DRIVE A2B July 2018
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REGULATIONS<br />
SAFETY OF THE <strong>DRIVE</strong>RS AND<br />
PASSENGERS IS PARAMOUNT<br />
All unbooked CPVs are required to be fitted with an<br />
approved security camera. Booked CPVs do not have<br />
to have this safeguard as according to the TfV “it<br />
would impose a significant compliance burden on the<br />
owners of those vehicles”.<br />
CONDITION OF VEHICLE<br />
Vehicle inspections are at the discretion of the<br />
industry regulator, therefore TfV is not insisting on a<br />
regulation for this.<br />
The TSC will be implementing compulsory and<br />
on-the-spot safety checks for all CPVs. Also Duty<br />
holders need to ensure that a vehicle used to provide<br />
services is safe at all times when in service.<br />
The CPVAA submitted that all CPVs should have<br />
a 5-star ANCAP safety rating, but the TfV states<br />
that using safer vehicles may be one means for the<br />
industry to comply with its safety duties, but it is not<br />
to be prescribed in the Regulations.<br />
TAXI ZONES / RANKS<br />
Only CPVs that are fitted with the necessary<br />
equipment to be classified as an Unbooked CPV are<br />
allowed to use taxi zones / ranks.<br />
Booked Only CPVs are NOT permitted to use taxi<br />
zones / ranks.<br />
TRAVELLING EXEMPTIONS<br />
All CPVs will be permitted to pick-up and drop-off<br />
passengers in certain lanes (e.g. clearways, bus,<br />
tram, transit and bicycle lanes).<br />
RECORDS & RECORD KEEPING<br />
Records are still very necessary, but the TfV is no<br />
longer recommending requiring distance travelled<br />
thus hopefully reducing the regulatory burden for<br />
Booking Service Providers.<br />
CHILD RESTRAINTS<br />
CPVAA stated in their submission that all CPVs must<br />
be able to provide child restraints to the public as<br />
required. The CPVAA is aware that other States and<br />
Territories have this set up, and they recommended<br />
that Victoria aligns itself with the rest of the country.<br />
The TfV has replied that a number of stakeholders<br />
submitted that “it would be impractical and difficult to<br />
implement. Therefore the TfV is not proceeding with<br />
the proposal.”<br />
CPVs will continue to be able to transport children<br />
under 7 years of age without a child restraint.<br />
INSURANCE<br />
As per the consultation draft of the Regulations,<br />
TfV is not recommending making regulations which<br />
mandate a level of insurance at this stage.<br />
BSP REGISTRATION - NO EXEMPTIONS<br />
All trip service providers are required to BE<br />
REGISTERED as a Booking Service Provider.<br />
However, TfV is recommending the implementation<br />
of this requirement be done in stages.<br />
BSPs that have 3+ vehicles MUST register by 2 <strong>July</strong><br />
<strong>2018</strong>. BSPs that have 1 - 2 vehicles will be required<br />
to register in 2019.<br />
UNIFORMS<br />
Uniforms are no longer regulated by the TSC. as the<br />
TfV believes this is a matter best left to the industry.<br />
This is the basics of the regulations for the<br />
Commercial Passenger Vehicle Industry (CPVI) Act<br />
2017. We did ask the government for full information<br />
regarding the regulations and their implications on<br />
the CPVI Act 2017 before we went to press, but they<br />
declined.<br />
<strong>DRIVE</strong> <strong>A2B</strong> will continue to update you as soon as<br />
more information comes to hand.<br />
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