(1) In this Act, public passenger service means the transport, by a motor vehicle, vessel, aircraft, train, or other vehicle prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of this definition, of passengers within, or partly within, New South Wales for a fare.(2) A community transport service is also a public passenger service for the purposes of this Act.
(1) The accrediting authority may determine an application for accreditation as an operator of a public passenger service by granting or refusing the application. (2) The accrediting authority must not grant an application for accreditation as the operator of a public passenger service unless it is satisfied that the applicant meets the general standards for accreditation or the standards for a current operator.
(1) Sydney Metro may enter into a passenger service contract on behalf of the State for the provision of a metro public passenger service with an accredited operator of a public passenger service or the operator of a public passenger service who is not required to be accredited under this Act. (2) Sydney Metro may enter into a passenger service contract that is subject to a condition precedent that requires a party to obtain an accreditation to operate a public passenger service.
(1) The Minister may, with the approval of the Minister administering the , refer all or any of the services provided by one or more public passenger services to IPART for determination of or a recommendation as to the following— Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal Act 1992
(a) appropriate maximum fares for the service or services, (b) appropriate maximum fares for specified fares or classes of fares for the service or services. (2) A referral may do any or all of the following—
(a) specify a period within which IPART is to report to the Minister on its determination or recommendation, (b) require IPART to consider specified matters when making its investigations for the purposes of its report.
(1) IPART is to conduct investigations and report to the Minister on the appropriate maximum fares if a referral is made under this Part. (2) IPART may report to the Minister on any matter it considers relevant that arises from an investigation under this Part.
(1) TfNSW may, by order published on the NSW legislation website (a fares order ), determine the following for all or any of the services provided by one or more public passenger services—
(a) the maximum fares for the service or services, (b) specified maximum fares or classes of fares for the service or services. (2) TfNSW may not determine a fare that exceeds any maximum fare determined by IPART under this Part or that is determined otherwise than in accordance with a methodology determined by IPART under this Part. (3) TfNSW may have regard to any recommendation of IPART under this Part when making a fares order.
(1) TfNSW may appoint a member of staff of a transport authority, or a person of a class prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of this section, to be an authorised officer for the purposes of this Act.
(1) An authorised officer may issue a penalty notice to a person if it appears to the officer that the person has committed a penalty notice offence. (2) A penalty notice offence is an offence against this Act or the regulations that is prescribed by the regulations as a penalty notice offence.
(1) The following corporations may enter into an arrangement (an information sharing arrangement ) with each other or a relevant agency for the purposes of sharing or exchanging information held by the corporation or the agency—
(a) RMS, (b) TfNSW, (c) Sydney Metro. (2) The information to which an information sharing arrangement may relate is limited to the following—
(a) information concerning possible breaches of this Act or the regulations, (b) information concerning the safe provision of a public passenger service, (c) information concerning any proceedings commenced against the holder of an accreditation, driver authority or licence for an offence having a maximum penalty of imprisonment for 12 months or more, (d) any other information that may be prescribed by the regulations.
(1) The Governor may make regulations, not inconsistent with this Act, for or with respect to any matter that by this Act is required or permitted to be prescribed or that is necessary or convenient to be prescribed for carrying out or giving effect to this Act. (2) In particular, the regulations may make provision for or with respect to the matters set out in Schedule 2.
(Sections 148 and 158)
(Section 176)