Bus Safety Act 2009

An accredited bus operator may apply to Safe Transport Victoria to—

vary any of the following—

a condition of an accreditation;

the class of bus service for which the operator is accredited to operate;

the scope of the accreditation by adding a bus service or class of bus service to the accreditation;

revoke a condition of an accreditation.

An application under subsection (1) must—

be in the form approved by Safe Transport Victoria; and

set out the reasons for the variation or revocation of the condition.

Safe Transport Victoria must consider an application received under this section within 3 months of receiving the application.

Safe Transport Victoria may, as the case requires—

grant or refuse to grant the variation; or

agree or refuse to agree to the revocation; or

make any variation to the accreditation that Safe Transport Victoria considers appropriate.

If Safe Transport Victoria refuses to grant a variation or refuses to agree to a revocation, Safe Transport Victoria must—

notify the accredited bus operator—

of that refusal; and

that the accredited bus operator has a right to seek review of Safe Transport Victoria's decision under Part 6; and

give the accredited bus operator a statement of reasons for the refusal.

A notification under subsection (5)(a) and a statement of reasons under subsection (5)(b) must be—

in writing; and

given to the accredited bus operator as soon as practicable after Safe Transport Victoria makes the decision to refuse to grant the variation or to agree to the revocation (as the case requires).