Transport Info: 131500.com.au

• About Us
• About Transport in NSW
• Inquiries and Reviews
• School Student Transport
• Concessions
• Buses and Coaches
  • Bus reform and service improvements
  • For passengers
  • For operators
  • For drivers
    • Applying for a driver authority
    • Renewing a driver authority
    • Replacing a driver authority
    • Driver authority conditions
    • Drivers' responsibilities
    • Use of mobile phones
    • Forms
    • MyRecords log in
  • For auditors
  • Metropolitan bus service operators
  • Rural and regional bus service operators
• Taxis
• Hire Cars
• Tourist Vehicles
• Ferries
• Rail and Freight
• Air
• Local and Community Transport
• Publications
• Legislation

• Printer friendly format.
• Click to decrease text size.
• Click to increase text size.

Applying for a Bus and Coach Driver Authority

All drivers of public passenger bus, motorcycle and 4-wheel drive tour vehicles must be authorised under the Passenger Transport Act 1990.

To drive a public passenger bus, a driver must:

• Hold an appropriate Australian driver's licence enabling them to drive the specified size and weight of vehicle, for which they are seeking authorisation.
• Have read and understood the conditions and procedures as outlined in the:
  • Application Information
  • Application for an Authority to Drive Bus or Tourist Vehicle (Motorcycle or 4WD)
    • PDF
    • Word file
  • Bus Driver Authority Conditions
• Have completed and signed the Application for an Authority to Drive Bus or Tourist Vehicle (Motorcycle or 4WD) and attached all of the documents requested.
  • PDF
  • Word file
• Have had a medical practitioner complete a Medical Assessment Public Passenger Vehicle Driver Form
  • PDF
  • Word file
• If a further medical referral is required, have had a medical specialist complete a Medical Specialist Assessment Report Form
  • PDF
  • Word file
• Have satisfied the Director General that they:
  • are of good repute and in all other respects a fit and proper person to be the driver of a public passenger vehicle, and
  • have sufficient responsibility and aptitude to drive a public passenger vehicle in accordance with law and custom.

Bus driver training courses are available through the NSW Bus and Coach Association (link to external site).

Driver Authority applicants who successfully complete this course will be provided with an Evidence of Training Certificate (PDF), which can be used to support their application claim.

For further information please contact your nearest office of NSW Transport and Infrastructure listed below or use the Ministry's feedback form.

• Newcastle - (02) 4929 7006 or Toll Free on 1800 049 983
• Wollongong - (02) 4224 3333 or Toll Free on 1800 049 961
• Parramatta - (02) 9891 8900 or Toll Free on 1800 227 774