Passenger Transport
The Passenger Transport division works with bus and ferry operators, taxi and limousine companies, and regional air services to provide Queenslanders with efficient, flexible and sustainable transport services.
We are encouraging smarter travel choices and removing barriers to improve accessibility and mobility.
Responsibilities
- to develop sustainable passenger transport
- to implement passenger transport policy and legislation across Queensland
- to implement the School Transport Assistance Scheme
- to provide public transport infrastructure and transport services
- to set strategic direction for passenger transport in Queensland.
Partners
- local, state and federal government departments
- community and stakeholder groups
- taxi and limousine companies, bus, ferry and regional air operators
- private transport providers.
Current projects
- Encouraging the use of environmentally-friendly transport, such as public transport, cycling, walking and car pooling through TravelSmart.
- Developing Moving People—Connecting Communities: A Passenger Transport Strategy for Queensland 2005–2015.
- Installing taxi security cameras.
- Providing secure taxi ranks.
- Increasing usage and accessibility of public transport.
- Progressing the development of the Disability Action Plan for Queensland Transport.
The Federal Disability Discrimination Act 1992 prohibits direct and indirect discrimination on the grounds of disability and makes it unlawful to discriminate on the grounds of disability in a wide range of areas including transport and infrastructure. The Commonwealth Disability Standards for Accessible Public Transport 2002* (the standards) are mandatory under the act. The standards cover premises, infrastructure and conveyances, and apply to public transport operators (bus, coach, taxi, rail and aviation companies and so on) and premises and infrastructure providers (providers of bus stops, airport terminals, railway stations and so on).
The Disability Action Plan describes the progress made, as well as the plans for future action, that will result in public transport in Queensland moving towards accessibility for people with disabilities. Further information about the standards can be found in our publication Important Information for Public Transport Operators and Providers of Infrastructure and Premises for Compliance with the Commonwealth Disability Standards for Accessible Public Transport 2002 (PDF**, 272KB).
Achievements
- TravelSmart
- the School Transport Assistance Scheme
- managing student behaviour on school buses
- the regional air service network.
*The content found by using this link is not created, controlled or approved by this department. No responsibility is taken for the consequences of viewing content on this site. This link will load into a new window.
**While this department has taken every possible precaution with the creation of these files, they are downloaded and used at your own risk. Adobe Reader is required to open and print Portable Document Format (PDF) files and is free to download from http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html. Various tools to enable access to these files for people using a screen reader can be found at http://access.adobe.com. Further information is available from our "Help with downloading, reading and printing PDF" web page.
Last updated 22 February 2008
Other languages