Victorian Numbered Acts

BUS SAFETY ACT 2009 (NO. 13 OF 2009) - SECT 27

    The Safety Director must refuse to accredit an operator of a commercial bus service or a local bus service if the Safety Director believes on reasonable grounds that—

        (a)     the applicant or responsible person—

              (i)     has been found guilty of a tier 1 offence; or

              (ii)     is a person who is subject to—

    (A)     reporting obligations referred to in section 12(1)(a) of the Working with Children Act 2005 ; or

    (B)     an order referred to in section 12(1)(b) of the Working with Children Act 2005 ; or

        (b)     the applicant has previously been accredited to operate a bus service but the accreditation was cancelled and the applicant is disqualified from obtaining accreditation for a commercial bus service or local bus service; or

        (c)     if the applicant is a natural person, the applicant is an insolvent under administration within the meaning of the Corporations Act; or

        (d)     if the applicant is a corporation—

              (i)     a receiver or receiver and manager, within the meaning of the Corporations Act, has been appointed in relation to the applicant; or

              (ii)     the applicant has been placed in administration under the Corporations Act or under the law of any place outside Australia; or

              (iii)     a court has made an order under the Corporations Act for the winding up of the applicant.