Documents and forms

BOAS - Self assessment and reporting requirements guide

• BOAS - Self assessment and reporting requirements guide (PDF, 159.11 KB)

Audit tool

• BOAS Audit Tool October 2025 (PDF, 346.03 KB)
• BOAS Audit tool June 2024 (DOCX, 563.79 KB)
  Note: These will no longer be used from 24 October 2025
• BOAS Auditor Handbook - October 2025 (PDF, 736.1 KB)
• BOAS Auditors Handbook June 2024 (PDF, 880.97 KB)
  Note: These will no longer be used from 24 October 2025

Bus Operator Accreditation Scheme (BOAS) - introduction

• Safety Management System (SMS) Guidelines (PDF, 350.19 KB)
• Bus Operator Accreditation Scheme (BOAS) - introduction (PDF, 57.38 KB)
• Bus operator accreditation package (PDF, 1.01 MB)​​​​​​
• Appendix 2: Application for Renewal of a Bus Operator Accreditation (3 Years) (PDF, 772.44 KB)
• Appendix 3: Sample Bus Operator Accreditation Documentation (PDF, 742.11 KB)
• Appendix 4: Notification of Incidents and Accidents (PDF, 291.81 KB)
• Appendix 5: Safety Management System (SMS) Guidelines (PDF, 136.38 KB)
  These will no longer be used from 24 October 2025.
• Appendix 6: Guidelines Relating to Drug and Alcohol Programs for Bus Operators (PDF, 128.38 KB)
• Appendix 7: Runaway Buses Information Procedure (PDF, 65.47 KB)
• Appendix 8: Form BOAM - 001: Annual Self Assessment Report (ASAR)
• Safety Management System (SMS) Handbook (PDF, 483.35 KB)
• Bus Incident Management Database Manual May 2025 (PDF, 5.48 MB)
• School Bus Safety (PDF, 264.58 KB)
• Developing drug and alcohol programs: a guide for the NSW bus and coach industry (PDF, 1.04 MB)

• Public Passenger Operators and Drivers Fit and Proper Policy (PN302) (PDF, 145.89 KB)
• Fact Sheet - NSW Fitness to Drive medical assessment for bus drivers (PDF, 201.95 KB)

• Bus industry Compliance Statistics and Trends Report (PDF, 1.87 MB)

• Bus industry report Q4 2024 (PDF, 1.84 MB)
• Bus industry report Q3 2024 (PDF, 2.2 MB)
• Bus industry report Q2 2024 (PDF, 2.23 MB)
• Bus industry report Q1 2024 (PDF, 1.72 MB)
• Bus industry report Q4 2023 (PDF, 1.71 MB)
• Bus industry report Q3 2023 (PDF, 1.71 MB)
• Bus industry report Q2 2023 (PDF, 1.73 MB)
• Bus industry report Q1 2023 (PDF, 1.75 MB)
• Bus industry report Q4 2022 (PDF, 2.95 MB)
• Bus industry report Q2 2022 (PDF, 1.75 MB)
• Bus industry report Q1 2022 (PDF, 993.15 KB)
• Bus industry report Q4 2021 (PDF, 883.87 KB)
• Bus industry report Q3 2021 (PDF, 850.7 KB)
• Bus industry report Q2 2021 (PDF, 880.67 KB)
• Bus industry report Q1 2021 (PDF, 874.55 KB)
• Bus industry report Q4 2020 (PDF, 856.67 KB)
• Bus industry report Q3 2020 (PDF, 654.35 KB)
• Bus industry report Q2 2020 (PDF, 642.74 KB)
• Bus industry report Q1 2020 (PDF, 679.5 KB)