AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY

MOTOR OMNIBUS SERVICES REGULATIONS AND MOTOR OMNIBUS FARES REGULATIONS

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM

No. 2 of 1975

	In accordance with the Government’s policy of encouraging use of public transport, priority bus lanes have been constructed in Canberra in Adelaide Avenue and Yarra Glen.  The amendment to the Motor Omnibus Services Regulations removes the requirement for express buses to stop at the Hopetoun Circuit bus stop on Adelaide Avenue.  That requirement would force buses to break through two lanes of traffic and thus defeat the purpose of the priority lanes.

	The Minister has announced that all children travelling between home and school will in future be permitted to travel free of charge.  The amendments to the Motor Omnibus Fares Regulations remove the existing discrimination against children living within one mile of their school so that all children may now travel to and from school free of charge.