Passenger Transport (Regular Passenger Services; Conduct of Passengers) Variation Regulations 2004 (SA)

South Australia

Passenger Transport (Regular Passenger Services; Conduct of Passengers) Variation Regulations 2004

under the Passenger Transport Act 1994

Contents

Part 1—Preliminary

1. Short title

2. Commencement

3. Variation provisions

Part 2—Variation of Passenger Transport (Regular Passenger Services; Conduct of Passengers) Regulations 1994

1. Variation of regulation 23—Prohibition of animals in vehicles

2. Variation of regulation 38—Exclusion or removal of persons by authorised persons

Part 1—Preliminary

1—Short title

These regulations may be cited as the Passenger Transport (Regular Passenger Services; Conduct of Passengers) Variation Regulations 2004.

2—Commencement

These regulations will come into operation on the day on which they are made.

3—Variation provisions

In these regulations, a provision under a heading referring to the variation of specified regulations varies the regulations so specified.

Part 2—Variation of Passenger Transport (Regular Passenger Services; Conduct of Passengers) Regulations 1994

4—Variation of regulation 23—Prohibition of animals in vehicles

Regulation 23(2)—delete subregulation (2) and substitute:

(2)This regulation does not apply in relation to a working animal accompanying a person with a disability.

(3)In this regulation—

working animal means—

(a)a guide dog trained to assist a person with a visual disability; or

(b)a dog trained to assist a person with a hearing disability; or

(c)any other animal trained to assist a person to alleviate the effect of a disability.

(4)If, in relation to a particular animal, a person has an authorisation, issued in a manner and form determined by the Minister, certifying—

(a)that the animal has been trained to assist the person to alleviate the effect of a particular disability; and

(b)that evidence has been provided that indicates that the animal is able to behave in a safe and appropriate manner on public transport,

then it will be taken that the animal falls within the ambit of paragraph (c) of the definition of working animal under subregulation (3).

5—Variation of regulation 38—Exclusion or removal of persons by authorised persons

Regulation 38(1)(b)—after "drug" insert:

and the authorised person believes that, because of this condition, the person is likely to be offensive or to cause discomfort or embarrassment to another person.

Note—

As required by section 10AA(2) of the Subordinate Legislation Act 1978, the Minister has certified that, in the Minister's opinion, it is necessary or appropriate that these regulations come into operation as set out in these regulations.

Made by the Governor

with the advice and consent of the Executive Council

on 12 August 2004

No 167 of 2004

OPT 001/2004 CS