Passenger Transport (General) Amendment (Licence Inspection) Regulation 2004 (NSW)

2004 No 600

New South Wales

Passenger Transport (General)

Amendment (Licence Inspection)

Regulation 2004

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.

MICHAEL COSTA, M.L.C.,

Minister for Transport Services

Explanatory note
The object of this Regulation is to make it an offence, with a maximum penalty of 5 penalty units (currently $550), for the driver of a public passenger vehicle (other than a ferry) to fail to produce his or her driver licence for inspection on demand by an authorised officer. This Regulation also removes redundant provisions as a consequence of the repeal of the Justices Act 1902.
This Regulation is made under the Passenger Transport Act 1990, including section 63

(the general regulation-making power).

Published in Gazette No 138 of 27 August 2004, page 7081	Page 1
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Passenger Transport (General) Amendment (Licence

Inspection) Regulation 2004

under the

Passenger Transport Act 1990

1      Name of Regulation

This Regulation is the Passenger Transport (General) Amendment

(Licence Inspection) Regulation 2004.

2 Commencement

This Regulation commences on 1 September 2004.

3 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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Schedule 1 Amendments

(Clause 3)

[1]      Clause 11 Penalty notice offences

Omit “Column 4” from clause 11 (1) (b). Insert instead “Column 2”.

[2]      Clause 12 Short descriptions

Omit the clause.

[3]      Clause 14A

Insert after clause 14:

14A Driver to produce driver licence

(1)

The driver of a public passenger vehicle (other than a ferry) must not fail to produce his or her driver licence for inspection on demand made by an authorised officer.

Maximum penalty: 5 penalty units.

(2)

In this clause:
driver includes a person who:

(a)	is occupying the driver seat of a vehicle that is on a road or road related area, or
(b)	is otherwise apparently in charge of such a vehicle.

driver licence has the same meaning as it has in the Road
Transport (Driver Licensing) Act 1998.

Omit the Schedule. Insert instead:

Schedule 1 Penalty notice offences

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