Passenger Transport Regulations 2024 (SA)

South Australia Passenger Transport Regulations 2024 under the Passenger Transport Act 1994

Contents Part 1—Preliminary 1 Short title 3 Interpretation 4 Definitions of chauffeured vehicle service and taxi service 5 Definition of Metropolitan Adelaide 6 Exclusions from definition of passenger transport service 7 Exclusions from definition of regular passenger service 8 Sections 27, 28 and 29 of Act not to apply in certain cases 9 Application of section 29 of Act—prescribed passenger services 10 Sections 39(3)(a), 40(5) and 40(6) of Act not to apply in Metropolitan Adelaide (Area B) 11 Section 52(1) of Act not to apply to transport services for animals Part 2—Accreditation Division 1—General passenger services 12 Operators—eligibility 13 Conditions 14 Periodical fees and returns Division 2—Drivers 15 Drivers—eligibility 16 Medical examination 17 Conditions 18 Duration of accreditation Division 3—Centralised booking services 19 Centralised booking services—eligibility 20 Conditions 21 Periodical fees and returns 22 Authorised officers—prescribed powers Division 4—General provisions relating to accreditations 23 Accreditations may be held jointly 24 Particulars in accreditation 25 Death or incapacity of accredited person 26 Duty of accredited person to furnish information 27 Inquiries by Minister 28 Defacing etc of accreditations 29 Delivery of accreditations 30 Issue of duplicate if accreditation lost etc 31 Renewals 32 Procedure for variation of an accreditation Part 3—Taxis Division 1—Taxi licences 33 Exceptions to sections 45 and 52 of Act 34 Suitability of vehicle 35 Prescribed kinds or grades of licences 36 Conditions of licences 37 Licence allocation procedure 38 Licences may be held jointly 39 Particulars in licence 40 Duty to notify Minister of changes in information 41 Death or incapacity of licence holder 42 Transfer of licences 43 Suspension or cancellation of licences 44 Duty of licence holder to furnish information 45 Inquiries by the Minister 46 Defacing etc and lending of licences 47 Delivery of licences 48 Issue of duplicate licence 49 Substitution of vehicle Division 2—Vehicles 50 Colour and markings Division 3—Taxi signs 51 Display of taxi signs by metropolitan taxis 52 Display of taxi signs by country taxis 53 Requirement for taxi sign to indicate when taxi not available for hire 54 Return of taxi signs 55 Unauthorised use of signs 56 Removal of signs 57 Loss or theft of signs 58 Company signs 59 Advertising Division 4—Taxi‑meters and charges for hiring taxis 60 Requirement for country taxi to have meter 61 Requirements relating to meters 62 Action required when meter defective 63 Compulsory inspection of meters 64 Substitution of wheels or alteration of drive train 65 Offences relating to meters 66 Fees for testing of taxi‑meter 67 Operation of meter by taxi driver 68 Charges for hiring taxis 69 Payment by electronic means for hiring of taxi 70 Non‑cash payment surcharges for hiring taxis 71 Display of information relating to charges for hiring taxis Division 5—Provision of taxi services 72 Register of taxi‑stands designated by Minister 73 Duty of taxi driver not to leave taxi unattended at taxi‑stand 74 Duty to accept or continue hiring 75 Duty of taxi driver to take shortest route 76 Right to terminate or vary hiring 77 Multiple‑hirings 78 Requirement to display no smoking signs in taxi Division 6—Security cameras 79 Interpretation 80 Accreditation of suppliers of security camera systems 81 Requirement to have approved security camera system fitted and operating 82 Offence to interfere etc with security camera system 83 Authorisation to download images 84 Steps to be followed in the event of an incident etc 85 Delivery of material to police station 86 General protection of recorded material 87 Storage and disposal of material 88 Requirement to display sign in taxi 89 Compulsory inspection of systems 90 Authorised activities Part 4—Conduct of drivers and general passenger issues Division 1—Provisions applying to drivers 91 General duties of driver of public passenger vehicle 92 Prohibition on overloading public passenger vehicle 93 Prohibition on carriage of passengers on certain portions of public passenger vehicle 94 Requirement to store passengers' luggage Division 2—Provisions applying to passengers and others Subdivision 1—General provisions 95 Duty to give name and address to driver 96 Riding in non-carriage area of vehicle 97 Interfering with or distracting driver of vehicle 98 Placement of luggage 99 No smoking in vehicle 100 Consumption and carriage of alcohol 101 Consumption of food or beverages 102 Use of seats etc 103 Objects protruding from vehicle 104 Boarding or alighting from vehicle in motion 105 Causing inconvenience in vehicles Subdivision 2—Provisions applying in relation to regular passenger services 106 Payment of fares and charges 107 Validation of tickets 108 Inspection or surrender of tickets 109 Possession of concession cards 110 Special provision for declared areas 111 Surrender of invalid ticket or card 112 Nuisances and annoyances 113 Alcohol at prescribed premises 114 Unoccupied seats 115 Occupying non‑carriage areas in vehicle 116 Obstruction of passengers etc 117 Objects etc protruding from vehicle 118 Interference with equipment etc 119 Throwing of objects from vehicle etc 120 Unlawful boarding of vehicle 121 Prohibition of animals in vehicle 122 Carriage of bicycles and surfboards 123 Carriage of dangerous objects etc on vehicle 124 Reserved seat or space 125 Abandoned goods 126 Removal of goods 127 Motor vehicles etc 128 Pedal cycles, skateboards etc 129 Pedestrians 130 Duty of pedestrians at pedestrian crossings 131 Duty to comply with directions and obey signs 132 Rubbish and other abandoned property 133 Abandoned vehicles 134 Graffiti 135 Commercial activities 136 Behaviour of children in company of adults 137 Exclusion or removal of persons by authorised persons Division 3—Miscellaneous 138 Conditions of travel 139 Transit barring orders 140 Lost property Part 5—Vehicle standards and inspections Division 1—Vehicle standards 141 Maximum age of vehicles 143 Air conditioning Division 2—Inspections and reporting of accidents 144 Inspections 145 Prescribed scheme of maintenance for buses 146 Duty to facilitate inspections 147 Issue and display of inspection labels 148 Reporting of accidents involving taxis Part 6—Registration plates 149 Prescribed classes of vehicles 150 Defacing, lending and unauthorised use of registration plates 151 Seizure of registration plates unlawfully held 152 Surrender of registration plates 153 Loss or theft of registration plates Part 7—Miscellaneous 154 Minister may waive or refund fees 155 Minister may determine fares, charges etc for regular passenger services 156 Fares for passenger transport services (other than taxi services or regular passenger services) 157 SATSS Conditions of Use 158 SATSS Vouchers 159 Defences 160 Records to be kept by relevant providers during assessment periods 161 Preparation and lodgment of returns by relevant providers 162 Exemptions from point to point transport service transaction levy 163 Calculation of levy payable on estimated basis 164 Interest payable on default of payment of point to point transport service transaction levy 165 Codes of practice 166 Keeping of records 167 Minister may require various notices etc to be fitted 168 Power of Minister to dispense with certain requirements 169 Service 170 Evidentiary provision Schedule 1—Taxi licence allocation procedure 1 Interpretation 2 Call for tenders 3 Close of tenders 4 Process for dealing with tenders Schedule 2—Maximum fares (metropolitan taxis) 1 Journeys ending in Metropolitan Adelaide 2 Journeys ending outside Metropolitan Adelaide (Area A) 3 Journeys from Adelaide Airport T1 Airport Terminal 4 Multiple‑hirings 5 Special services 6 Pre‑arranged hirings Schedule 3—Certificate of inspection under section 54 of the Act Schedule 4—Codes of practice 1 Bus operators 2 Small passenger vehicle operators 3 Taxi operators 4 Taxi drivers 5 General passenger service drivers 6 Centralised booking service operators Schedule 5—Transitional provisions Part 2—Transitional provisions 2 Transitional provisions Legislative history