A bus driver has been charged at Menai after allegedly allowing a member of the public to drive his vehicle with passengers on board.
On March 29, Campsie Police were told the driver allegedly let a 16-year-old boy operate his vehicle on several occasions between March 10-27.
Following inquiries, police went to a residential property on Carter Road, Menai, at about 2pm on March 30.
They arrested a man, 25, who was taken to Sutherland Police Station and charged with three counts of negligently moving/driving a vehicle subjecting a person to risk, and three counts of employing unlicensed driving.
He was given conditional bail and will appear at Sutherland Local Court on April 28.