Bus & Road Transport

Cooper Grace Ward has a specialist group within our Commercial division which provides legal services to private bus and transport operators.

Our team’s experience includes more than 12 years of specialist practice in the bus and road transport sector.

We have assisted and represented private bus operators in a range of issues including business and share sales, as well as bus contract negotiations with State Governments.

We have also developed strong relationships with bus industry associations across Australia,having advised and represented the Queensland Bus Industry Council, BusNSW and the Tasmanian Bus Association.

Our major services in this area include:

• Advice and negotiations on Metropolitan, Outer-Metropolitan and Rural and Regional Bus System Contracts (New South Wales)
• Advice and negotiations on Translink and Queensland Transport service contracts (Queensland)
• Advice and negotiations on Rural School Service, Urban Fringe Student Only and Urban Fringe General Access contracts (Tasmania)
• Due diligence, contracts and advice on business sales, mergers and acquisitions Australia-wide
• Advising on Queensland, New South Wales and Tasmanian passenger transport legislation, regulation and standards
• General commercial and property advice to private bus and transport operators.