Transport (Conduct) and (Ticketing) Amendment (Protective Services Officers) Regulations 2011

Authorised by the Chief Parliamentary Counsel Authorised Version i Transport (Conduct) and (Ticketing) Amendment (Protective Services Officers) Regulations 2011 S.R. No. 131/2011 TABLE OF PROVISIONS Regulation Page 1 Objective 1 2 Authorising provisions 2 3 Commencement 2 4 Amendment of regulation 3 of the Transport (Conduct) Regulations 2005 2 5 Amendment of regulation 5 of the Transport (Ticketing) Regulations 2006 3 6 Amendment of regulation 19 of the Transport (Ticketing) Regulations 2006 3 7 Amendment of regulation 22 of the Transport (Ticketing) Regulations 2006 3 ═══════════════ ENDNOTES 4 -- 1 of 5 -- Authorised by the Chief Parliamentary Counsel Authorised Version 1 STATUTORY RULES 2011 S.R. No. 131/2011 Transport (Compliance and Miscellaneous) Act 1983 Transport (Conduct) and (Ticketing) Amendment (Protective Services Officers) Regulations 2011 The Governor in Council makes the following Regulations: Dated: 22 November 2011 Responsible Minister: TERRY MULDER Minister for Transport MATTHEW McBEATH Clerk of the Executive Council 1 Objective (1) The objective of these Regulations is to support the operation of the scheme to deploy protective services officers at or in the vicinity of railway stations by enabling protective services officers to enforce conduct and ticketing requirements. (2) The Regulations achieve this objective by— (a) amending the Transport (Conduct) Regulations 2005 to extend the definition of authorised officer (conduct) to include protective services officers; and (b) amending the Transport (Ticketing) Regulations 2006 to extend the definition of authorised officer (ticketing); and -- 2 of 5 -- S.R. No. 131/2011 Transport (Conduct) and (Ticketing) Amendment (Protective Services Officers) Regulations 2011 2 Authorised by the Chief Parliamentary Counsel (c) amending regulation 19 of the Transport (Ticketing) Regulations 2006 to enable a protective services officer to request the surrender of a ticket; and (d) amending regulation 22 of the Transport (Ticketing) Regulations 2006 to include protective services officers within the exemption under that regulation. 2 Authorising provisions These Regulations are made under sections 56 and 221AA of the Transport (Compliance and Miscellaneous) Act 1983. 3 Commencement These Regulations come into operation on the day on which section 4 of the Justice Legislation Amendment (Protective Services Officers) Act 2011 comes into operation. 4 Amendment of regulation 3 of the Transport (Conduct) Regulations 2005 In regulation 3(1) of the Transport (Conduct) Regulations 20051 — (a) in the definition of authorised person (conduct) after paragraph (b) insert— "(ba) a protective services officer; or"; (b) insert the following definition— "protective services officer means a protective services officer appointed under section 118B(1) of the Police Regulation Act 1958;". r. 2 -- 3 of 5 -- S.R. No. 131/2011 Transport (Conduct) and (Ticketing) Amendment (Protective Services Officers) Regulations 2011 3 Authorised by the Chief Parliamentary Counsel 5 Amendment of regulation 5 of the Transport (Ticketing) Regulations 2006 In regulation 5(1) of the Transport (Ticketing) Regulations 20062 — (a) in the definition of authorised person (ticketing) after paragraph (b) insert— "(ba) a protective services officer; or"; (b) insert the following definition— "protective services officer means a protective services officer appointed under section 118B(l) of the Police Regulation Act 1958;". 6 Amendment of regulation 19 of the Transport (Ticketing) Regulations 2006 (1) In regulation 19(1) of the Transport (Ticketing) Regulations 2006— (a) for "or a member of the police force" substitute ", a member of the police force or a protective services officer". (b) for "authorised officer or the member" substitute "officer or member" where twice occurring. (2) In regulation 19(3) of the Transport (Ticketing) Regulations 2006 for "or member of the police force" substitute ", a member of the police force or a protective services officer". 7 Amendment of regulation 22 of the Transport (Ticketing) Regulations 2006 In regulation 22(a) of the Transport (Ticketing) Regulations 2006 after "police force" insert ", a protective services officer". ═══════════════ r. 5 -- 4 of 5 -- S.R. No. 131/2011 Transport (Conduct) and (Ticketing) Amendment (Protective Services Officers) Regulations 2011 4 Authorised by the Chief Parliamentary Counsel ENDNOTES 1 Reg. 4: S.R. No. 69/2005. Reprint No. 1 as at 14 July 2008. Reprinted to S.R. No. 73/2008 and subsequently amended by S.R. Nos 123/2008 and 105/2011. 2 Reg. 5: S.R. No. 86/2006 as amended by S.R. Nos 84/2009 and 95/2010. Endnotes -- 5 of 5 --