A new transport Authority has been established to make it safer and easier for public transport users and operators to access information and services.
Announced by the Minister for Public Transport, Ben Carroll, Safe Transport Victoria unites the functions of Commercial Passenger Vehicles Victoria (CPVV) and Transport Safety Victoria (TSV) from today (1 July).
Mr Carroll said the new Regulator would manage safety, compliance, accreditation and registration for commercial passenger vehicles, buses, and the marine sector.
“Bringing the two regulators together will increase transport safety by strengthening existing resources and allowing experience, skills, monitoring and enforcement to be seamlessly shared across the transport portfolio,” Mr Carroll said.
“Three safety branches – Bus Safety Victoria, Maritime Safety Victoria, and Commercial Passenger Vehicles Victoria – will sit under the Safe Transport Victoria umbrella,” he said.
“Current CPVV and TSV employees will transfer to the new entity and continue to deliver the same essential services to the Victorian community, resulting in no job losses.”
Mr Carroll said work was underway on a Safe Transport Victoria website, which would house user portals and key information in one location.
In the meantime, transport safety and regulation information can continue to be accessed at this PS News link for Commercial Passenger Vehicles Victoria and this link for Transport Safety Victoria.
