Road transport documentation required with applications

As part of their application the operator must give a brief overview of their operations and must provide the following details:

• The name, ABN and bus operation licence/accreditation of the operator who is applying;
• Evidence of an existing contract between the operator and a state/territory to provide school bus services on a route defined as regional or rural;
• Details of any routes serviced by the operator that have been assessed under the voluntary National Guidelines for Risk Assessment of School Bus Routes or, where they have not been so assessed, details of routes serviced by the operator containing roads with speed limits greater than 80 km/h;
• Details of any other aspects of the serviced routes that could be relevant to the assessment of the operators application (e.g. narrow and steep terrain);
• The VIN(s), the Identification Plate Approval number(s) (for the purposes of the Motor Vehicle Standards Act 1989) and a copy of registration documents, where available, of the nominated bus(es);
• Evidence that the buses nominated under the subsidy program have been approved by a state/territory as suitable to provide the services specified by the school bus contract noted above;
• The nature of the work to be undertaken and the costs involved, including any quotations to undertake the work;
• The amount of assistance requested (up to $25,000 per eligible bus);
• Details of any existing funding provided by state/territory programs for any of the buses nominated.