1Short titleThis regulation may be cited as the Transport Operations (Passenger Transport) Amendment Regulation 2024.2Regulation amendedThis regulation amends the Transport Operations (Passenger Transport) Regulation 2018.3Amendment of s 268A (Appointment)Section 268A(a) and (b)—omit, insert—

(a)an employee of an operator who is the holder of a service contract;

(b)a contractor for an operator who is the holder of a service contract or an employee of the contractor.

4Amendment of s 268B (Powers)Section 268B(4)—omit, insert—(4)The powers of an authorised person for a service contract may be exercised only in relation to—

(a)a public passenger service that is required to be provided under a service contract; or

(b)public transport infrastructure used to provide a public passenger service that is required to be provided under a service contract.

(5)However, an authorised person for a service contract may exercise the person’s powers in relation to a service contract only if and to the extent—

(a)the authorised person is an employee of the operator who is the holder of the service contract; or

(b)the authorised person is a contractor of the operator who is the holder of the service contract or an employee of the contractor; or

(c)the following entities have agreed that the authorised person may exercise powers in relation to the service contract—

(i)the operator who is the holder of the service contract;

(ii)the operator who is the authorised person’s employer or who engages the person or the person’s employer as a contractor;

(iii)the chief executive.

5Amendment of s 284 (Continued use of substitute vehicles during peak patronage periods)Section 284(1), ‘30 September 2024’—omit, insert—30 September 2026