Road Traffic (Omnibus) Regulations 1975 (WA)

Western Australia Road Traffic Act 1974 Road Traffic (Omnibus) Regulations 1975 Western Australia Road Traffic (Omnibus) Regulations 1975 Contents 1. Citation 1 2. Application 1 3. Interpretation 1 4. Person who is drunk, etc. may not be carried on omnibus 2 5. Driver not to allow excessive number of passengers, or smoking, etc. 2 6. Driver or bus inspector may request person to leave omnibus 3 7. Person not to interfere with driver of omnibus 4 8. Persons not to smoke, etc., on omnibus 4 9. Record of drivers to be kept 5 10. Driver, etc., to hand in lost property 5 11. Drivers, etc., not to demand or receive excessive fares 7 12. Penalty 7 Notes Compilation table 8 Defined terms Western Australia Road Traffic Act 1974 Road Traffic (Omnibus) Regulations 1975

1. Citation These regulations may be cited as the Road Traffic (Omnibus) Regulations 1975 1.

2. Application (1) Nothing in these regulations affects the operation of the Public Transport Authority Regulations 2003. (2) These regulations are subject to any written law and any law of the Commonwealth about assistance animals as defined in the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 (Commonwealth) section 9(2). [Regulation 2 inserted: Gazette 23 Dec 2014 p. 4935.]

3. Interpretation In these regulations unless the context requires otherwise — omnibus means a motor vehicle that is constructed or used principally for the conveyance of passengers and is equipped to seat 8 or more adult persons including the driver, and includes a school bus; passenger means a person carried upon an omnibus, but does not include the owner, driver or fare‑collector; school bus means an omnibus that is used solely or principally for the carriage of children to and from school.

4. Person who is drunk, etc. may not be carried on omnibus The driver of an omnibus shall not permit any person to board the omnibus who is — (a) under the influence of liquor to such extent, or is so attired, as to cause annoyance to other passengers; (b) noisy, violent or disorderly, or disturbing the public peace; (c) apparently suffering from an infectious disease or illness; or (d) carrying a substance of an offensive or dangerous character, or of such dimensions as to be likely to cause inconvenience to, or damage the apparel of, any other passenger, and shall not permit any animal, subject to the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 (Commonwealth), to board, or be taken on board, the omnibus. [Regulation 4 amended: Gazette 23 Dec 2014 p. 4935.]