Road Transport (Public Passenger Services) Amendment Act 2025 (ACT)

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Road Transport (Public Passenger Services) Amendment Act 2025

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Part 1      Preliminary

1            Name of Act  2

2            Commencement  2

3            Legislation amended  2

Part 2Road Transport (Public Passenger Services) Act 2001

4            New section 27AA  3

5            Dictionary, note 3  3

Part 3Road Transport (Public Passenger Services) Regulation 2002

6Offences against regulation—application of Criminal Code etc
Section 4A, note 1  4

7           Part 3.3 heading  4

8            New section 51A  4

9            Behaviour that interferes with comfort or safetyNew section 52 (3A) and (3B)  5

10          Section 52 (4)  5

11          Bus driver, authorised person or police officer—power to direct person to get off, or not get on, busSection 66C (1) (a) (ii)  6

12New sections 67AA and 67AB 6

13          Dictionary, new definition of bus stop area  7

Schedule 1Road Transport (Offences) Regulation 2005—Consequential amendments 8

Road Transport (Public Passenger Services) Amendment Act 2025

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An Act to amend the Road Transport (Public Passenger Services) Act 2001 and the Road Transport (Public Passenger Services) Regulation 2002, and for other purposes

The Legislative Assembly for the Australian Capital Territory enacts as follows:

Part 1Preliminary

  1. Name of Act

    This Act is the Road Transport (Public Passenger Services) Amendment Act 2025.

  2. Commencement

    This Act commences on the day after its notification day.

    NoteThe naming and commencement provisions automatically commence on the notification day (see Legislation Act, s 75 (1)).

  3. Legislation amended

    This Act amends the following legislation:

    ·     Road Transport (Public Passenger Services) Act 2001

    ·     Road Transport (Public Passenger Services) Regulation 2002.

    NoteThis Act also amends the Road Transport (Offences) Regulation 2005 (see sch 1).

Part 2Road Transport (Public Passenger Services) Act 2001

  1. New section 27AA

    in division 2.5, insert

27AARegulations about bus stops and surrounding areas

A regulation may make provision in relation to—

(a)the conduct of people at bus stops and areas surrounding bus stops for the purpose of safety; and

(b)the authority of police officers and authorised people to direct people contravening a regulation to leave a bus stop or a stated area surrounding the bus stop; and

(c)the authority of police officers to remove people from a bus stop or surrounding area if they fail to comply with a direction to leave the bus stop or surrounding area.

  1. Dictionary, note 3

    insert

    ·     authorised person

Part 3Road Transport (Public Passenger Services) Regulation 2002

  1. Offences against regulation—application of Criminal Code etc
    Section 4A, note 1

    omit

    pt 3.3 (Bus passengers)

    substitute

    pt 3.3 (Bus passengers and people in bus stop areas)

  2. Part 3.3 heading

    substitute

Part 3.3Bus passengers and people in bus stop areas

  1. New section 51A

    in part 3.3, insert

51AMeaning of bus stop area—pt 3.3

(1)In this part:

bus stop area means the area within a 20m radius of a bus stop sign that is public unleased land.

(2)In this section:

bus stop sign—see section 70 (2).

public unleased land—see the Public Unleased Land Act 2013, section 8.

  1. Behaviour that interferes with comfort or safety
    New section 52 (3A) and (3B)

    insert

    (3A)A person commits an offence if the person—

    (a)is in a bus stop area; and

    (b)    behaves in an aggressive or menacing way.

    Maximum penalty:  10 penalty units.

    (3B)A person commits an offence if the person—

    (a)is in a bus stop area; and

    (b)unreasonably interferes with the safety of someone else.

    Maximum penalty:  10 penalty units.

  2. Section 52 (4)

    omit

    subsection (1) or (2)

    substitute

    subsection (1), (2) or (3A)

  3. Bus driver, authorised person or police officer—power to direct person to get off, or not get on, bus
    Section 66C (1) (a) (ii)

    omit

    part 3.3 (Bus passengers)

    substitute

    part 3.3 (Bus passengers and people in bus stop areas)

  4. New sections 67AA and 67AB

    in part 3.3, insert

67AAPolice officer or authorised person—power to direct person to leave bus stop area

(1)A police officer or authorised person may direct a person to leave a bus stop area if the police officer or authorised person believes on reasonable grounds that the person is committing, or has just committed, an offence against section 52 (2) (b) (iii), (3A) or (3B).

(2)The police officer or authorised person who gives a person a direction must tell the person the bus stop area to which the direction applies.

(3)A person commits an offence if the person—

(a)is given a direction under subsection (1); and

(b)fails to comply with the direction.

Maximum penalty:  5 penalty units.

(4)An offence against this section is a strict liability offence.

67ABPolice officer—power to remove person from bus stop area

A police officer may remove a person from a bus stop area if the person—

(a)is given a direction under section 67AA; and

(b)fails to comply with the direction.

  1. Dictionary, new definition of bus stop area

    insert

    bus stop area, for part 3.3 (Bus passengers and people in bus stop areas)—see section 51A.

Schedule 1Road Transport (Offences) Regulation 2005—Consequential amendments

(see s 3)

[1.1]Schedule 1, part 1.14, new items 72A and 72B

insert

72A 52 (3A)
72A.1 ·    child aggressive/menacing behaviour in bus stop area—child 10 75 -
72A.2 ·    adult aggressive/menacing behaviour in bus stop area—adult 10 380 -
72B 52 (3B) unreasonably interfere with safety of someone else in bus stop area 10 - -

[1.2]Schedule 1, part 1.14, new item 101A

insert

101A 67AA (3)
101A.1 ·    child not comply with direction of police officer/authorised person—child 5 75 -
101A.2 ·    adult not comply with direction of police officer/authorised person—adult 5 261 -

Endnotes

  1. Presentation speech

    Presentation speech made in the Legislative Assembly on 3 September 2025.

  2. Notification

    Notified under the Legislation Act on 12 November 2025.

  3. Republications of amended laws

    For the latest republication of amended laws, see certify that the above is a true copy of the Road Transport (Public Passenger Services) Amendment Bill 2025, which was passed by the Legislative Assembly on 29 October 2025.

    Clerk of the Legislative Assembly

    © Australian Capital Territory 2025

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