Victorian Numbered Acts

TRANSPORT LEGISLATION AMENDMENT (PUBLIC TRANSPORT SAFETY) ACT 2011 (NO. 49 OF 2011)

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

   PART 1--PRELIMINARY

   1.      Purpose  
   2.      Commencement  

   PART 2--AMENDMENT OF TRANSPORT INTEGRATION ACT 2010

   3.      New Part 7A inserted  

   PART 3--AMENDMENT OF TRANSPORT (COMPLIANCE AND MISCELLANEOUS) ACT 1983

           Division 1--Amendment relating to safety work infringements

   4.      Definitions  

           Division 2--Amendment relating to notification of incidents involving authorised officers

   5.      Notifications  

           Division 3--Amendments relating to improvement notices for the contravention of a condition of accreditation

   6.      New sections 228QA, 228QB and 228QC inserted  
   7.      Tribunal reviews  

           Division 4--Amendments relating to the accreditation of drivers of commercial minibus services

   8.      Definitions  
   9.      Public care objective  
   10.     Offence to drive certain vehicles without accreditation  
   11.     Director's power to accredit persons  
   12.     Tests, qualifications and other requirements  
   13.     Operator must not permit non-accredited driver to drive commercial passenger vehicle etc.  
   14.     Holder of accreditation must not permit non-accredited driver to drive commercial passenger vehicle etc.  

   PART 4--AMENDMENT OF RAIL SAFETY ACT 2006

           Division 1--Amendments relating to safety management systems

   15.     Rail operator must consult before establishing safety management system  
   16.     Rail operator to have in place a safety management system  
   17.     Rail operator must comply with a safety management system  
   18.     Provision of access to SMS to Safety Director or transport safety officer  
   19.     New section 28B inserted  
   20.     New section 107A inserted  

           Division 2--Amendments relating to loading and unloading rolling stock

   21.     Rail safety work  
   22.     New section 23A inserted  

           Division 3--Amendments relating to reciprocal powers of rail safety officers

   23.     New section 104A inserted  

   PART 5--AMENDMENT OF BUS SAFETY ACT 2009

           Division 1--Amendments relating to drivers providing community and private bus services

   24.     Registration of operator of bus services that are not commercial bus services or local bus services  
   25.     New section 22A inserted  
   26.     Review by VCAT  

           Division 2--Amendments relating to bus safety inspections

   27.     Bus safety inspections  

           Division 3--Amendments relating to offences involving fraud or dishonesty

   28.     Definitions  
   29.     Accreditation application to be refused in certain circumstances  
   30.     Accreditation may be refused in certain circumstances  

           Division 4--Amendments relating to accreditation of drivers of commercial minibus services and for the purpose of statute law revision

   31.     Definitions  
   32.     Bus services and bus safety work  

   PART 6--AMENDMENT OF BUS SERVICES ACT 1995

   33.     Definitions  

   PART 7--REPEAL OF AMENDING ACT

   34.     Repeal of amending Act  
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