OF PARLIAMENT VICTORIA
Transport Acts (Further Amendment) Act 1999
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TABLE OF PROVISIONS
Clause Page
1. Purposes 1
2. Commencement 2
3. Definitions 2
4. Application of Act 2
5. Fee for temporary accreditation 3
6. Amendment of transitional provisions 3
7. Amendment of transitional provisions (1997 amendments) 3
8. Amendment of Transport Act 1983 3
9. Consequential amendments 4
10. Statute law revision 4
NOTES 5
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PARLIAMENT OF VICTORIA
A BILL
to amend the Public Transport Competition Act 1995 and the
Transport Act 1983 and for other purposes.
Transport Acts (Further Amendment)
Act 1999
The Parliament of Victoria enacts as follows:
1. Purposes
The purposes of this Act are--
(a) to amend the Public Transport
Competition Act 1995 to--
5 (i) extend the length of the transitional
period permitted before certain
operators of road transport passenger
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services are required to become
accredited; and
(ii) exempt private bus services and
courtesy services in certain
5 circumstances from the requirement to
be accredited; and
(iii) provide for a prescribed fee for the
temporary accreditation of a person to
operate a road transport passenger
10 service; and
(b) to amend the Transport Act 1983 to repeal
the provisions concerning the licensing of
passenger ferry services.
2. Commencement
15 (1) This Act (except sections 8 and 9) comes into
operation on the day on which it receives the
Royal Assent.
(2) Subject to sub-section (3), sections 8 and 9 come
into operation on a day to be proclaimed.
20 (3) If sections 8 and 9 do not come into operation
before 1 July 2000, they come into operation on
that day.
3. Definitions
No. 68/1995. In section 3(2) of the Public Transport
Reprint No. 1
25 Competition Act 1995 after "1983" (where first
as at
occurring) insert '(other than "operate")'.
22 October
1998.
4. Application of Act
At the end of section 3A of the Public Transport
Competition Act 1995 insert--
30 "(2) Despite anything to the contrary in this Act,
a person who operates a private bus service
or a courtesy service is not required under
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Part 2 to be accredited to operate that service
if every bus operated by that person for the
purposes of that service is hired from a
person who operates a hire and drive service
5 and who is accredited in accordance with
Part 2 to operate that hire and drive service.".
5. Fee for temporary accreditation
After section 10(1B) of the Public Transport
Competition Act 1995 insert--
10 "(1C) Without limiting sub-section (1)(b), the
regulations may make it a condition of a
temporary accreditation that the accredited
person pay, at the prescribed time and in the
prescribed manner, a prescribed temporary
15 accreditation fee.".
6. Amendment of transitional provisions
In section 39(3) of the Public Transport
Competition Act 1995--
(a) for "on a date that is later than 42 months
20 after that commencement" substitute "on or
after 1 May 2000"; and
(b) for "at the end of 42 months after that
commencement" substitute "at the
beginning of 1 May 2000".
25 7. Amendment of transitional provisions (1997
amendments)
In section 40(4) of the Public Transport
Competition Act 1995 for "during the period of
12 months after the commencement of section 33
30 of the Transport Acts (Amendment) Act 1997"
substitute "until 1 May 2000".
8. Amendment of Transport Act 1983
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In Part VI of the Transport Act 1983, Division
No. 9921.
10 is repealed.
Reprint No. 6
as at 1 July
1998. Further
amended by
Nos 85/1998,
98/1998,
99/1998,
102/1998.
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