Maximum age
4 Maximum age
The bus must not be older than the maximum age for the bus stated in subsection (2) unless—
the service life of the bus has been extended under part 3; and
the extension has not ended.
For subsection (1), the maximum age is—
for a heavy bus that is—
an open classification bus—
if the bus was manufactured on or after 1 January 1990 and is a bus for which the chief executive granted a 5-year service life extension under the repealed Transport Operations (Passenger Transport) Standard 2010 as in force immediately before 9 December 2011—30 years; or
Note—
On 9 December 2011 the Transport Operations (Passenger Transport) Amendment Standard (No. 1) 2011 amended the Transport Operations (Passenger Transport) Standard 2010, schedule 2, part 1 as it was then in force.
if the bus was manufactured on or after 1 January 1995 and is a bus for which the chief executive did not grant a 5-year service life extension under the repealed Transport Operations (Passenger Transport) Standard 2010 as in force immediately before 9 December 2011—25 years; or
otherwise—15 years; or
a regional classification bus—25 years; or
a local classification bus—25 years; or
for a light bus that is—
an open classification bus—10 years; or
a regional classification bus—20 years; or
a local classification bus—20 years.
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