Bus Safety Act 2009
Program Summary
The Bus Safety Act 2009 will strengthen regulation to better deal with rapid expansion of bus services and unprecedented growth in bus patronage.
The Bus Safety Act will:
- establish a modern "best practice" regulatory framework that will assist in maintaining and improving the Victorian bus industry's good safety record
- impose "safety duties" on bus operators and all others who have a role in providing both commercial and non-commercial bus services
- significantly extend the range of enforcement powers and sanctions available to the safety regulator, and
- encourage greater safety awareness across all types of bus operations.
A modern 'best practice' regulatory framework will assist the bus industry, which has a good safety record in Victoria, to adapt to the changing safety requirements of busier and more complex bus services. The new laws came into force on 31 December 2010.
Information on this page
- Proposed Bus Safety Regulations 2010
- Bus Safety Act overview
- The Bus Safety Act in detail
- Fact sheets
Proposed Bus Safety Regulations 2010
Proposed Bus Safety Regulations 2010 to support the implementation of the Bus Safety Act have been prepared. The proposed regulations were released for public comment, along with a Regulatory Impact Statement (RIS) as required by the Subordinate Legislation Act 1994.
Submissions on the proposed regulations and RIS were received up until Friday 30 July.
All submissions will be treated as public documents.
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