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Transport (Conduct) and (Ticketing) Amendment (Protective Services Officers) Regulations 2011

S.R. No. 131/2011

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Regulation  Page

1Objective

2Authorising provisions

3Commencement

4Amendment of regulation 3 of the Transport (Conduct) Regulations 2005

5Amendment of regulation 5 of the Transport (Ticketing) Regulations 2006

6Amendment of regulation 19 of the Transport (Ticketing) Regulations 2006

7Amendment of regulation 22 of the Transport (Ticketing) Regulations 2006

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STATUTORY RULES 2011

S.R. No. 131/2011

Transport (Compliance and Miscellaneous) Act 1983

Transport (Conduct) and (Ticketing) Amendment (Protective Services Officers) Regulations 2011

The Governor in Council makes the following Regulations:

Dated: 22 November 2011

Responsible Minister:

TERRY MULDER
Minister for Transport

MATTHEW McBEATH

Clerk of the Executive Council

1Objective

(1)The objective of these Regulations is to support the operation of the scheme to deploy protective services officers at or in the vicinity of railway stations by enabling protective services officers to enforce conduct and ticketing requirements.

(2)The Regulations achieve this objective by—

(a)amending the Transport (Conduct) Regulations 2005 to extend the definition of authorised officer (conduct) to include protective services officers; and

(b)amending the Transport (Ticketing) Regulations 2006 to extend the definition of authorised officer (ticketing); and

(c)amending regulation 19 of the Transport (Ticketing) Regulations 2006 to enable a protective services officer to request the surrender of a ticket; and

(d)amending regulation 22 of the Transport (Ticketing) Regulations 2006 to include protective services officers within the exemption under that regulation.

2Authorising provisions

These Regulations are made under sections 56 and 221AA of the Transport (Compliance and Miscellaneous) Act 1983.

3Commencement

These Regulations come into operation on the day on which section 4 of the Justice Legislation Amendment (Protective Services Officers) Act 2011 comes into operation.

4Amendment of regulation 3 of the Transport (Conduct) Regulations 2005

In regulation 3(1) of the Transport (Conduct) Regulations 2005[1]—

(a)in the definition of authorised person (conduct) after paragraph (b) insert—

"(ba)a protective services officer; or";

(b)insert the following definition—

"protective services officer means a protective services officer appointed under section 118B(1) of the Police Regulation Act 1958;".

5Amendment of regulation 5 of the Transport (Ticketing) Regulations 2006

In regulation 5(1) of the Transport (Ticketing) Regulations 2006[2]—

(a)in the definition of authorised person (ticketing) after paragraph (b) insert—

"(ba)a protective services officer; or";

(b)insert the following definition—

"protective services officer means a protective services officer appointed under section 118B(l) of the Police Regulation Act 1958;".

6Amendment of regulation 19 of the Transport (Ticketing) Regulations 2006

(1)In regulation 19(1) of the Transport (Ticketing) Regulations 2006—

(a)for "or a member of the police force" substitute ", a member of the police force or a protective services officer".

(b)for "authorised officer or the member" substitute "officer or member" where twice occurring.

(2)In regulation 19(3) of the Transport (Ticketing) Regulations 2006 for "or member of the police force" substitute ", a member of the police force or a protective services officer".

7Amendment of regulation 22 of the Transport (Ticketing) Regulations 2006

In regulation 22(a) of the Transport (Ticketing) Regulations 2006 after "police force" insert
", a protective services officer".

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[1] Reg. 4: S.R. No. 69/2005.  Reprint No. 1 as at 14 July 2008.  Reprinted to S.R. No. 73/2008 and subsequently amended by S.R. Nos 123/2008 and 105/2011.

[2] Reg. 5: S.R. No. 86/2006 as amended by S.R. Nos 84/2009 and 95/2010.