Transport and Other Legislation (Personalised Transport Reform) Amendment Bill 2017 (Qld)

An Act to amend the Transport Operations (Passenger Transport) Act 1994, the Transport Operations (Road Use Management) Act 1995 and the Acts mentioned in schedule 1 for particular purposes The Parliament of Queensland enacts—

Part 1 Preliminary

1 Short title This Act may be cited as the Transport and Other Legislation (Personalised Transport Reform) Amendment Act 2017.

2 Commencement This Act commences on a day to be fixed by proclamation.

Part 2 Amendment of Transport Operations (Passenger Transport) Act 1994

3 Act amended This part amends the Transport Operations (Passenger Transport) Act 1994.

4 Amendment of s 12 (What is operator accreditation) (1) Section 12(1), after 'passenger service'— insert— of a particular kind (2) Section 12(1), 'the service'— omit, insert— a service of that kind

5 Replacement of s 15 (Duties of operators) Section 15— omit, insert—

15 Duty of operator A person must not provide, as an operator, a public passenger service of a kind for which operator accreditation is required under this Act unless the person is an accredited operator for a service of that kind. Maximum penalty—160 penalty units.

6 Amendment of s 24 (What is driver authorisation) Section 24(1)— omit, insert— (1) Driver authorisation is a qualification a driver of a vehicle used to provide a public passenger service of a particular kind must attain and maintain to drive a vehicle to provide a service of that kind.

7 Amendment of s 26 (Driver authorisation standards) Section 26(a), 'operate'— omit, insert— drive

8 Replacement of s 27 (Driver must hold appropriate authorisation) Section 27— omit, insert—

27 Driver must hold appropriate authorisation (1) A person must not drive a vehicle to provide a public passenger service of a kind for which driver authorisation is required under this Act unless the person is an authorised driver for a service of that kind. Maximum penalty— (a) for a first offence—100 penalty units; or (b) for a second or later offence—200 penalty units. Note— See sections 150B and 150C in relation to the application of the penalty for this subsection. (2) A person must not provide a public passenger service of a kind for which driver authorisation is required under this Act unless the person uses drivers who are authorised drivers for a service of that kind. Maximum penalty—160 penalty units. (3) For subsection (2), a person provides a public passenger service if the person— (a) is an operator of the service; or (b) for a booked hire service—provides a booking service for the service.