Operator accreditation
All operators of passenger transport services must hold operator accreditation.A passenger transport service is defined as a service for the carriage of passengers if:
- the service is provided for fare or other consideration, or
- the service is provided in the course of a trade or business, or
- the service is a community or courtesy transport service.
There are different categories of operator accreditation. These include:
- taxi services
- limousine services
- urban scheduled services
- minor scheduled services
- school scheduled services
- long-distance scheduled services
- general services—covers charter services, tourist services (general and off-road), accommodation transfer services, tourist transfer services, motorcycle tours and any non-defined passenger transport service
- community services
- courtesy services.
The purpose of operator accreditation is to ensure operators:
- provide safe passenger transport services
- are accountable for the management of their drivers
- provide quality services
- comply with the legislative requirements.
Under the Transport Operations (Passenger Transport) Act 1994, Regulation and Standard the operator has legislative requirements that they must meet to maintain their operator accreditation.
Further information and application forms are available for you to download.
Last updated 18 November 2008
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