these Regulations—
"appropriate written authorisation" means written authorisation from—
(a) in relation to a public transport vehicle, the passenger transport company, rail freight operator or bus company that operates the public transport vehicle; or
(b) in relation to public transport premises, the owner or occupier of the public transport premises;
"authorised officer" has the same meaning as in section 208 of the Act;
Reg. 5(1) def. of authorised person (conduct) amended by S.R. Nos 57/2019 reg. 4, 168/2019 reg. 4(a).
"authorised person (conduct)" means—
(a) an authorised officer; or
(b) a police officer; or
(c) a protective services officer; or
(d) a person employed by a passenger transport company or a bus company who has duties in relation to the issue, inspection or collection of tickets for travel in, or the operation of, a passenger vehicle; or
(e) any other person appointed in writing by a passenger transport company or bus company or rail freight operator, Rail Track, or the Secretary, the Head, Transport for Victoria for the purposes of these Regulations; or
(f) if a bus company is a natural person, that person;
"bicycle" has the same meaning as in the Road Rules;
"bus premises" has the same meaning as in the Transport (Safety Schemes Compliance and Enforcement) Act 2014 ;
Reg. 5(1) def. of bus stop shelter inserted by S.R. No. 2/2022 reg. 5(a).
"bus stop shelter" means a place where passengers wait to catch a bus that—
(a) is covered by a shelter or other structure; and
(b) is public transport property;
Reg. 5(1)
def. of compulsory ticket area inserted by S.R. No. 49/2017 reg. 5(a).
"compulsory ticket area "has the same meaning as in the Transport (Compliance and Miscellaneous) (Ticketing) Regulations 2017;
Reg. 5(1)
def. of designated area
revoked by S.R. No. 49/2017 reg. 5(b).
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Reg. 5(1) def. of designated park and ride facility revoked by S.R. No. 2/2022 reg. 5(c).
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"designated special needs seat" means a seat designated for use by a person with special needs;
"designated tramway tracks" means—
(a) the tramway tracks that run from the Whiteman Street tram stop to the St Kilda Station tram stop; or
(b) the tramway tracks that run from the Whiteman Street tram stop to the Port Melbourne tram stop;
Reg. 5(1) def. of exempt vehicle revoked by S.R. No. 2/2022 reg. 5(c).
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Reg. 5(1) def. of face covering inserted by S.R. No. 2/2022 reg. 5(a).
"face covering "means a fitted face mask which covers a person's nose and mouth to provide that person with protection against infection but does not include a face shield;
"level crossing" means—
(a) an area where a road and a railway meet at substantially the same level, whether or not there is a level crossing sign on the road at all or any of the entrances to the area; or
(b) an area where a road and tramway tracks meet at substantially the same level and that has a level crossing sign on the road at each entrance to the area.
Diagram 1: Level crossing sign
Diagram 2: Level crossing sign
"metropolitan train" means a train—
(a) powered by electricity that operates on the metropolitan rail network; or
(b) operated for the purpose of a rail service running between the Frankston railway station and the Stony Point railway station;
"motor vehicle" has the same meaning as in the Road Safety Act 1986 ;
Reg. 5(1) def. of pandemic order inserted by S.R. No. 2/2022 reg. 5(a).
"pandemic order" means an order made under section 165AI of the Public Health and Wellbeing Act 2008 ;
"park "has the same meaning as in Part 12 of the Road Rules;
Reg. 5(1)
def. of passenger vehicle substituted by S.R. No. 49/2017 reg. 5(c)
"passenger vehicle" has the same meaning as in the Transport (Compliance and Miscellaneous) (Ticketing) Regulations 2017 ;
"pedestrian" includes—
(a) a person in a motorised wheelchair that cannot travel at a speed of more than 10 kilometres per hour (on level ground); and
(b) a person in a non-motorised wheelchair; and
(c) a person pushing a motorised or non‑motorised wheelchair;
"person with special needs" means—
(a) a person who, because of age, disability, illness or pregnancy has a special need to travel in a seat; or
(b) the carer of a person referred to in paragraph (a), if that person has a need for the carer's continuing or immediate assistance;
"protective services officer" has the same meaning as in the Victoria Police Act 2013 ;
Reg. 5(1) def. of public transport parking area revoked by S.R. No. 2/2022 reg. 5(c).
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"public transport premises" means—
(a) railway premises; or
(b) bus premises;
"public transport vehicle" means a train, a tram or a bus operated by a passenger transport company, a rail freight operator or a bus company;
Reg. 5(1) def. of railway premises amended by S.R. No. 168/2019 reg. 4(b).
"railway premises" means any land, building, premises or structure owned, occupied or leased by—
(a) a passenger transport company in connection with its capacity as a provider of a passenger service; or
(b) a rail freight operator in connection with its capacity as a provider of a rail freight service; or
(c) Rail Track; or
(d) the Head, Transport for Victoria in connection with its functions in relation to passenger services;
"railway" track means a railway track used by a passenger transport company or rail freight operator to operate a railway for the carriage of passengers or freight;
Reg. 5(1) def. of Road Rules amended by S.R. No. 2/2022 reg. 5(b).
"Road Rules" means the Road Safety Road Rules 2017 ;
"stop "has the same meaning as in Part 12 of the Road Rules;
"the Act" means the Transport (Compliance and Miscellaneous) Act 1983 ;
Reg. 5(1)
def. of ticket substituted by S.R. No. 49/2017 reg. 5(d).
"ticket" has the same meaning as in the Transport (Compliance and Miscellaneous) (Ticketing) Regulations 2017 ;
Reg. 5(1) def. of tow truck revoked by S.R. No. 2/2022 reg. 5(c).
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"train "includes a single carriage (whether powered or not) which does not form part of a set or series of carriages;
"tram stop platform "means a tram stop that has a raised platform other than where the platform forms part of a road;
Reg. 5(1) def. of tram stop shelter inserted by S.R. No. 2/2022 reg. 5(a).
"tram stop shelter "means a place where passengers wait to catch a tram that—
(a) is covered by a shelter or other structure; and
(b) is public transport property;
"tramway track "has the same meaning as in section 221U of the Act;
Reg. 5(1) def. of valid ticket substituted by S.R. No. 49/2017 reg. 5(e).
"valid ticket" means a ticket that was valid, in accordance with the Transport (Compliance and Miscellaneous) (Ticketing) Regulations 2017, for the whole of a person's travel in a passenger vehicle;
"vehicle" means a conveyance that is designed to be propelled or drawn by any means, whether or not it is capable of being so propelled or drawn, and includes—
(a) a motor vehicle;
(b) a trailer;
(c) a bicycle;
(d) an air-cushion vehicle;
(e) an animal that is being ridden or that is drawing a vehicle;
(f) a combination of vehicles consisting of a motor vehicle connected to one or more vehicles—
but does not include—
(g) a wheelchair other than a motorised wheelchair capable of a speed of 10 kilometres per hour or more; or
(h) a wheeled recreational device; or
(i) a wheeled toy;
"wheelchair" has the same meaning as in the Road Rules;
"wheeled recreational device" has the same meaning as in the Road Rules;
"wheeled toy" has the same meaning as in the Road Rules.
(2) For the purposes of these Regulations, the fact that a tramway is not laid entirely in public streets or roads does not prevent a vehicle running on that tramway from being characterised as a tram.
(3) Diagrams used in these Regulations are for illustrative purposes only and are not intended to be a comprehensive depiction of the situation they illustrate or to extend the meaning of the regulation to which they relate.