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Bus Services Industry (Control of Conduct and Activities — Public Bus) Regulations 2026 · reg 14

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reg 14Causing hurt or injury

(1)

A bus passenger must not —

(a)

intentionally cause any bodily pain or infirmity, or intentionally spread any disease, to any other person within a public bus; or

(b)

cause any bodily pain or infirmity, or spread any disease, to any other person within a public bus if the bus passenger knows, or ought reasonably to know, that he or she is likely to cause bodily pain or infirmity, or spread that disease, to that other person.

(2)

A person who contravenes paragraph (1) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $5,000.

Subregulation 1

A bus passenger must not —

(a)

intentionally cause any bodily pain or infirmity, or intentionally spread any disease, to any other person within a public bus; or

(b)

cause any bodily pain or infirmity, or spread any disease, to any other person within a public bus if the bus passenger knows, or ought reasonably to know, that he or she is likely to cause bodily pain or infirmity, or spread that disease, to that other person.

Subregulation 2

A person who contravenes paragraph (1) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $5,000.