Passenger Transport (Point to Point Transport Services) Amendment Bill 2025 (SA)

South Australia Passenger Transport (Point to Point Transport Services) Amendment Bill 2025 A Bill For An Act to amend the Passenger Transport Act 1994.

Contents Part 1—Preliminary 1 Short title 2 Commencement Part 2—Amendment of Passenger Transport Act 1994 3 Amendment of section 3—Objects 4 Amendment of section 4—Interpretation 5 Amendment of section 5—Application of Act 6 Amendment of section 20—Functions of Minister under Act 7 Amendment of section 22—Powers of Minister 8 Amendment of section 24A—Annual report 9 Amendment of heading to Part 4 10 Substitution of Part 4 Divisions 1, 2 and 3 Division 1—Accreditations 27 Minister may grant accreditation to booking service providers 28 Minister may grant accreditation to general passenger transport service providers 29 Minister may grant accreditation to passenger transport drivers Division 2—Offences relating to accreditations 29A Booking service providers 29B General passenger transport service providers 29C Drivers 29D Passenger transport service must be linked to booking service or general passenger transport service 11 Amendment of section 30—Procedure 12 Amendment of section 31—Conditions 13 Amendment of section 32—Duration and categories of accreditation 14 Insertion of section 32A 32A Automatic cancellation of accreditation in certain circumstances 15 Amendment of section 34—Renewals 16 Amendment of section 35—Related matters 17 Insertion of Part 4 Division 4A Division 4A—Public passenger vehicle authorisations 35A Preliminary 35B Minister may grant authorisation 35C Procedure 35D Automatic suspension or cancellation of authorisation in certain circumstances 35E Inspections 35F Requirements and standards 18 Repeal of section 35A 19 Amendment of section 36—Disciplinary powers 20 Amendment of section 37—Related matters 21 Amendment of heading to Part 4 Division 6 22 Insertion of section 37A 37A Review by Minister 23 Amendment of section 38—Appeals 24 Amendment of section 39—Service contracts 25 Amendment of section 40—Nature of contracts 26 Amendment of section 44A—Interpretation 27 Insertion of Part 5B Part 5B—General safety duty and audits Division 1—Preliminary 44F Interpretation 44G Relationship with other laws Division 2—Principles and duties 44H Principle of shared responsibility 44I Principles applying to duties 44J General safety duty 44K Failure to comply with duty 44L Regulation may impose other duties or requirements Division 3—Audits 44M Purpose of Division 44N Audit notice 44O Direction to comply 28 Amendment of section 45—Requirement for licence 29 Amendment of section 46—Applications for licences or renewals 30 Amendment of section 47—Issue and term of licences 31 Substitution of section 49 49 Cancellation of licence at request of licensee 32 Substitution of section 51 51 Reviews and appeals 33 Insertion of sections 52AA and 52AB 52AA No compensation 52AB Scheme for buy-back or cancellation of perpetual licences 34 Amendment of heading to Part 6A 35 Amendment of section 52B—Non-cash payment surcharges 36 Amendment of section 52C—Overcharging for non-cash payment surcharge 37 Insertion of section 52D and 52E 52D Maximum fares for taxis 52E Certain fares and charges prohibited in prescribed circumstances 38 Amendment of section 53—Authorised officers 39 Substitution of section 54 54 Confidentiality 54A Arrangements for exchange of information etc 40 Substitution of section 58 58 Liability of passenger transport service providers for acts or omissions of employees or agents 41 Substitution of section 62 62 Recovery of debts 42 Repeal of section 63 43 Amendment of section 64—Regulations 44 Amendment of Schedule 1—Regulations 45 Amendment of Schedule 2—Point to point transport service transaction levy Schedule 1—Statute law revision amendment of Passenger Transport Act 1994 Schedule 2—Savings and transitional provisions 1 Interpretation 2 Accreditations to continue 3 Inspections 4 Effect of Schedule