AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY

ROAD TRANSPORT (GENERAL) ACT 1999

ROAD TRANSPORT (GENERAL) EXCLUSION OF VEHICLES, PERSONS OR ANIMALS FROM ROAD TRANSPORT LEGISLATION 2003

DISALLOWABLE INSTRUMENT - DI 2003 -47

EXPLANATORY STATEMENT

Overview

The Road Transport (General) Act 1999 permits the Minister to exclude vehicles, persons or animals from road transport legislation or provisions of the ACT road transport legislation.

The exemption from Regulation 57A (1) of the Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management) Regulations 2000 will allow City Sightseeing buses to layover at the bus stop located adjacent to 43-45 Northbourne Avenue Canberra.

Details

In March 2000 City Sightseeing Pty Ltd were granted a Bus Operator’s Licence to operate a unique tourist style regular route bus service in the ACT.  This service requires a terminal where one vehicle can be loading passengers for a variable period of time.  The buses have been using the bus stop on Northbourne Avenue since that time.  Regulation 57A was introduced in 2001.

The exemption will allow City Sightseeing Pty Ltd to layover one bus only at any point in time at the bus stop located adjacent to 43-45 Northbourne Avenue Canberra.