Passenger Transport Services Act 2011

Nothing in this Act restricts, governs or otherwise applies to – the carriage of persons under a private car-pooling arrangement; or the carriage of persons in or on a motorised buggy or similar specialised vehicle within the precincts of – a golf course, sports ground or other sporting venue; or a tourist attraction; or an hotel; or an industrial complex; or an aerodrome; or the carriage of passengers in or on a motor vehicle that is configured as, and being used solely as, a novelty vehicle such as a "toy train" in a public park or a float in a Christmas parade or other community pageant; or the carriage of persons in prescribed motor vehicles or by prescribed persons or prescribed passenger services or in prescribed circumstances.

In this section – private car-pooling arrangement means – an arrangement whereby several individuals travel together in one small passenger vehicle on a journey, on the basis that they will share the transport costs or driving duties, or both; or an arrangement whereby several individuals agree to transport one another in each other's small passenger vehicle, turn and turn about over a given period, correspondingly apportioning transport costs, for the purpose of commuting to work or to a regular sporting, recreational or other activity of common interest; or an arrangement analogous to an arrangement referred to in paragraph (a) or (b).