Public Transport (Passenger Safety) Regulations 2008 (NT)

NORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA

PUBLIC TRANSPORT (PASSENGER SAFETY) REGULATIONS 2008

As in force at 18 July 2016

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NORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA

As in force at 18 July 2016

PUBLIC TRANSPORT (PASSENGER SAFETY) REGULATIONS 2008

Regulations under the Public Transport (Passenger Safety) Act 2008

1Citation

These Regulations may be cited as the Public Transport (Passenger Safety) Regulations 2008.

2Commencement

These Regulations commence on the commencement of the Public Transport (Passenger Safety) Act 2008.

3Disqualifying offences

For the definition of disqualifying offence in section 3 of the Act, the disqualifying offences are:

• (a)

  an offence set out in the Schedule; and

• (b)

  an offence under a law of another jurisdiction which, if it had been committed in the Territory, would have constituted an offence of a kind mentioned in paragraph (a); and

• (c)

  any other offence, whether committed in the Territory or elsewhere, for which the offender was sentenced to a term of imprisonment, whether or not the imprisonment was suspended in whole or in part.

4Transit officers to familiarise with code of conduct

• (1)

  A transit officer must familiarise himself or herself with the requirements of the code of conduct.

• (2)

  If a transit officer has doubt about the meaning or application of the code, the officer must consult his or her supervisor for guidance as soon as reasonably practicable.

• (3)

  Transit officers must acknowledge in writing that they have received a copy of the code, have read it and understand their obligations under it.

ScheduleDisqualifying offences

regulation 3

Part A – Criminal Codeand Misuse of Drugs Act 1990

• 1

  An indictable offence under the Criminal Code or the Misuse of Drugs Act 1990 (whether the charge of the offence is dealt with summarily or on indictment).

• 2

  An offence against section 71, 82(1), 109, 121, 125C, 133, 140, 188(1), 199, 200 or 213(1) of the Criminal Code.

• 4

  An offence committed before the commencement of the Criminal Code Act 1983 which would, if committed after that commencement, have constituted an indictable offence under the Criminal Code or an offence mentioned in item 2.

• 5

  An offence committed before the commencement of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1990 which would, if committed after that commencement, have constituted an indictable offence under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1990.

   

Part B – Firearms Act 1997

 

An offence against section 34(5), 39(2), 40(6), 42(2), 43(2), 58, 59, 62, 63, 67, 71, 77, 78, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86 or 89 of the Firearms Act 1997.

 

Part C – Weapons Control Act 2001

An offence against section 6, 7 or 8 of the Weapons Control Act 2001.

 

Part D – Summary Offences Act 1923

 

An offence against section 46A, 47, 47AA, 47AB, 47A, 47B, 49A, 50, 53, 55, 56, 60, 60A, 61, 68A, 69A or 69B of the Summary Offences Act 1923.

 

Part E – Domestic and Family Violence Act 2007

 

An offence against section 120(1) of the Domestic and Family Violence Act 2007.

 

Part F – Commonwealth Law

 

An offence against a law of the Commonwealth the penalty of which is imprisonment for 2 years or more.

ENDNOTES

• 1

  KEY

Key to abbreviations

 

amd = amended od = order

app = appendix om = omitted

bl = by-law pt = Part

ch = Chapter r = regulation/rule

cl = clause rem = remainder

div = Division renum = renumbered

exp = expires/expired rep = repealed

f = forms s = section

Gaz = Gazette sch = Schedule

hdg = heading sdiv = Subdivision

ins = inserted SL = Subordinate Legislation

lt = long title sub = substituted

nc = not commenced

• 2

  LIST OF LEGISLATION

Public Transport (Passenger Safety) Regulations (SL No. 16, 2008)
Notified	1 July 2008
Commenced	18 July 2008 (r 2, s 2 Public Transport (Passenger Safety) Act 2008 (Act No. 15, 2008) and Gaz S35, 18 July 2008)
Statute Law Revision Act 2009 (Act No. 25, 2009)
Assent date	1 September 2009
Commenced	16 September 2009 (Gaz G37, 16 September 2009, p 3)
Local Court (Related Amendments) Act 2016 (Act No. 8, 2016)
Assent date	6 April 2016
Commenced	1 May 2016 (s 2, s 2 Local Court (Repeals and Related Amendments) Act 2016 (Act No. 9, 2016) and Gaz S34, 29 April 2016)
Local Court (Repeals and Related Amendments) Act 2016 (Act No. 9, 2016)
Assent date	6 April 2016
Commenced	1 May 2016 (Gaz S34, 29 April 2016)
Justice Legislation Amendment (Drug Offences) Act 2016 (Act No. 17, 2016)
Assent date	8 June 2016
Commenced	s 17 (to ext ins new s 15): 10 October 2016; rem: 18 July 2016 (Gaz S67, 18 July 2016)

• 3

  GENERAL AMENDMENTS

General amendments of a formal nature (which are not referred to in the table of amendments to this reprint) are made by the Interpretation Legislation Amendment Act 2018 (Act No. 22, 2018) to: r 1 and sch.

• 4

  LIST OF AMENDMENTS

sch                    amd Act No. 25, 2009, s 11; Act No. 9, 2016, s 160; Act No. 8, 2016, s 44; Act No. 17, 2016, s 46