Summary Offences Act 1953

The

Commissioner may, by notice in the Gazette, declare a specified public transport service to be a declared public transport service for the purposes of this Division.

Before making a declaration under this section, the Commissioner must be satisfied that—

the exercise of powers under section 66ZB is necessary or appropriate for the purposes of deterring or detecting the commission of offences involving the possession or use of a knife or other weapons on public transport vehicles providing the public transport service; and

the exercise of powers under section 66ZB—

is likely to be effective in deterring or detecting the commission of offences involving the possession or use of a knife or other weapons on public transport vehicles providing the public transport service;

and

will not unduly affect lawful activity on public transport vehicles providing the public transport service.

A declaration under this section—

must set out sufficient details (such as route numbers or route names) to enable persons using public transport services to identify the declared public transport service; and

may be subject to conditions specified in the notice; and

must comply with any other requirements set out in the regulations; and

remains in force until revoked under this section.

The

Commissioner may, by subsequent notice in the Gazette, vary or revoke a declaration made under subsection (1) (and must revoke a declaration if the Commissioner is no longer satisfied of the matters referred to in subsection (2)).

The

Commissioner must cause a copy of any declaration, variation or revocation under this section to be published on the Commissioner's website.