Transport (Road Passenger Services) Regulations 2020 (WA)

Western Australia Transport (Road Passenger Services) Act 2018 Transport (Road Passenger Services) Regulations 2020 Western Australia Transport (Road Passenger Services) Regulations 2020 Contents Part 1 — Preliminary 1. Citation 1 2. Commencement 1 3. Terms used 1 Part 2 — Key concepts 4. Approved medical report (s. 4(1)) 1 5. Association arrangements (s. 4(1)) 1 6. Interstate driver authorisation (s. 4(1)) 1 7. Interstate vehicle authorisation (s. 4(1)) 1 8. On‑demand passenger transport services (s. 5(3)(c)) 1 9. On‑demand booking services (s. 10(3)) 1 10. Hire or reward (s. 11) 1 Part 3 — Safety standards Division 1 — Preliminary 11. Safety standards (s. 14(2)) 1 12. Persons to whom specified safety standards apply 1 Division 2 — Safety management system 13. Specified services 1 14. Safety management system 1 15. Offence of contravening safety standard 1 Division 3 — Vehicle standards Subdivision 1 — General standards 16. Vehicle licence and standards for vehicles 1 17. Vehicle maintenance 1 Subdivision 2 — Wheelchair accessible vehicle standards 18. Wheelchair accessible vehicles: applicable standards 1 19. Wheelchair accessible vehicles: operation standards 1 Subdivision 3 — Motor cycle standards 20. Motor cycles: applicable standards 1 21. Motor cycle requirements 1 Subdivision 4 — Specific requirements: on‑demand rank or hail vehicles 22. Markings, lights and signs: on‑demand rank or hail vehicles 1 23. Livery: on‑demand rank or hail vehicles 1 24. When roof lights to be lit: on‑demand rank or hail vehicles 1 25. Contact information: on‑demand rank or hail vehicles 1 Subdivision 5 — Specific requirements: on‑demand charter vehicles 26. Signs, lights and markings: on‑demand charter vehicles not to be represented as on‑demand rank or hail vehicles 1 27. Signs and livery: on‑demand charter vehicles 1 28. Exception to signs and livery requirements relating to family violence: on‑demand charter vehicles 1 Subdivision 6 — Driver identity documents 29. Driver identity document: on‑demand rank or hail vehicle 1 30. Display of driver identity document: on‑demand rank or hail vehicle 1 31. Provision or display of driver identity information: on‑demand charter vehicle 1 Subdivision 7 — Offences 32. Offence of contravening safety standard 1 Division 4 — Provision of information 33. Information to be made available by provider of on‑demand booking service 1 34. Offence of contravening safety standard 1 Division 5 — Driver competence and reporting 35. Driver of wheelchair accessible vehicle to be competent in loading and unloading wheelchair passengers 1 36. Driver reporting requirements 1 37. Offence of contravening safety standard 1 Part 4 — Authorisation of on‑demand booking services Division 1 — Preliminary 38. Term used: disqualification offence 1 39. Prescribed functions for which provider of principal booking service is responsible (s. 27(3)) 1 Division 2 — Applications for on‑demand booking service authorisations 40. Information to be included in on‑demand booking service authorisation application (s. 29(4)(e)) 1 41. Documents to be included in on‑demand booking service authorisation application (s. 29(4)(e)) 1 42. Declaration as to persons nominated as responsible officers 1 Division 3 — Grant, duration and renewal of on‑demand booking service authorisations 43. Condition for maximum number of vehicles 1 44. Variation of maximum number of vehicles 1 45. Duration of on‑demand booking service authorisation (s. 39(1)) 1 46. Renewal of on‑demand booking service authorisation 1 47. Surrender of on‑demand booking service authorisation 1 Division 4 — Responsible officers 48. Responsible officer must be ordinarily resident in Australia (s. 30(f)) 1 49. At least 1 responsible officer to be resident in State 1 50. Nomination of additional or replacement responsible officer 1 51. Acceptance of or refusal to accept nomination of additional or replacement responsible officer 1 Division 5 — Disqualification 52. Disqualification offences and disqualification periods (s. 26 and 46) 1 53. Reinstatement of authorisation if conviction quashed or set aside 1 54. Requirement to notify CEO of charge or conviction for disqualification offence 1 Division 6 — Changes to information 55. Provider of on‑demand booking service to notify change in circumstances 1 Division 7 — Records Subdivision 1 — Records of drivers, vehicles and bookings 56. Obligations in this Division are conditions on authorisation 1 57. Records of drivers and vehicles 1 58. Records of bookings for on‑demand passenger transport services 1 Subdivision 2 — Records of association arrangements 59. Records of association arrangements 1 Division 8 — Offences relating to advertising by providers of on‑demand booking services 60. Offence to offer or advertise on‑demand booking service or on‑demand passenger transport service unless authorised 1 61. Name or authorisation number of provider must be included in advertising 1 Division 9 — Complaints 62. Complaints resolution procedure 1 63. Records of customer complaints 1 Division 10 — Miscellaneous 64. List of authorised on‑demand booking services (s. 41) 1 Part 5 — Authorisation of regular passenger transport services Division 1 — Preliminary 65. Exemption for contracted provider of authorised regular passenger transport service 1 Division 2 — Grant, duration and renewal of regular passenger service authorisations 66. Application for approval of temporary variation of route or area (s. 70(2)) 1 67. Temporary variation of route or area (s. 70(2)) 1 68. Duration of regular passenger transport service authorisation (s. 74(1)) 1 69. Renewal of regular passenger transport service authorisation 1 Division 3 — Changes to information 70. Provider of authorised regular passenger transport service to notify change in circumstances 1 Division 4 — Conditions of authorisation 71. Obligations in this Division are conditions on authorisation 1 72. Use of regular passenger transport vehicles 1 73. Fares 1 74. Records 1 Division 5 — Offences relating to advertising by providers of regular passenger transport services 75. Offence to offer or advertise regular passenger transport service unless authorised 1 76. Name or authorisation number of provider must be included in advertising 1 Division 6 — Complaints 77. Complaints resolution procedure 1 78. Records of customer complaints 1 Part 6 — Authorisation of passenger transport drivers Division 1 — Preliminary 79. Term used: disqualification offence 1 80. Driving vehicle with interstate driver authorisation (s. 90 and 91) 1 81. Exemption from s. 90 and 91 where driver has interstate driver authorisation and conditions complied with to the extent possible in the State 1 Division 2 — Applications for passenger transport driver authorisations 82. Documents to be included in passenger transport driver authorisation application 1 Division 3 — Grant, duration and renewal of passenger transport driver authorisations 83. Grant of passenger transport driver authorisation (s. 96(b)) 1 84. Duration of passenger transport driver authorisation (s. 104(1)) 1 85. Renewal of passenger transport driver authorisation 1 86. Approved medical report required to be included in renewal application after shorter period 1 87. Surrender of passenger transport driver authorisation 1 Division 4 — Suspension, cancellation and disqualification 88. Disqualification offences and disqualification periods (s. 89 and 115) 1 89. Reinstatement of authorisation if conviction quashed or set aside 1 90. Requirement to notify CEO of charge or conviction for disqualification offence 1 Division 5 — Changes to information 91. Authorisation holder to notify change in circumstances 1 Division 6 — Miscellaneous 92. CEO may require authorisation holder to provide certain documents 1 93. Authorisation holder may provide criminal record check or approved medical report to CEO 1 94. CEO may issue documents for purposes of r. 29 and 31 1 Part 7 — Authorisation of passenger transport vehicles Division 1 — Preliminary 95. Driving or operating vehicle with interstate vehicle authorisation (s. 121 and 122) 1 96. Exemption from s. 121 and 122 for vehicle with interstate vehicle authorisation where conditions complied with to extent possible in the State 1 97. Replacement vehicles (s. 121 and 122) 1 Division 2 — Grant, duration and renewal of passenger transport vehicle authorisations 98. Requirements for authorisation of vehicle (s. 126 and 133) 1 99. Duration of passenger transport vehicle authorisation (s. 137(1)) 1 100. Renewal of passenger transport vehicle authorisation 1 101. Cancellation of authorisation: transfer of ownership of vehicle (s. 148) 1 102. Cancellation of authorisation on request (s. 149(3)) 1 Division 3 — Changes to information 103. Holder of passenger transport vehicle authorisation to notify change in circumstances 1 Part 8 — Requirements relating to passenger transport services Division 1 — Notifiable occurrences 104. Term used: notifiable occurrence 1 105. Reporting of notifiable occurrences 1 106. Provider of on‑demand booking service to report allegations about driver conduct 1 Division 2 — Camera surveillance 107. Terms used 1 108. Camera surveillance units 1 109. Signs about camera surveillance 1 110. Recordings taken by camera surveillance units 1 111. Safeguards applying to camera surveillance units 1 112. Production of camera recordings to authorised officers 1 113. Use of recordings taken by camera surveillance units 1 114. Deletion, destruction or disposal of copies of recordings 1 Division 3 — Fares and fare devices Subdivision 1 — Requirements for fares that apply only to on‑demand rank or hail vehicles 115. Term used: relevant person 1 116. Maximum fares, surcharges and fees: metropolitan region 1 117. Maximum fares, surcharges and fees: regions 1 118. Fare schedule to be displayed in vehicle 1 119. Deposit 1 120. Contract fares 1 121. Written confirmation of contract fare 1 122. Passenger subsidy scheme vouchers 1 123. Guidelines 1 124. Commencement and termination of journey in on‑demand rank or hail vehicle 1 125. Multiple hiring 1 126. Surcharge for non‑cash payment 1 Subdivision 2 — Other requirements for fares 127. Terms used 1 128. Fare amounts for passenger transport services using on‑demand vehicles 1 129. Certain fares and charges prohibited in certain declared emergencies 1 129A. Exempt areas in relation to emergency declarations 1 130. Parking fees and cleaning costs 1 Subdivision 2A — Passenger Transport Subsidy Scheme (PTSS) 130A. Terms used 1 130B. CEO may issue smartcards 1 130C. CEO may pay subsidy 1 130D. Person must not provide PTSS smartcard as payment or part‑payment unless PTSS passenger 1 130DA. Driver must not refuse payment or part‑payment 1 130DB. Certain providers must not direct driver to refuse payment or part‑payment 1 130E. Driver must not accept PTSS smartcard as payment or part‑payment from person driver knows is not PTSS passenger 1 130F. Driver or provider of on‑demand booking service must not enter false or misleading information 1 130G. Driver must not cause or permit another person to enter particular information 1 130H. Provider of on‑demand booking service must not cause or permit another person to enter particular information 1 130HA. Provider of on‑demand booking service must ensure vehicle fitted with PTSS electronic device that is not a mobile phone 1 130HB. Driver must ensure vehicle contains PTSS electronic device 1 130I. False claims for payment 1 130J. Providers of on‑demand booking services to provide information about PTSS journeys 1 130K. CEO may recover subsidies paid 1 130L. CEO may approve guidelines 1 Subdivision 3 — Receipts 131. Receipts 1 Subdivision 4 — Fare calculation devices 132. On‑demand rank or hail vehicles to be fitted with fare calculation device 1 133. Requirements for fare calculation devices 1 134. Display of information: on‑demand rank or hail vehicles 1 Division 4 — Other obligations 135. Driver to inform on‑demand booking service of certain matters 1 136. Conduct of drivers while driving vehicle to transport passengers for hire or reward 1 137. Assistance animals 1 138. Driver must accept hiring except in certain circumstances 1 139. No touting or soliciting for passengers 1 140. Offence to operate unauthorised vehicle with passenger transport vehicle number plates 1 141. Wheelchair accessible vehicle to be used to attend to passenger who uses or requires wheelchair first 1 Part 9 — Information 142. Law enforcement officials (s. 150) 1 143. Relevant authorities (s. 150) 1 144. Prescribed period (s. 152(a)) 1 145. Disclosure of authorisation status of driver (s. 153) 1 146. Prescribed information road traffic CEO must provide to CEO (s. 158) 1 Part 10 — Infringement notices and enforcement 147. Prescribed offences and modified penalties 1 148. Approved officers and authorised officers 1 149. Entry warrants (s. 178(2)) 1 150. Forms 1 Part 11 — Voluntary buyback, adjustment assistance and levy Division 1 — Buyback payment and net loss payment 151. Prescribed day for buyback payment and net loss payment applications (s. 229(2) and 235(2)) 1 Division 2 — On‑demand passenger transport levy Subdivision 1 — Preliminary 152. Terms used 1 Subdivision 2 — General provisions relating to levy 153. Classes of providers of on‑demand booking services (s. 241) 1 154. Levy fare: general (s. 241) 1 155. Levy fare: on‑demand passenger transport service provided for metered fare (s. 241) 1 156. Levy fare: fare under multiple service agreement (s. 241) 1 157. Transactions relating to electric vehicles not leviable passenger service transactions 1 158. Exemption from requirement to pay levy for approved special events providers 1 159. Calculation of amount of levy payable on estimated basis (s. 247(1)) 1 160. Registration as taxpayer (s. 249) 1 161. Payment of levy 1 162. Returns (s. 250) 1 163. Records (s. 251) 1 164. Records: fare information 1 165. Records to be produced or provided to CEO or authorised officer 1 Subdivision 3 — Modifications of Taxation Administration Act 2003 166. Modifications of Taxation Administration Act 2003 (s. 243(2)) 1 167. Time limits on reassessment 1 168. Penalty tax not payable 1 169. Records relevant to objections 1 170. Time for lodging objections 1 171. Proceedings before State Administrative Tribunal 1 172. Time limit on refund applications 1 173. Proceedings for an offence 1 174. Service 1 Division 3 — Adjustment assistance grants 175. Prescribed day for adjustment assistance grant applications (s. 259(2)) 1 Part 12 — Miscellaneous 176. Review of decisions (s. 262) 1 177. Fees 1 178. Waiver of fees 1 179. Exemption of providers of school bus services and vehicles 1 180. CEO or authorised officer may require documents to be produced or provided 1 Part 13 — Transitional provisions Division 1 — General matters 181. Disclosure of information about drivers' licences (s. 293(2)) 1 182. Camera surveillance units installed before 2 July 2019 1 183. Camera surveillance units in on‑demand rank or hail vehicles in regional areas 1 184. Prescribed transition period for 'F' or 'T' endorsed driver's licence (s. 294) 1 185. Provisions for drivers authorised to drive under s. 294 or interstate driver authorisation 1 186. Provisions for s. 295 of the Act 1 187. Provisions for s. 296 of the Act 1 188. Medical reports 1 Division 2 — Number plates 189. Term used: commencement day 1 190. Existing attached taxi plates for taxis may continue to be used 1 191. Existing attached number plates for country taxi‑cars may continue to be used 1 192. Omnibus number plates 1 193. Owned taxi plates that were attached and were not the subject of the buyback scheme 1 194. Leased taxi plates that were attached 1 195. Return of number plates that were not attached to a vehicle 1 196. Seizure of number plates 1 Division 3 — Transition from Transport (Road Passenger Services) Regulations 2019 197. Things done for 2019 regulations continue for these regulations 1 198. Review of decisions under 2019 regulations 1 199. Provisions relating to disqualification periods under 2019 regulations 1 200. Provisions relating to association arrangements 1 Division 4 — Transitional provision in relation to the Transport (Road Passenger Services) Amendment Regulations (No. 2) 2024 200A. Display of fare schedules 1 Part 14 — Transport (Road Passenger Services) Regulations 2019 repealed 201. Transport (Road Passenger Services) Regulations 2019 repealed 1 Part 15 — Transport Regulations Amendment (Road Passenger Services) Regulations (No. 2) 2019 amended 202. Regulations amended 1 203. Regulation 2 amended 1 204. Part 5 Division 4 deleted 1 Schedule 1 — Fees Division 1 — Fees: general Division 2 — Authorisation fees for on‑demand booking service authorisations Division 3 — Authorisation fee for passenger transport driver authorisation Division 4 — Authorisation fees for passenger transport vehicle authorisations Schedule 2 — Disqualification offences and disqualification periods: on‑demand booking services 1. Disqualification offences and disqualification periods: on‑demand booking services 1 Schedule 3 — Disqualification offences and disqualification periods: passenger transport drivers 1. Disqualification offences and disqualification periods: passenger transport drivers 1 Schedule 4 — Fares: metropolitan region Schedule 5 — Fares: regions Division 1 — Gascoyne region Division 2 — Goldfields‑Esperance region Division 3 — Great Southern region Division 4 — Kimberley region Division 5 — Mid West region Division 6 — Peel region Division 7 — Pilbara region Division 8 — South West region Division 9 — Wheatbelt region Schedule 6 — Prescribed offences and modified penalties Schedule 7 — Forms Notes Compilation table 1 Uncommenced provisions table 1 Defined terms Transport (Road Passenger Services) Act 2018 Transport (Road Passenger Services) Regulations 2020