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Darwin Public Bus at the Darwin bus depot.

Boost for Transit Safety Unit

The Territory Government is investing in improving the safety on the bus network by locking in transit safety officers and private security officers across Darwin and Palmerston bus routes for 2 more years.

Transit safety officers play a critical role in keeping passengers and drivers safe by reducing anti-social behaviour by patrolling buses, bus stops and interchanges.

Transit safety officers can direct a person:

  • to leave a bus, interchange or stop
  • issue on-the-spot fines
  • arrest and detail a person if they have reasonable ground to believe a person has committed an offence, and
  • seize dangerous articles from someone who has been arrested.

Private security officers are also hired to keep drivers and passengers safe across the bus network.