Transport Operations (Passenger Transport) Amendment Regulation 2024


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1Short title

This regulation may be cited as the Transport Operations (Passenger Transport) Amendment Regulation 2024.

2Regulation amended

This regulation amends the Transport Operations (Passenger Transport) Regulation 2018.

3Amendment of s 268A (Appointment)

Section 268A(a) and (b)—
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(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.

4Amendment of s 268B (Powers)

Section 268B(4)—
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(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