Australian Capital Territory Numbered Regulations

ROAD TRANSPORT (PUBLIC PASSENGER SERVICES) REGULATIONS 2002 (2002 NO 3) - REG 62

(ACT Bus reg 36, NSW Bus cl 42)

    (1)     A person must not take an animal onto a bus without the driver's permission.

Maximum penalty: 5 penalty units.

    (2)     Subregulation (1) does not apply to—

        (a)     an animal accompanying a person with a disability that is trained to help the person alleviate the effect of the disability; or

        (b)     an animal being trained to help alleviate the effect of a disability.

Note     If a person is treated unfavourably because the person is accompanied by an animal trained to help the person alleviate the effect of a disability, the person is discriminated against (see Discrimination Act 1991 , s 9).