Passenger Transport Services Act 2011

The Governor may make regulations for the purposes of this Act.

Without limiting the generality of subsection (1), the regulations may – require the payment of fees in respect of any matter under or relating to this Act and prescribe those fees; and provide for the waiver, refund or rebate of any prescribed fees; and provide for the safety inspection of motor vehicles used in connection with accreditations or authorisations including, without limiting this, mandatory safety inspection programs; and provide for safety, security and related audits of any services; and provide for the issue and use of distinctive items of identification (such as certificates, labels and plates) for motor vehicles, services or persons in relation to accreditations and authorisations; and provide for the conduct, obligations and rights of service operators, responsible persons and personnel (including drivers); and provide for the conduct, obligations and rights of service passengers; and prescribe standards and requirements, additional to those prescribed by or under the Traffic Act 1925 or Vehicle and Traffic Act 1999, for service motor vehicles (including their equipment, fittings and amenities); and provide for the regulation and control of service motor vehicles generally; and provide for the regulation and control of services generally; and provide for the keeping, production and inspection of records in respect of any matter under this Act; and provide for the provision of returns in respect of any matter under this Act.

The regulations may be made so as to apply differently according to matters, limitations or restrictions, whether as to time, circumstance or otherwise, specified in the regulations.

The regulations may – confer powers on the Minister, Commission or Secretary; and authorise any matter to be from time to time determined, applied, approved or regulated by the Minister, Commission or Secretary.

The regulations may – provide that a contravention of any of the regulations is an offence; and in respect of such an offence, provide for the imposition of a fine not exceeding 50 penalty units.

The regulations may contain notes and examples and stipulate whether such notes and examples, or any of them, form part of the law (which stipulation is to be taken to be decisive as to their status in that regard).

The regulations may – provide for savings or transitional matters necessary or expedient for bringing this Act into operation; and provide for any of those savings or transitional matters to take effect on the day proclaimed under section 2(2) or on a later day specified in the regulations, whether the day so specified is before, on or after the day on which the regulations are made.