Schedule 2 Amendment of other Acts and Regulations

(Section 4)

2.1 Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal Act 1992 No 39

[1]   Section 11 Investigations and reports by Tribunal—standing reference

Insert after section 11 (1):

  

(1A)  Subsection (1) does not extend to such services of a government agency specified in Schedule 1 as may be excluded in that Schedule for the agency.

[2]   Schedule 1 Government agencies for which Tribunal has standing reference

Insert “(but excluding any bus services provided by the Authority under a service contract to which section 28J of the Passenger Transport Act 1990 applies)” after “State Transit Authority”.

[3]   Schedule 4 Savings and transitional provisions

Insert at the end of clause 1 (1):

  

Passenger Transport Amendment (Bus Reform) Act 2004 (but only in relation to the amendments made to this Act)

2.2 Passenger Transport (Bus Services) Regulation 2000

[1]   Clause 9 School bus services

Omit the clause.

[2]   Clause 57 Fees

Omit the clause.

2.3 Passenger Transport (General) Regulation 2000

[1]   Clause 10 Fees

Omit the clause.

[2]   Clause 14 Exemptions

Insert after clause 14 (2):

  

(2A)  Without limiting subclause (1), the Director-General may, by instrument in writing, exempt the holder of an authority under the Act to drive a particular kind of public passenger vehicle from any separate requirement under any provision of the Act to be authorised to drive another kind of public passenger vehicle if the Director-General is satisfied that the holder of the authority is of good repute and otherwise fit and proper to hold an authority to drive the other kind of vehicle.

(2B)  Without limiting subclause (1), the Director-General may, by instrument in writing, exempt the holder of an accreditation under the Act to carry on a particular kind of public passenger service from any requirement under any provision of the Act to be separately accredited to carry on another kind of public passenger service if the Director-General is satisfied that the holder of the accreditation is of good repute and otherwise fit and proper to hold an accreditation to carry on the other kind of service.

2.4 Transport Administration Act 1988 No 109

[1]   Section 39 Functions relating to administration of Government subsidised travel

Omit “concessions” from section 39 (1).

[2]   Schedule 7 Savings, transitional and other provisions

Insert at the end of clause 2 (1):

  

Passenger Transport Amendment (Bus Reform) Act 2004 (but only in relation to the amendments made to this Act)