COMMERCIAL PASSENGER (ROAD) TRANSPORT (TOURIST VEHICLES) REGULATIONS 1992

NORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA COMMERCIAL PASSENGER (ROAD) TRANSPORT (TOURIST VEHICLES) REGULATIONS 1992 As in force at 21 January 2026 Table of provisions Part 1 Preliminary 1 Citation ............................................................................................ 1 2 Commencement .............................................................................. 1 3 Interpretation ................................................................................... 1 Part 2 Operators 4 Operator to keep record .................................................................. 1 5 Relief vehicle ................................................................................... 2 Part 3 Drivers 7 Driver to carry passengers according to instructions ....................... 3 8 Driver to ensure passengers properly seated .................................. 3 10 Illegal purposes ............................................................................... 3 Part 4 Miscellaneous 12 Fees ................................................................................................ 3 14 Offences .......................................................................................... 3 Schedule Fees ENDNOTES -- 1 of 8 -- -- 2 of 8 -- NORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA ____________________ As in force at 21 January 2026 ____________________ COMMERCIAL PASSENGER (ROAD) TRANSPORT (TOURIST VEHICLES) REGULATIONS 1992 Regulations under the Commercial Passenger (Road) Transport Act 1991 Part 1 Preliminary 1 Citation These regulations may be cited as the Commercial Passenger (Road) Transport (Tourist Vehicles) Regulations 1992. 2 Commencement These regulations shall come into operation on the commencement of the Commercial Passenger (Road) Transport Act 1991. 3 Interpretation In these regulations unless the contrary intention appears: driver means the person driving or in charge of a tourist vehicle. operator means the person who operates a tourist vehicle otherwise than only as a driver. Part 2 Operators 4 Operator to keep record (1) The operator of a tourist vehicle must make a record of the following: (a) each tourist vehicle operated by the operator; (b) the name and residential address of each driver engaged or employed by the operator and the number of the driver's licence issued in relation to that person under the Motor Vehicles Act 1949; -- 3 of 8 -- Part 2 Operators Commercial Passenger (Road) Transport (Tourist Vehicles) Regulations 1992 2 (c) a general description and the date or dates of each journey undertaken by each tourist vehicle operated by the operator and the name and address of each driver who has operated the tourist vehicle on the journey; and (d) any other matter that the Director requires as a condition of the operator's licence. Maximum penalty: 60 penalty units. (2) The operator of a tourist vehicle must ensure that the record mentioned in subregulation (1): (a) is kept in a safe place at the principal place of business of the operator; and (b) is produced whenever required by an inspector. Maximum penalty: 60 penalty units. 5 Relief vehicle (1) If: (a) a tourist vehicle is unable to proceed by reason of a mechanical or other failure; and (b) the driver is unable to complete the journey specified in any agreement with the passengers or any of them, the driver shall notify the operator of that fact. (2) On receiving a notification under subregulation (1) the operator of the tourist vehicle shall: (a) make another vehicle available for the purposes of completing the journey under the terms of the arrangements with the passengers; or (b) make other arrangements for the completion of the journey by agreement with the passengers who desire to complete the journey. (3) The operator of a tourist vehicle shall not use a vehicle for the purposes referred to in subregulation (2) for a period exceeding 4 days without the approval of the Director. -- 4 of 8 -- Part 4 Miscellaneous Commercial Passenger (Road) Transport (Tourist Vehicles) Regulations 1992 3 Part 3 Drivers 7 Driver to carry passengers according to instructions The driver of a tourist vehicle shall convey a passenger on the tourist vehicle in accordance with the instructions of the operator of the tourist vehicle. 8 Driver to ensure passengers properly seated A driver of a tourist vehicle shall ensure that: (a) the number of passengers carried on the tourist vehicle does not exceed the maximum number permitted to be carried on the tourist vehicle; and (b) a passenger is not carried in any part of the tourist vehicle unless that part of the tourist vehicle is designed to provide seating accommodation for passengers. 10 Illegal purposes The driver of a tourist vehicle shall not use the tourist vehicle for an illegal purpose or cause or permit the tourist vehicle to be used for an illegal purpose. Part 4 Miscellaneous 12 Fees The fees set out in the Schedule are payable in relation to the matters specified in that Schedule. 14 Offences A person who contravenes or fails to comply with a provision of these Regulations commits an offence and is liable to a maximum penalty of 25 penalty units. -- 5 of 8 -- Schedule Fees Commercial Passenger (Road) Transport (Tourist Vehicles) Regulations 1992 4 Schedule Fees regulation 12 $ For a tourist vehicle licence or renewal of a tourist vehicle licence 550 For each endorsement on a licence in a calendar year 50 -- 6 of 8 -- ENDNOTES Commercial Passenger (Road) Transport (Tourist Vehicles) Regulations 1992 5 ENDNOTES 1 KEY Key to abbreviations amd = amended od = order app = appendix om = omitted bl = by-law pt = Part ch = Chapter r = regulation/rule cl = clause rem = remainder div = Division renum = renumbered exp = expires/expired rep = repealed f = forms s = section Gaz = Gazette sch = Schedule hdg = heading sdiv = Subdivision ins = inserted SL = Subordinate Legislation lt = long title sub = substituted nc = not commenced 2 LIST OF LEGISLATION Tourist Vehicles Regulations (SL No. 55, 1992) Notified 21 October 1992 Commenced 21 October 1992 Amendment of Tourist Vehicles Regulations (SL No. 61, 1998) Notified 23 December 1998 Commenced 1 January 1999 (r 1 and s 2 Commercial Passenger (Road) Transport Amendment Act 1998 (Act No. 83, 1998)) Statute Law Revision Act 2003 (Act No. 12, 2003) Assent date 18 March 2003 Commenced 18 March 2003 Fees and Charges (Transport) Amendment Regulations 2012 (SL No. 45, 2012) Notified 14 December 2012 Commenced 1 January 2013 Penalties Amendment (Miscellaneous) Act 2013 (Act No. 23, 2013) Assent date 12 July 2013 Commenced 28 August 2013 (Gaz G35, 28 August 2013, p 2) Commercial Passenger Vehicle Legislation Amendment Regulations 2017 (SL No. 34, 2017) Notified 29 November 2017 Commenced 1 December 2017 (r 2) Transport Legislation Amendment Act 2025 (Act No. 23, 2025) Assent date 12 September 2025 Commenced pts 2, 4, 5 and 6: 21 January 2026 (Gaz S5, 19 January 2026); rem: 18 November 2025 (Gaz S69, 17 November 2025) -- 7 of 8 -- ENDNOTES Commercial Passenger (Road) Transport (Tourist Vehicles) Regulations 1992 6 3 GENERAL AMENDMENTS General amendments of a formal nature (which are not referred to in the table of amendments to this reprint) are made by the Interpretation Legislation Amendment Act 2018 (Act No. 22 of 2018) to: rr 1, 2 and 4. 4 LIST OF AMENDMENTS r 1 amd Act No. 23, 2025, s 66 r 4 amd No. 61, 1998, r 2; No. 34, 2017, r 84 r 6 rep No. 34, 2017, r 85 r 8 amd Act No. 12, 2003, s 19 r 9 rep No. 34, 2017, r 85 r 11 rep No. 34, 2017, r 85 r 13 rep No. 34, 2017, r 85 r 14 amd Act No. 23, 2013, s 4 sch sub No. 45, 2012, r 18 -- 8 of 8 --