Tourist Vehicles Regulations 1992 (NT)

NORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA

TOURIST VEHICLES REGULATIONS 1992

As in force at 1 December 2017

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As in force at 1 December 2017

TOURIST VEHICLES regulations 1992

Regulations under the Commercial Passenger (Road) Transport Act 1991

Part 1Preliminary 1Citation

These regulations may be cited as the Tourist Vehicles Regulations 1992.

2Commencement

These regulations shall come into operation on the commencement of the Commercial Passenger (Road) Transport Act 1991.

3Interpretation

In these regulations unless the contrary intention appears:

driver means the person driving or in charge of a tourist vehicle.

operator means the person who operates a tourist vehicle otherwise than only as a driver.

Part 2Operators 4Operator to keep record

• (1)

  The operator of a tourist vehicle must make a record of the following:

  • (a)

    each tourist vehicle operated by the operator;

  • (b)

    the name and residential address of each driver engaged or employed by the operator and the number of the driver’s licence issued in relation to that person under the Motor Vehicles Act 1949;

  • (c)

    a general description and the date or dates of each journey undertaken by each tourist vehicle operated by the operator and the name and address of each driver who has operated the tourist vehicle on the journey; and

  • (d)

    any other matter that the Director requires as a condition of the operator’s licence.

  Maximum penalty:          60 penalty units.

• (2)

  The operator of a tourist vehicle must ensure that the record mentioned in subregulation (1):

  • (a)

    is kept in a safe place at the principal place of business of the operator; and

  • (b)

    is produced whenever required by an inspector.

  Maximum penalty:          60 penalty units.

5Relief vehicle

• (1)

  If:

  • (a)

    a tourist vehicle is unable to proceed by reason of a mechanical or other failure; and

  • (b)

    the driver is unable to complete the journey specified in any agreement with the passengers or any of them,

  the driver shall notify the operator of that fact.

• (2)

  On receiving a notification under subregulation (1) the operator of the tourist vehicle shall:

  • (a)

    make another vehicle available for the purposes of completing the journey under the terms of the arrangements with the passengers; or

  • (b)

    make other arrangements for the completion of the journey by agreement with the passengers who desire to complete the journey.

• (3)

  The operator of a tourist vehicle shall not use a vehicle for the purposes referred to in subregulation (2) for a period exceeding 4 days without the approval of the Director.

Part 3Drivers 7Driver to carry passengers according to instructions

The driver of a tourist vehicle shall convey a passenger on the tourist vehicle in accordance with the instructions of the operator of the tourist vehicle.

8Driver to ensure passengers properly seated

A driver of a tourist vehicle shall ensure that:

• (a)

  the number of passengers carried on the tourist vehicle does not exceed the maximum number permitted to be carried on the tourist vehicle; and

• (b)

  a passenger is not carried in any part of the tourist vehicle unless that part of the tourist vehicle is designed to provide seating accommodation for passengers.

10Illegal purposes

The driver of a tourist vehicle shall not use the tourist vehicle for an illegal purpose or cause or permit the tourist vehicle to be used for an illegal purpose.

Part 4Miscellaneous 12Fees

The fees set out in the Schedule are payable in relation to the matters specified in that Schedule.

14Offences

A person who contravenes or fails to comply with a provision of these Regulations commits an offence and is liable to a maximum penalty of 25 penalty units.

ScheduleFees

regulation 12

$
For a tourist vehicle licence or renewal of a tourist vehicle licence	550
For each endorsement on a licence in a calendar year	50

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

Tourist Vehicles Regulations (SL No. 55, 1992)
Notified	21 October 1992
Commenced	21 October 1992
Amendment of Tourist Vehicles Regulations (SL No. 61, 1998)
Notified	23 December 1998
Commenced	1 January 1999 (r 1 and s 2 Commercial Passenger (Road) Transport Amendment Act 1998 (Act No. 83, 1998))
Statute Law Revision Act 2003 (Act No. 12, 2003)
Assent date	18 March 2003
Commenced	18 March 2003
Fees and Charges (Transport) Amendment Regulations 2012 (SL No. 45, 2012)
Notified	14 December 2012
Commenced	1 January 2013
Penalties Amendment (Miscellaneous) Act 2013 (Act No. 23, 2013)
Assent date	12 July 2013
Commenced	28 August 2013 (Gaz G35, 28 August 2013, p 2)
Commercial Passenger Vehicle Legislation Amendment Regulations2017 (SL No. 34, 2017)
Notified	29 November 2017
Commenced	1 December 2017 (r 2)

• 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 of 2018) to: rr 1, 2 and 4.

• 4

  LIST OF AMENDMENTS

r 4                     amd No. 61, 1998, r 2; No. 34, 2017, r 84

r 6                     rep No. 34, 2017, r 85

r 8                     amd Act No. 12, 2003, s 19

r 9                     rep No. 34, 2017, r 85

r 11                    rep No. 34, 2017, r 85

r 13                    rep No. 34, 2017, r 85

r 14                    amd Act No. 23, 2013, s 4

sch                    sub No. 45, 2012, r 18