Passenger Transport Services Regulations 2023

For the purposes of section 33M of the Act –

the following types of accidents or incidents are prescribed:an incident occurring during the provision of the passenger transport service that resulted in an injury to a person that required treatment by an ambulance officer or in the injured person being treated in a hospital; an incident that resulted in the vehicle that was being operated during the provision of the passenger transport service sustaining damage to such an extent that the vehicle was unable to be used to complete the service; an incident occurring during the provision of the passenger transport service that resulted in a complaint being made to the police containing allegations of assault, indecency or indecent assault; an incident occurring during the provision of the passenger transport service that resulted in the driver who was operating the vehicle being charged with a serious offence; an incident occurring during the provision of the passenger transport service that resulted in the driver who was operating the vehicle being subject to a disqualification from driving under one or more of the following Acts:the Police Offences Act 1935; the Road Safety (Alcohol and Drugs) Act 1970; the Sentencing Act 1997; the Vehicle and Traffic Act 1999; an incident causing a complaint to be made in relation to the provision of the passenger transport service by a person who is accompanied by an assistance animal, as defined in the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 of the Commonwealth, who has been denied the service for any reason; and the following kinds of findings are prescribed:a finding that a vehicle was used in the provision of the passenger transport service while the vehicle was not registered in accordance with the Vehicle and Traffic Act 1999; a finding that a vehicle was used in the provision of the passenger transport service while the vehicle was in breach of a vehicle standard applicable to the vehicle under the Vehicle and Traffic (Vehicle Standards) Regulations 2024; a finding that an improvement notice issued under the Act, or a vehicle defect notice or formal warning notice issued under the Vehicle and Traffic (Driver Licensing and Vehicle Registration) Regulations 2021, has been issued in relation to a vehicle used in the provision of the passenger transport service; a finding that the driver of a vehicle used in the provision of the passenger transport service did not hold – an Australian driver licence in accordance with the Vehicle and Traffic Act 1999, or a like authority issued under a corresponding law of another State or a Territory; or an ancillary certificate in accordance with the Vehicle and Traffic Act 1999, or a like authority issued under a corresponding law of another State or a Territory – during the provision of the passenger transport service.