Building a culture of bus seatbelt compliance will be central to new safety campaigns sparked by one of Australia’s worst crashes.

Ten wedding guests were killed and another 25 were injured when their coach rolled near Greta in the Hunter Valley late on June 11.

An interim report into NSW bus safety, ordered in the days after the tragedy, noted it was for forensic investigators to determine if the passengers were wearing seatbelts.

But the report said the wearing of seatbelts across the bus industry could be improved.

Past campaigns had emphasised seatbelts saved lives but the report suggested a future campaign highlight wearing seatbelts was not just a personal choice but a legal requirement, with potential penalties for non-compliance.

The report recommended the campaign include a focus on children on school buses and aim to raise awareness, address misconceptions and foster a culture of seatbelt use among bus passengers.

Suggestions from the public included having uniformed police jump aboard school buses each year to advise students of their legal requirements and mandating electronic monitoring of seatbelt fastening.

But the report said those types of suggestions could prove difficult to implement or pose resourcing challenges.

It also called for greater guidance to bus drivers about their legal duty to take “reasonable steps” to ensure that passengers were informed about the mandatory use of seatbelts.

Unlike car drivers, bus drivers cannot be fined solely because a passenger isn’t wearing a seatbelt.

The report recommended the government continue implementing a regional schoolbus seatbelt program in outer metropolitan areas and consider whether a rule limiting dedicated school bus services with standing passengers to 80km/h could be rolled out across all services.

Transport Minister Jo Haylen said all recommendations had been accepted.

Her department will roll out a seatbelt safety campaign this week with a second to coincide with peak holiday travel period.

John Gaffney, the father of the June 11 wedding’s groom, said wearing a seatbelt doubled the chance of surviving a crash and reduced the risk of injury.

“As someone impacted by the tragic crash in the Hunter Valley and someone passionate about road safety, I welcome this safety report and support the campaign to raise awareness about seatbelt use on busses,” he said on Friday.

Ms Haylen said her heart was with the families and communities devastated by the Greta tragedy. The victims hailed from several states.

“I will continue to let their voices be heard as we work towards a safer future on our roads and public transport,” she said.

NSW Transport Minister Jo Haylen has accepted recommendations from a report into bus safety.

The Greta crash, on the bend of a highway on-ramp, occurred late at night as guests were being driven home from a wedding reception.

It was the worst road disaster in Australia for nearly 30 years.

The bus driver, Brett Andrew Button, faces 62 charges over the crash and remains before the courts.

A public fund set up to help those affected by the crash raised close to $1.5 million.

A final report from the bus safety task force is expected at a later date.

—AAP