This regulation may be cited as the Transport Operations (Passenger Transport) Amendment Regulation 2024.
This regulation amends the Transport Operations (Passenger Transport) Regulation 2018.
3Amendment of s 268A (Appointment)
Section 268A(a) and (b)—
omit, insert—(a)an employee of an operator who is the holder of a service contract;(b)a contractor for an operator who is the holder of a service contract or an employee of the contractor.
Section 268B(4)—
omit, insert—(4)The powers of an authorised person for a service contract may be exercised only in relation to—(a)a public passenger service that is required to be provided under a service contract; or(b)public transport infrastructure used to provide a public passenger service that is required to be provided under a service contract.(5)However, an authorised person for a service contract may exercise the person’s powers in relation to a service contract only if and to the extent—(a)the authorised person is an employee of the operator who is the holder of the service contract; or(b)the authorised person is a contractor of the operator who is the holder of the service contract or an employee of the contractor; or(c)the following entities have agreed that the authorised person may exercise powers in relation to the service contract—(i)the operator who is the holder of the service contract;(ii)the operator who is the authorised person’s employer or who engages the person or the person’s employer as a contractor;(iii)the chief executive.
5Amendment of s 284 (Continued use of substitute vehicles during peak patronage periods)
Section 284(1), ‘30 September 2024’—
omit, insert—30 September 2026