Queensland Consolidated Acts Queensland Consolidated Actsaccredited operator means a person who holds an operator accreditation or provisional operator accreditation.
act of violence, for chapter 11, part 4C, see section 129ZH.
air service means a scheduled passenger service provided by aircraft between airports in the State.
approved form means a form approved by the chief executive under section 150A.
assault has the meaning given by the Criminal Code, section 245.
authorised driver means a person who holds a driver authorisation or a provisional driver authorisation.
authorised person—
(a) for chapter 11, part 4C—see section 129ZH; or
(b) otherwise—means a person who is—
(i) an authorised person under section 111(1); or
(ii) appointed as an authorised person under section 111(2); or
(iii) a transit officer.
authorising document means a document evidencing driver authorisation.
bodily harm has the meaning given by the Criminal Code, section 1.
bus means a motor vehicle with seating capacity for 9 or more passengers (excluding the driver).
category A driver disqualifying offence means any of the following offences committed by a person who is subject to an obligation or order mentioned in the CCYPCG Act, section 170(b), or by a person when the person was at least 17 years and for which an imprisonment order is or was imposed—
(a) an offence against a provision of an Act mentioned in schedule 1A, part 1, subject to any qualification relating to the provision mentioned in the part;
(b) an offence of counselling or procuring the commission of, or attempting or conspiring to commit, an offence mentioned in paragraph (a), and to which paragraph (a) does not otherwise apply;
(c) an offence against a law of another jurisdiction, including a jurisdiction outside Australia, that substantially corresponds to an offence mentioned in paragraph (a) or (b).
category B driver disqualifying offence means—
(a) any of the following that is not a category A driver disqualifying offence—
(i) an offence listed in the CCYPCG Act, schedule 2 or 3, subject to any qualification relating to the offence mentioned in the schedule;
(ii) an offence against a provision of an Act mentioned in schedule 1A, part 2, subject to any qualification relating to the provision mentioned in the part;
(iii) an offence of counselling or procuring the commission of, or attempting or conspiring to commit, an offence mentioned in subparagraph (i) or (ii), and to which paragraph (i) or (ii) does not otherwise apply;
(iv) an offence against a law of another jurisdiction, including a jurisdiction outside Australia, that substantially corresponds to an offence mentioned in subparagraph (i), (ii) or (iii); or
(b) an offence mentioned in the definition category A driver disqualifying offence, paragraph (a), (b) or (c), committed by a person when the person was—
(i) under 17 years, whether or not an imprisonment order is or was imposed, if the person is not subject to an obligation or an order mentioned in the CCYPCG Act, section 170(b); or
(ii) at least 17 years and—
(A) no imprisonment order is or was imposed; and
(B) the person is not subject to an obligation or order mentioned in the CCYPCG Act, section 170(b).
category C driver disqualifying offence means any of the following that is not a category A driver disqualifying offence or a category B driver disqualifying offence—
(a) an offence against a provision of the Criminal Code mentioned in schedule 1A, part 3;
(b) an offence against the Drugs Misuse Act 1986 punishable by imprisonment for 1 year or more, even though a fine may be imposed in addition or as an alternative;
(c) an offence against the Weapons Act 1990 punishable by imprisonment for 1 year or more, even though a fine may be imposed in addition or as an alternative;
(d) an offence against this Act;
(e) an offence against the Transport Operations (Passenger Transport) Regulation 2005, for which the maximum penalty is at least 20 penalty units;
(ea) an offence against the Summary Offences Act 2005, section 9;
(f) an offence of counselling or procuring the commission of, or attempting or conspiring to commit, an offence mentioned in paragraph (a), (b), (c), (d), (e) or (ea), and to which paragraph (a), (b), (c), (d), (e) or (ea) does not otherwise apply;
(g) an offence against a law of another jurisdiction, including a jurisdiction outside Australia, that substantially corresponds to an offence mentioned in paragraph (a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (ea) or (f).
CCA, for chapter 12, part 2, see section 154B.
CCYPCG Act means the Commission for Children and Young People and Child Guardian Act 2000.
charter bus service means a public passenger service involving the charter of a bus and driver for prearranged journeys and for pre-agreed amounts if—
(a) neither the operator nor the driver receive individual fares; and
(b) each journey has a common origin or destination or both; and
(c) the charterer has the right to decide the route and time of travel.
civil banning order, for chapter 11, part 4C, see section 129ZJ(1).
community transport service means a public passenger service funded or subsidised out of public money or by a charity and provided for the benefit of a particular group.
Competition Code, for chapter 12, part 2, see section 154B.
competition legislation, for chapter 12, part 2, see section 154B.
consignor—
1 A person is the consignor in relation to goods transported, or to be transported, by rail or goods that are dangerous goods if the person is any of the following—
(a) the person who has consented to being, and is, named or otherwise identified as the consignor of the goods in the transport documentation for the consignment;
(b) if there is no person as described in paragraph (a)—
(i) for goods transported or to be transported by rail—the person who engages an operator of the railway, either directly or through another person, to transport the goods by rail; or
(ii) for goods that are dangerous goods—the person who engages a prime contractor, either directly or through another person, to transport the goods; or
(iii) if there is no person as described in subparagraph (i) or (ii)—the person who has possession of, or control over, the goods immediately before the goods are transported by rail; or
(iv) if there is no person as described in subparagraph (i), (ii) or (iii)—the person who loads a vehicle with the goods, for transport by rail, at a place—
(A) where goods in bulk are stored, temporarily held or otherwise held waiting collection; and
(B) that is unattended, other than by the driver or trainee driver of the rail vehicle or someone else necessary for the normal operation of the rail vehicle, during loading;
(c) if there is no person as described in paragraph (a) or (b) and the goods are imported into Australia through a place in Queensland—the importer of the goods.
2 Also, a person is the consignor of goods for transport by rail if the person arranges for the conveyance of the goods on a rail vehicle owned or controlled by the person.
conviction includes a finding of guilt, and the acceptance of a plea of guilty, by a court, whether or not a conviction is recorded.
copy, of a taxi service bailment agreement, includes any change of the taxi service bailment agreement.
courtesy transport service means a public passenger service provided, free of charge, by an entity using a vehicle owned or leased by the entity for customers, clients or students of the entity.
criminal history of a person means the person's criminal history within the meaning of the Criminal Law (Rehabilitation of Offenders) Act 1986, and—
(a) despite section 6 of that Act, includes a conviction of the person to which the section applies; and
(b) despite section 5 of that Act, includes a charge made against the person for an offence.
dangerous goods means—
(a) goods prescribed under a regulation to be dangerous goods; or
(b) for implied references in relation to goods too dangerous to be transported—see chapter 11, part 3C.
dangerous goods authority means an entity in a participating dangerous goods jurisdiction that has functions under a corresponding law to the Transport Infrastructure Act 1994, chapter 14 that correspond to the chief executive's functions under that chapter.
dangerous goods offence means—
(a) an offence against chapter 11, the Transport Infrastructure Act 1994, chapter 14 or a dangerous goods regulation involving or relating to the transport of dangerous goods by rail; or
(b) for implied references in relation to goods too dangerous to be transported—see chapter 11, part 3C.
dangerous goods regulation means—
(a) a regulation made under the Transport Infrastructure Act 1994, chapter 14, applying to the transport of dangerous goods by rail; or
(b) for implied references in relation to goods too dangerous to be transported—see chapter 11, part 3C.
dangerous situation see section 126L.
dangerous situation notice see section 126N.
demand management measures includes pricing of parking, other demand management pricing, bus priority and high vehicle occupancy measures.
Example of high vehicle occupancy measures—
dedicated transit lanes
demand responsive service includes a service that is—
(a) held out as being able to respond to requests for service immediately or within a period of time appropriate to a taxi or within a similar period; or
(b) held out as being a service providing taxis or a service similar to a service providing taxis; or
(c) conducted in a way that may reasonably be expected to give prospective customers or the public the impression that the service is, or operates in a way similar to, a service providing taxis.
detainable offence means—
(a) an offence involving assault occasioning bodily harm of a person; or
(b) an offence involving assault of a person for the purpose of stealing something from the person; or
(c) an offence against the Criminal Code, chapter 32; or
Note—
The Criminal Code, chapter 32 contains offences relating to rape and sexual assault.
(d) an offence involving wilful damage of property.
digital photo means a facial image encoded in a digital form.
digitised signature means a person's signature encoded in a digital form.
disqualifying offence, in relation to operator accreditation, a taxi service licence, a peak demand taxi permit or a limousine service licence, means—
(a) an offence against this Act, whether the act relating to the offence was or is committed before or after the commencement of this paragraph; or
(b) an offence against a provision of the Criminal Code mentioned in schedule 1; or
(c) an offence against the Drugs Misuse Act 1986 punishable by imprisonment for 1 year or more, even though a fine may be imposed in addition or as an alternative; or
(d) an offence against the Weapons Act 1990 punishable by imprisonment for 1 year or more, even though a fine may be imposed in addition or as an alternative; or
(e) an offence prescribed by regulation; or
(f) an offence against a law of another jurisdiction, including a jurisdiction outside Australia, that substantially corresponds to an offence mentioned in paragraph (a), (b), (c), (d) or (e).
driver—
(a) generally—means the driver of a public passenger vehicle; and
(b) for chapter 11A—see section 143AA.
driver authorisation see section 24.
driver disqualifying offence, in relation to driver authorisation, means—
(a) a category A driver disqualifying offence; or
(b) a category B driver disqualifying offence; or
(c) a category C driver disqualifying offence.
driver service includes a service of actually providing a vehicle, on hire or otherwise, if a driver for the vehicle is offered or available by, through or on behalf of the operator.
electronic booking system means a system for the electronic recording and display of information about bookings.
electronic communication see the Electronic Transactions (Queensland) Act 2001, schedule 2.
emergency service contract means a contract entered into under section 48A.
essential infrastructure direction see section 36B(4).
essential public transport infrastructure means infrastructure the subject of a declaration under section 36A(1).
evade payment of a fare see section 143AB.
excluded public passenger service means any of the following—
(a) a community transport service;
(b) a courtesy transport service;
(c) a limousine service;
(d) an unscheduled long distance passenger service.
exclusion order see section 129Z.
exclusion variation order see section 129ZF(2).
executive officer of a corporation means a person who is concerned with, or takes part in, the corporation's management, whether or not the person is a director or the person's position is given the name of executive officer.
fare, in relation to a public passenger service, means—
(a) the price payable for use of the service; or
(b) the provisions of, or arrangements for, a discount, allowance, rebate or credit applying in relation to the price payable for use of the service.
fare provision, for chapter 12, part 2, see section 154C.
ferry includes ship, boat, barge and hovercraft.
ferry service means a public passenger service provided by a ferry on or over water, and includes a service provided by water taxi.
fixed track vehicle includes a train and a light rail vehicle.
forward-control passenger vehicle—
(a) means a passenger vehicle, other than an off-road passenger vehicle, having up to 9 seating positions, including the driver's position, and in which the centre of the steering wheel is in the forward quarter of the vehicle's total length; and
(b) includes—
(i) a vehicle prescribed under a regulation to be a forward-control passenger vehicle; or
(ii) a vehicle declared by the chief executive under section 145 to be a forward-control passenger vehicle.
Note—
The reference to the number of seating positions allows for a consistent definition for the Act and subordinate legislation.
free of charge, for a courtesy transport service, includes without any of the following—
(a) any payment or other consideration for the service;
(b) requiring or asking for a levy, donation or other monetary contribution for the service, for example, the purchase of a ticket in a raffle;
(c) displaying a receptacle, whether on the vehicle used to provide the service or elsewhere, in such a way as to suggest that a donation is expected or required to travel on the vehicle.
frisk search, a person, means search the person by quickly running hands over the person's outer garments.
general route service means—
(a) a scheduled passenger service available to the public for general purposes; or
Examples of general purposes—
a purpose related to education, employment, entertainment or shopping and a financial, health or a medical service
(b) a scheduled passenger service available to any person if the person pays a subscription or a membership fee that is paid principally for the service.
goods too dangerous to be transported means goods prescribed under a dangerous goods regulation as goods too dangerous to be transported.
holder, for a service contract, means the operator—
(a) with whom the chief executive has entered the contract under section 38B; or
(b) to whom the contract has been transferred under section 48(1)(a) or (b).
identified provision, for chapter 12, part 2, see section 154D.
impaired capacity has the meaning under the Guardianship and Administration Act 2000.
imprisonment order means an imprisonment order under the CCYPCG Act.
in a rail vehicle includes on the vehicle.
individual fares, for a charter bus service, include—
(a) payment for a thing if the payment entitles the person making it to travel on the bus; and
(b) a charge for the charter that is calculated on a per person basis.
information notice, for a decision, means a notice stating that a person affected by the decision may—
(a) under section 102—ask for the decision to be reviewed by the chief executive; and
(b) under the Transport and Planning Coordination Act 1994, part 5, division 2—apply to QCAT for the decision to be stayed; and
(c) under section 103—ask for the chief executive's decision on the review (the reviewed decision) to be reviewed by QCAT; and
(d) under the QCAT Act—apply to QCAT for the reviewed decision to be stayed.
infringement notice means an infringement notice under the State Penalties Enforcement Act 1999, part 3.
interim civil banning order, for chapter 11, part 4C, see section 129ZP(2).
lease of a taxi service licence or a limousine service licence means a transfer of the licence made on condition that the licence will, at the end of a specified term, or on fulfilment of a specified condition, revert to the transferor.
licensed taxi means a vehicle stated in a taxi service licence.
light rail see the Transport Infrastructure Act 1994, schedule 6.
light rail manager, for a light rail, see the Transport Infrastructure Act 1994, schedule 6.
light rail operator, for a light rail, see the Transport Infrastructure Act 1994, schedule 6.
light rail vehicle see the Transport Infrastructure Act 1994, schedule 6.
limousine means a motor vehicle for which a limousine service licence is in force.
limousine service means an unscheduled public passenger service provided by a luxury motor vehicle or special purpose limousine where the fare for a journey is decided before the journey begins.
limousine service licence see section 82.
load, in relation to goods and to a rail vehicle, includes any of the following—
(a) load 1 or more packages of the goods in or on the rail vehicle;
(b) place or secure 1 or more packages of the goods on the rail vehicle;
(c) to remove doubt—carry out an activity mentioned in paragraphs (a) and (b) in relation to a bulk container, freight container, or tank that is part of a rail vehicle;
(d) supervise an activity mentioned in paragraph (a), (b) or (c);
(e) manage or control an activity mentioned in paragraphs (a) to (d);
but does not include load goods into packaging already on the rail vehicle or place or secure packages in or on further packaging already on the vehicle.
luxury motor vehicle means—
(a) a vehicle declared under a regulation to be a luxury motor vehicle; or
(b) a vehicle declared by the chief executive under section 145 to be a luxury motor vehicle.
management entity, for chapter 12, part 2, see section 154B.
management entity provision, for chapter 12, part 2, see section 154E.
master, for chapter 11A, see section 143AA.
most recent digital photo, of a person—
(a) means the most recent digital photo of the person taken and kept by—
(i) the chief executive under section 35A; or
(ii) any chief executive under a prescribed smartcard Act; and
(b) includes the most recent digital photo taken and kept under the Transport Operations (Marine Safety) Act 1994 by the general manager appointed under the Maritime Safety Queensland Act 2002.
most recent digitised signature, of a person—
(a) means the most recent digitised signature of the person taken and kept by—
(i) the chief executive under section 35A; or
(ii) any chief executive under a prescribed smartcard Act; and
(b) includes the most recent digitised signature taken and kept under the Transport Operations (Marine Safety) Act 1994 by the general manager appointed under the Maritime Safety Queensland Act 2002.
motor vehicle has the meaning given by the Transport Operations (Road Use Management) Act 1995.
non-State school see the Education (General Provisions) Act 2006.
non-TransLink area means an area other than a TransLink area.
obstruct includes abuse, hinder, insult, resist, threaten or attempt to obstruct.
occupier of a place includes a person who reasonably appears to be the occupier, or in charge of, the place.
off-road passenger vehicle means a passenger vehicle that has up to 9 seating positions, including the driver's position, designed with special features for off-road operation as defined by the Australian Design Rules.
Note—
The reference to the number of seating positions allows for a consistent definition for the Act and subordinate legislation.
operator means a person carrying on the business of providing a public passenger service, and includes a person carrying on the business of administering a taxi service and the lessor of a limousine service licence or taxi service licence.
operator accreditation see section 12.
pack, in relation to dangerous goods, includes the following—
(a) put goods in packaging, even if that packaging is already on a rail vehicle;
Example for paragraph (a)—
A person who uses a hose to fill the tank of a tank rail vehicle with petrol packs the petrol for transport.
(b) enclose or otherwise contain more than 1 package, even if that packaging is already on a rail vehicle;
(c) supervise an activity mentioned in paragraph (a) or (b);
(d) manage or control an activity mentioned in paragraph (a), (b) or (c).
packaging, in relation to dangerous goods—
(a) means anything that contains, holds, protects or encloses the goods, whether directly or indirectly, to enable them to be received or held for transport, or to be transported; and
(b) includes anything prescribed under a dangerous goods regulation to be packaging.
Notes—
1 It may be that a container constitutes the whole of the packaging of goods, as in the case of a drum in which goods, including for example dangerous goods, are directly placed.
2 The term is not used in the same way as it is used in United Nations publications relating to the transport of dangerous goods.
passenger car means a passenger vehicle, other than an off-road passenger vehicle or a forward-control passenger vehicle, having up to 9 seating positions, including the driver's position.
passenger vehicle means a motor vehicle constructed primarily for the carriage of persons and having at least 4 wheels.
peak demand management plan see section 67A.
peak demand taxi see section 80D.
peak demand taxi permit see section 80D.
peak patronage period means a period—
(a) in which the demand for taxi services is higher than usual; and
(b) that is identified in a peak demand management plan given to the chief executive under section 67A and, if applicable, amended by the chief executive.
person in control includes—
(a) for a ferry—the person who has, or reasonably appears to have, command or charge of the ferry; and
(b) for another vehicle—the vehicle's driver or the person who reasonably appears to be the vehicle's driver.
placard means a label or emergency information panel as prescribed under a regulation.
place includes land, waters and premises, but does not include a vehicle.
premises includes—
(a) a building, wharf or other structure; and
(b) a part of a building, wharf or other structure; and
(c) land or waters where a building, wharf or other structure is situated.
prescribed day for chapter 6, part 2, division 2AA, see section 62AAB.
prescribed details, of a booking for a limousine service, means the details about the booking prescribed under a regulation for this definition.
prescribed person, for a railway manager or railway operator, means—
(a) an employee of the railway manager or railway operator who is a transit officer; or
(b) an employee of the railway manager or railway operator, or a member of the railway manager's or railway operator's board, who is responsible for managing or supervising the performance of a function or the exercise of a power by a person mentioned in paragraph (a).
prescribed school service contract means a service contract—
(a) to provide a service for which no declaration has been made under section 42; and
(b) that is, or is part of, an arrangement under section 144.
prescribed smartcard Act means any of the following Acts—
(a) the Adult Proof of Age Card Act 2008;
(b) the Tow Truck Act 1973;
(c) the Transport Operations (Marine Safety) Act 1994;
(d) the Transport Operations (Road Use Management) Act 1995.
prime contractor, in relation to the transport of dangerous goods, means the person who, in conducting a business for or involving the transport of dangerous goods, has undertaken to be responsible for, or is responsible for, the transport of the goods.
proper officer, of a court making a civil banning order or exclusion order, has the meaning given by the Penalties and Sentences Act 1992, section 4.
public notice means a notice published in a newspaper circulating generally throughout the State or, if the matter being published is of interest only in a particular area, in a newspaper circulating generally throughout the area.
public passenger service means a service for the carriage of passengers if—
(a) the service is provided for fare or other consideration; or
(b) the service is provided in the course of a trade or business (but not if it is provided by an employer solely for employees); or
(c) the service is a courtesy or community transport service;
and includes a driver service and a service for the administration of taxi services but does not include a service excluded from this Act by a regulation.
public passenger vehicle means any of the following vehicles used to transport members of the public—
(a) a bus;
(b) a ferry;
(c) a taxi;
(d) a fixed track vehicle;
(e) an aircraft;
(f) a limousine;
(g) a vehicle classified by regulation as a public passenger vehicle.
public place means a place that the public is entitled to use, is open to the public or is used by the public, whether or not on payment of money.
public transport infrastructure means any of the following—
(a) a railway;
(b) a car park under the control of a railway manager or railway operator;
(c) a train or other passenger vehicle being operated by a railway manager or railway operator;
(ca) a light rail;
(cb) a light rail vehicle or other public passenger vehicle being operated by a light rail manager, or light rail operator, for a light rail;
(cc) a car park under the control of a light rail manager, or light rail operator, for a light rail;
(cd) facilities for passengers to interchange between light rail and other modes of transport under the control of a light rail manager, or light rail operator, for a light rail;
(d) a busway as defined under the Transport Infrastructure Act 1994;
(e) an interchange for a public passenger service used by buses;
Example—
Cannon Hill Interchange
(f) a car park on land declared to be busway land under the Transport Infrastructure Act 1994, chapter 9;
(g) a jetty or other structure (ferry stop) at which a ferry makes a scheduled stop for a ferry service, and any other structure associated with the ferry stop;
(h) a bus or ferry being used for a general route service.
public transport network means the following—
(a) all general route services;
(b) all public transport infrastructure associated with a general route service.
rail, for chapter 11 in relation to the transportation of dangerous goods by rail, includes cableway.
rail vehicle, for chapter 11 in relation to the transportation of dangerous goods by rail, includes a unit of rolling stock and a cableway car.
railway includes—
(a) for chapters 11 and 11A—a carpark or bus station under a railway manager's control; and
(b) in relation to the transportation of dangerous goods by rail—a cableway.
railway manager has the meaning given by the Transport Infrastructure Act 1994.
railway operator has the meaning given by the Transport Infrastructure Act 1994.
reasonably means on grounds that are reasonable in all the circumstances.
reasonably believes means believes on reasonable grounds.
reasonably suspects means suspects on reasonable grounds.
relevant area means an area in which the administration of taxi services must be performed under a service contract as mentioned in section 66.
relevant emergency service officer means an officer of any of the following—
(a) the Queensland Ambulance Service;
(b) the Queensland Fire and Rescue Service;
(c) the Queensland Police Service;
(d) the State Emergency Service;
(e) a service of another State, corresponding to a service mentioned in paragraphs (a) to (d), if there is a dangerous goods authority for the State;
(f) a unit of the Australian Defence Force corresponding to a service mentioned in paragraphs (a) to (d).
relevant information, for chapter 11, part 2, division 1, subdivision 2, see section 111D.
relevant offence—
(a) for chapter 11, part 4—see section 126P; or
(b) for chapter 11, part 4B or 4C—means an offence against a relevant provision as defined under section 143AHA(3).
relevant order means—
(a) an imprisonment order; or
(b) the obligations or an order mentioned in the CCYPCG Act, section 170(b).
relevant transport legislation, for chapter 11, see section 110.
remedial action notice see section 126K.
respondent, for chapter 11, part 4C, see section 129ZJ(1).
restricted driver authorisation means driver authorisation that is restricted under section 29A.
retention period, for a digital photo and digitised signature, means the retention period worked out under section 35F.
road means—
(a) an area of land dedicated to public use as a road; or
(b) an area that is open to or used by the public and is developed for, or has as 1 of its main uses, the driving or riding of motor vehicles; or
(c) a bridge, culvert, ferry, ford, tunnel or viaduct; or
(d) a pedestrian or bicycle path; or
(e) a part of an area, bridge, culvert, ferry, ford, tunnel, viaduct or path mentioned in paragraphs (a) to (d).
road works has the same meaning as in the Transport Infrastructure Act 1994, chapter 6 (Road transport infrastructure).
scheduled passenger service means a public passenger service—
(a) conducted on a route in accordance with a timetable for the service; or
(b) conducted on a route that forms a circle or loop (commonly called a 'loop service'); or
(c) conducted on a continuous basis between 2 points (commonly called a 'shuttle service'); or
(d) under which the vehicle used may, at the request of individual passengers, deviate from the usual route from time to time (commonly called a 'route deviation service'); or
(e) under which the actual route to be traversed may vary within a corridor or zone at the request of individual passengers each time the service operates (commonly called a 'dial and ride service').
school service means a scheduled passenger service only or primarily for the transport of school students to and from school (other than for school excursions) on days that schools are open for instruction.
school student means a person who—
(a) is under 18 years; and
(b) is enrolled at a State school or a non-State school.
service contract see section 38(1).
service contract area or route means an area or route for which a service contract is required under section 42 or 66 to provide particular public passenger services.
service entity, for chapter 12, part 2, see section 154B.
service entity provision, for chapter 12, part 2, see section 154F.
service equipment, for a public passenger service, means any of the following used in operating the service—
(a) facilities, including ticketing systems, network monitoring systems, communications equipment and timing systems;
(b) infrastructure, including tunnels, stations, parking facilities and passenger interchanges;
(c) goods or services related to something mentioned in paragraph (a) or (b).
shelf life, of a digital photo and digitised signature, means 10 years after the photo and signature are taken.
smartcard means a card or something similar approved by the chief executive on which electronic records of transit and other applications are stored.
smartcard driver authorisation means driver authorisation in the form provided for under section 29(3)(b).
special event means—
(a) for chapter 6, part 4, division 1—an event the subject of a declaration under section 67B; or
(b) for chapter 6, part 4, division 2—an event the subject of a declaration under section 67F.
special purpose limousine means a motor vehicle prescribed under a regulation as a motor vehicle that may be used under a special purpose limousine service licence.
special purpose limousine service licence means a limousine service licence that is subject to the condition that the provision of a limousine service under the licence is restricted to 1 or more the following—
(a) a service for the carriage of passengers to or from a wedding event;
(b) a service for the carriage of passengers to or from a student event;
(c) a tourist service.
standard means a standard in force under this Act.
State influenced entity, for chapter 12, part 2, see section 154G.
State school see the Education (General Provisions) Act 2006.
stretched, in relation to a passenger vehicle, means the passenger vehicle has been modified by adding an extra section to the body to increase the overall length of the passenger vehicle.
stretched passenger car means a passenger vehicle that—
(a) has been modified by being stretched; and
(b) has more than 9 seating positions, including the driver's position; and
(c) was a passenger car before it was modified.
student event means—
(a) an event that is held for the students of an educational institution, and their invited guests, and is one of the following—
(i) a school formal;
(ii) a graduation ceremony;
(iii) a debutante ball;
(iv) another dance or ball at which evening wear or semi-formal wear is worn; or
(b) an event held immediately before, or immediately after, an event mentioned in paragraph (a).
substitute taxi means a motor vehicle used under a taxi service licence under a regulation mentioned in section 74B.
tag off, for chapter 11A, see section 143AA.
tag on, for chapter 11A, see section 143AA.
take, in relation to a digital photo or digitised signature, includes obtain.
tare means the weight of a vehicle equipped for travelling on a railway, but not including any load.
taxi, other than in the definition demand responsive service means—
(a) a motor vehicle for which a taxi service licence or peak demand taxi permit is in force; or
(b) a substitute taxi.
taxi industry security levy see section 80A.
taxi service means a public passenger service, other than an excluded public passenger service, provided by a motor vehicle under which the vehicle—
(a) is able, when not hired, to be hailed for hire by members of the public; or
(b) provides a demand responsive service under which members of the public are able to hire the vehicle through electronic communication; or
(c) plies or stands for hire on a road.
taxi service area means an area declared under section 71.
taxi service licence see section 69.
ticket includes a smartcard.
timetable, for a scheduled passenger service, means an arrangement under which the starting time or finishing time, or both, for each service is fixed.
tourist service means a pre-booked public passenger service operated in accordance with a publicly available itinerary to—
(a) for all services—a common scenic or tourist attraction; or
(b) if the service is not wholly within a service contract area or route—a major sporting or cultural event.
transit officer see section 111(3).
transit officer training means a course of training for qualification for appointment as a transit officer complying with section 111L.
TransLink means the TransLink Transit Authority established under the Transport Operations (TransLink Transit Authority) Act 2008, section 9.
TransLink area see the Transport Operations (TransLink Transit Authority) Act 2008, section 7.
TransLink service contract see section 62AAC.
transport dangerous goods includes—
(a) pack, load and unload the goods, and transfer them to or from a rail vehicle, for their transport; and
(b) mark packages, and unit loads, containing dangerous goods; and
(c) placard containers and rail vehicles in which dangerous goods are transported.
transport coordination plan means the transport coordination plan developed under the Transport Planning and Coordination Act 1994.
transport documentation means each of the following—
(a) for a rail vehicle—
(i) each contractual document directly or indirectly associated with—
(A) a transaction for the actual or proposed transport by rail of goods or any previous transport of the goods by any transport method; or
(B) goods, to the extent the document is relevant to the transaction for their actual or proposed transport by rail; or
(ii) each document—
(A) contemplated in a contractual document mentioned in subparagraph (i); or
(B) required by law, or customarily given, in connection with a contractual document or transaction mentioned in subparagraph (i);
Examples—
a bill of lading
a consignment note
a container weight declaration
a contract of carriage
a delivery order
an export receival advice
an invoice
a load manifest
a sea carriage document
a vendor declaration
train wire
sequential consist
loading form
(b) for the transport of dangerous goods—documentation required to be kept under a dangerous goods regulation.
transport indictable offence, for chapter 11, part 4B, see section 129Y.
unit of rolling stock means a vehicle designed to run on rails.
Example—
A unit of rolling stock includes a vehicle that operates on a railway and is used, or is proposed to be used, for either of the following purposes—
(a) transporting passengers or freight on a railway;
(b) maintenance work, or other work associated with, a railway.
unscheduled long distance passenger service means a pre-booked public passenger service by road—
(a) that is unscheduled; and
(b) by which all passengers on the service are carried on a journey of at least 40km to a general destination that has been predetermined by the operator of the service; and
(c) in relation to which no passenger's journey is entirely within—
(i) a single service contract area or route, other than for a service for the administration of taxi services; or
(ii) a single taxi service area.
vehicle includes a ferry.
wedding event means—
(a) a ceremony for the marriage of 2 persons or a similar ceremony for the joining of 2 persons other than by marriage; or
Example of similar ceremony—
commitment ceremony for the joining of 2 persons of the same gender
(b) an event for the celebration of a ceremony mentioned in paragraph (a); or
Example of event for paragraph (b)—
a wedding reception
(c) an event that happens between a ceremony mentioned in paragraph (a) and an event for the celebration of the ceremony.
Example of event for paragraph (c)—
photography session for a couple being married and their assistants