Bus Safety Act 2009

Safe Transport Victoria may, subject to and in accordance with the regulations (if any), immediately suspend an accreditation if Safe Transport Victoria considers it necessary to do so in the public interest.

Safe Transport Victoria may immediately suspend an accreditation under this section without holding an inquiry under section 46.

A suspension under this section may be—

for a specified period; or

until a specified event; or

if the accredited bus operator has an accreditation or registration under a corresponding law that has been suspended or cancelled, until the interstate accreditation or registration is reinstated; or

until a further determination is made by Safe Transport Victoria.

If the accreditation of an accredited bus operator has been suspended, the operator may, by notice served on Safe Transport Victoria, require Safe Transport Victoria to hold an inquiry under section 46.

Safe Transport Victoria must commence an inquiry under section 46 within 7 days after the service of a notice under subsection (4).

If an inquiry is to be held under section 46, Safe Transport Victoria may determine that a suspension of an accreditation continues to have effect until the completion of that inquiry.

If an inquiry is held under section 46, a suspension under this section, if then still in effect, ceases to have effect on the completion of that inquiry.

Nothing in this section limits any power of Safe Transport Victoria under section 46.