Passenger Transport Act 1990 Passenger Transport (General) Amendment (Driver Authority Fees) Regulation 2002 (2002-510) [GG No 119 of 19.7.2002, p 5450] (NSW)

2002 No 510

New South Wales

Passenger Transport (General)

Amendment (Driver Authority Fees)

Regulation 2002

under the

Passenger Transport Act 1990

Her Excellency the Governor, with the advice of the Executive Council, has made the following Regulation under the Passenger Transport Act 1990.

CARL SCULLY, M.P.,

Minister for Transport

Explanatory note

The object of this Regulation is to amend the Passenger Transport (General)

Regulation 2000:

(a)	to increase the fee for an application for an authority as a driver of a tourist service vehicle from $20 to $70, and
(b)	to increase the fee for the renewal of an authority to drive a tourist service vehicle from $20 to $70 if the authority is subject to renewal on or after 17 August 2002, and
(c)	todiscontinuethedistinctionbetweenadriverauthoritytodriveabus providing long-distance and tourist services and a driver authority to drive a bus which does not provide long-distance and tourist services, the two driver authorities being amalgamated.

This Regulation is made under the Passenger Transport Act 1990, including sections 11A (Issue and renewal of authority), 15 (Fees) and 63 (the general regulation-making power).

Published in Gazette No 119 of 19 July 2002, page 5450	Page 1
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Clause 1

Passenger Transport (General) Amendment (Driver Authority Fees)

Regulation 2002

Passenger Transport (General) Amendment (Driver

Authority Fees) Regulation 2002

1     Name of Regulation

This Regulation is the Passenger Transport (General) Amendment

(Driver Authority Fees) Regulation 2002.

2 Amendment of Passenger Transport (General) Regulation 2000

The Passenger Transport (General) Regulation 2000 is amended as set out in Schedule 1.

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Passenger Transport (General) Amendment (Driver Authority Fees)

Regulation 2002

Amendments Schedule 1

Schedule 1 Amendments

(Clause 2)

[1]     Clause 10

Omit the clause. Insert instead:

10 Fees

(1)

For the purposes of section 15 of the Act, the prescribed fee for

a tourist service provided by a tourist service vehicle is:

(a)	foranapplicationforaccreditationasan operator—$100, and
(b)	for an application for an authority as a driver:

(i)         $20 if the application is received by the Director-General before 17 August 2002, or

(ii)        $70 if the application is received by the Director-General on or after 17 August 2002.

(2)

For the purposes of section 11A of the Act, the prescribed fee for the renewal of an authority to drive a tourist service vehicle is:

(a)	$20 if the authority is subject to renewal before 17 August 2002, or
(b)	$70 if the authority is subject to renewal on or after 17 August 2002.

[2]     Clause 13 Categories of driver authorities

Omit “, except those providing long-distance or tourist services” from clause 13 (1) (a).

[3]     Clause 13 (1) (b)

Omit the paragraph.

BY AUTHORITY

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