Transport Operations (Passenger Transport) Standard 2010 (Qld)

Transport Operations (Passenger Transport) Standard 2010

Part 1 Preliminary

1 Short title This standard may be cited as the Transport Operations (Passenger Transport) Standard 2010.

2 Commencement This standard commences on 1 September 2010.

Part 2 Interpretation

3 Definitions The dictionary in schedule 4 defines particular words used in this standard.

4 Meaning of incident (1) An incident is an event involving a relevant vehicle, or the driver of, or a passenger in, a relevant vehicle, and a relevant service if the event— (a) disrupts the provision of the relevant service for more than 30 minutes after the scheduled or agreed time for the provision of the relevant service; or (b) prevents the provision of the relevant service. (2) An incident includes any of the following— (a) an event involving the relevant vehicle in which a person is injured or killed; (b) the breakdown of, or an accident involving, the relevant vehicle; (c) a fire in the relevant vehicle; (d) unsafe road conditions for the relevant vehicle; (e) a terrorist act or terrorism, within the meaning of the Police Powers and Responsibilities Act 2000, section 211, involving the relevant vehicle or the driver of, or a passenger in, the relevant vehicle; (f) the use, or attempted or threatened use, of a chemical, explosive or weapon by a person in a way that involves the relevant vehicle or the driver of, or a passenger in, the relevant vehicle; (g) an assault or threat to the driver of, or a passenger in, the relevant vehicle; (h) a medical emergency involving the driver of, or a passenger in, the relevant vehicle. (3) In this section— weapon see the Weapons Act 1990, schedule 2.