{"id":"commercial-passenger-road-transport-miscellaneous-regulations-1992","name":"COMMERCIAL PASSENGER (ROAD) TRANSPORT (MISCELLANEOUS) REGULATIONS 1992","slug":"commercial-passenger-road-transport-miscellaneous-regulations-1992","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"nt","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":174462,"registerId":"nt-commercial-passenger-road-transport-miscellaneous-regulations-1992-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-05","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"COMMERCIAL PASSENGER (ROAD) TRANSPORT (MISCELLANEOUS) REGULATIONS 1992","content":"NORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA\nCOMMERCIAL PASSENGER (ROAD) TRANSPORT (MISCELLANEOUS)\nREGULATIONS 1992\nAs in force at 21 January 2026\nTable of provisions\nPart 1 Preliminary matters\n1 Citation ............................................................................................ 1\n1A Definitions ........................................................................................ 1\nPart 2 Infringement notice offences\n2 Infringement notice offence and prescribed amount payable .......... 2\n3 When infringement notice may be given .......................................... 2\n4 Contents of infringement notice ....................................................... 2\n5 Expiation of offence ......................................................................... 3\n5A Withdrawal of infringement notice.................................................... 3\n5B Effect of Part .................................................................................... 3\nPart 3 General matters\n6 Fees ................................................................................................ 4\n7 Disqualifying offences ...................................................................... 4\n8 Payment terminals ........................................................................... 4\nPart 4 Further provisions for commercial\npassenger vehicles\n9 Safety of vehicle .............................................................................. 5\n10 No smoking in vehicle ...................................................................... 6\n11 Animals ............................................................................................ 6\n12 Lift incentive..................................................................................... 6\nPart 5 Passenger services levy\n13 Definitions ........................................................................................ 8\n14 Passenger services levy .................................................................. 8\n15 Payment and recovery of monthly levy ............................................ 9\n16 Licence and approval conditions ..................................................... 9\n17 Offences .......................................................................................... 9\n\nCommercial Passenger (Road) Transport (Miscellaneous) Regulations 1992 ii\nSchedule 1 Infringement offences and prescribed\namounts\nSchedule 2 Fees\nENDNOTES\n\nNORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA\n____________________\nAs in force at 21 January 2026\n____________________\nCOMMERCIAL PASSENGER (ROAD) TRANSPORT (MISCELLANEOUS)\nREGULATIONS 1992\nRegulations under the Commercial Passenger (Road) Transport\nAct 1991\nPart 1 Preliminary matters\n1 Citation\nThese regulations may be cited as the Commercial Passenger\n(Road) Transport (Miscellaneous) Regulations 1992.\n1A Definitions\nIn these Regulations:\ninfringement notice, for Part 2, see regulation 3.\ninfringement notice offence, for Part 2, see regulation 2(1).\nmonthly levy, for Part 5, see regulation 13.\npassenger service transaction, for Part 5, see regulation 14(2).\nprescribed amount, for Part 2, see regulation 2(2).\nrelevant operator, for Part 5, see regulation 13.\nrideshare platform, for Part 5, see regulation 3 of the Commercial\nPassenger (Road) Transport (Ridesharing) Regulations 2017.\nrideshare platform manager, for Part 5, see regulation 3 of the\nCommercial Passenger (Road) Transport (Ridesharing)\nRegulations 2017.\nrideshare vehicle, see regulation 4 of the Commercial Passenger\n(Road) Transport (Ridesharing) Regulations 2017.\n\nPart 2 Infringement notice offences\nCommercial Passenger (Road) Transport (Miscellaneous) Regulations 1992 2\nPart 2 Infringement notice offences\n2 Infringement notice offence and prescribed amount payable\n(1) An infringement notice offence is an offence against a provision\nspecified in Schedule 1.\n(2) The prescribed amount for an infringement notice offence is the\namount equal to the monetary value of the number of penalty units\nspecified for the offence in Schedule 1.\n3 When infringement notice may be given\nIf an inspector believes on reasonable grounds that a person has\ncommitted an infringement notice offence, the inspector may give a\nnotice (an infringement notice) to the person.\n4 Contents of infringement notice\n(1) The infringement notice must specify the following:\n(a) the name and address of the person to whom it is issued, if\nknown;\n(b) the date the infringement notice is given to the person;\n(c) the date and time of the infringement notice offence and the\nplace at which the infringement notice offence occurred;\n(d) a description of the offence;\n(e) the prescribed amount payable for the offence;\n(f) the enforcement agency to which the prescribed amount is\npayable.\n(2) The infringement notice must include a statement to the effect of\nthe following:\n(a) the person may expiate the infringement notice offence and\navoid any further action in relation to the offence by paying the\nprescribed amount to the specified enforcement agency within\n28 days after the notice is given;\n(b) the person may elect to have the offence dealt with by a court\nby:\n(i) completing a statement of election and giving it to the\nspecified enforcement agency; and\n\nPart 2 Infringement notice offences\nCommercial Passenger (Road) Transport (Miscellaneous) Regulations 1992 3\n(ii) not paying the prescribed amount;\n(c) if the Fines and Penalties (Recovery) Act 2001 applies to the\ninfringement notice offence – enforcement action may be\ntaken under that Act if the person does nothing in response to\nthe notice.\n(3) The infringement notice must include an appropriate form for\nmaking the statement of election mentioned in\nsubregulation (2)(b)(i).\n5 Expiation of offence\nIf the prescribed amount for the infringement notice offence is paid\nin accordance with the infringement notice, the alleged offence is\nexpiated and no further proceedings can be taken in relation to the\noffence.\n5A Withdrawal of infringement notice\n(1) The Director may withdraw the infringement notice by written notice\ngiven to the person.\n(2) The notice must be given:\n(a) within 28 days after the infringement notice is given to the\nperson; and\n(b) before payment of the prescribed amount.\n5B Effect of Part\n(1) This Part does not prejudice or affect the start or continuation of\nproceedings for an infringement notice offence for which an\ninfringement notice has been given unless the offence is expiated.\n(2) This Part does not:\n(a) require an infringement notice to be given; or\n(b) affect the liability of a person to be prosecuted in a court for an\noffence for which an infringement notice has not been given;\nor\n(c) prevent more than one infringement notice for the same\noffence being given to a person.\n(3) If more than one infringement notice for the same offence has been\ngiven to a person, the person may expiate the offence by paying\nthe prescribed amount in accordance with any of the notices.\n\nPart 3 General matters\nCommercial Passenger (Road) Transport (Miscellaneous) Regulations 1992 4\nPart 3 General matters\n6 Fees\nThe fees set out in Schedule 2 are payable in relation to the matter\nspecified in that Schedule.\n7 Disqualifying offences\nFor section 3(1) of the Act, definition disqualifying offence,\nparagraph (a), the following offences are prescribed:\n(a) an offence against section 125B, 125D, 156, 165, 177, 181,\n182, 194, 201, 202B, 202C, 202D, 208H, 208HA, 208HB,\n208HC, 208HD, 208J, 208JA, 208JB, 208JC, 208JD, 208JE,\n208JF, 208JG, 208JH, 208JI, 208K, 208KA, 208KB, 208LB,\n208LC, 208LD or 218 of the Criminal Code;\n(b) an offence against section 125C of the Criminal Code if the\narticle is indecent because it depicts, describes or represents\na child who is under, or who looks to be under, 16 years of\nage;\n(c) an offence against section 12, 13 or 14 of the Sex Industry\nAct 2019.\n8 Payment terminals\n(1) A payment terminal may be installed in a commercial passenger\nvehicle.\n(2) A driver of a commercial passenger vehicle must not use a\npayment terminal installed in the vehicle to receive a fare for the\nhiring of the vehicle if the terminal is programmed to apply a fee for\nthe use of the terminal that exceeds 5% (inclusive of GST) of the\nfare.\nMaximum penalty: 25 penalty units.\n(3) A person who holds a licence to operate a commercial passenger\nvehicle must not permit the use of a payment terminal installed in\nthe vehicle to receive a fare for the hiring of the vehicle if the\nterminal is programmed to apply a fee for the use of the terminal\nthat exceeds 5% (inclusive of GST) of the fare.\nMaximum penalty: 25 penalty units.\n\nPart 4 Further provisions for commercial passenger vehicles\nCommercial Passenger (Road) Transport (Miscellaneous) Regulations 1992 5\n(4) A person must not impose a fee for the use of a payment terminal\nto pay a fare for the hiring of a commercial passenger vehicle that\nexceeds 5% (inclusive of GST) of the fare.\nMaximum penalty: 25 penalty units.\n(5) For subregulation (4), a person imposes a fee for the use of a\npayment terminal if the person manages or administers the whole\nor any part of the system under which the payment terminal is\nprogrammed.\n(6) In this regulation:\nGST means the Goods and Services Tax payable under the\nA New Tax System (Goods and Services Tax) Act 1999 (Cth).\npayment terminal means a device which interfaces with payment\ncards to make electronic funds transfers.\nPart 4 Further provisions for commercial passenger\nvehicles\n9 Safety of vehicle\n(1) The operator of a commercial passenger vehicle must not allow the\nvehicle to be made available for hire or reward if the vehicle is\nunsafe.\nMaximum penalty: 85 penalty units.\n(2) If the Registrar of Motor Vehicles specifies minimum maintenance\nthat is to be carried out on a commercial passenger vehicle, the\noperator of the vehicle or, if the vehicle is a rideshare vehicle, the\ndriver must ensure that maintenance is carried out on the vehicle in\naccordance with that specified.\nMaximum penalty: 85 penalty units.\n(3) The driver of a commercial passenger vehicle must not drive the\nvehicle for hire or reward if the driver knows the vehicle is unsafe.\nMaximum penalty: 85 penalty units.\n(4) In this regulation, a vehicle is unsafe if it is likely to endanger any of\nthe following:\n(a) the safety of any person;\n(b) public safety;\n\nPart 4 Further provisions for commercial passenger vehicles\nCommercial Passenger (Road) Transport (Miscellaneous) Regulations 1992 6\n(c) any property.\n10 No smoking in vehicle\n(1) A person must not smoke in a commercial passenger vehicle.\nMaximum penalty: 30 penalty units.\n(2) Subregulation (1) does not apply in relation to a courtesy vehicle or\na rideshare vehicle.\n(3) A person must not smoke in a rideshare vehicle at any time when\nthe vehicle is available for hire or reward or is being used for a\nrideshare journey.\nMaximum penalty: 30 penalty units.\n(4) In this regulation:\nrideshare journey, see regulation 3 of the Commercial Passenger\n(Road) Transport (Ridesharing) Regulations 2017.\n11 Animals\n(1) The driver of a commercial passenger vehicle must not refuse a\nhiring of the vehicle by a person, or during a hiring refuse to allow a\nperson to board the vehicle, only because the person is\naccompanied by an assistance animal.\nMaximum penalty: 30 penalty units.\n(2) In this regulation:\nassistance animal means an animal:\n(a) trained by an assistance animal training institution; and\n(b) used as an assistance animal by a person who:\n(i) is wholly or partially blind or deaf; or\n(ii) has another form of disability requiring the use of an\nassistance animal.\n12 Lift incentive\n(1) An eligible person who requires the wheelchair capability of a\nrelevant commercial passenger vehicle may offer a lift incentive to\nthe driver of the vehicle.\n\nPart 4 Further provisions for commercial passenger vehicles\nCommercial Passenger (Road) Transport (Miscellaneous) Regulations 1992 7\n(2) The lift incentive may be provided in the form of:\n(a) a redeemable voucher approved by the Minister; or\n(b) payment by a smartcard issued under the Northern Territory\nTransport Subsidy Scheme or other means of electronic\npayment; or\n(c) another means of payment approved by the Minister.\n(3) If the driver accepts the offer of the lift incentive:\n(a) the hiring is taken to commence only after the wheelchair, and\nany person in the wheelchair, is on board the vehicle and\nmade secure; and\n(b) the driver must not charge for any time spent:\n(i) waiting for the hirer before the wheelchair is placed on\nboard; or\n(ii) placing the wheelchair on board and setting the\nwheelchair down again.\n(4) A driver is not obliged to accept a lift incentive and may instead\ncharge for time spent waiting for the hirer and placing the\nwheelchair on board the vehicle and setting the wheelchair down\nagain.\n(5) The Minister may, by Gazette notice:\n(a) determine the class or classes of persons who are eligible to\nparticipate in the lift incentive scheme; and\n(b) determine the amount payable for a lift incentive from time to\ntime.\n(6) A lift incentive is an incentive to the driver and, if received by an\noperator or a communications or dispatch network, must be passed\non to the driver in full.\n(7) In this regulation:\nrelevant commercial passenger vehicle means:\n(a) a multiple purpose minibus, as defined in regulation 3 of the\nCommercial Passenger (Road) Transport (Minibuses)\nRegulations 1998; or\n\nPart 5 Passenger services levy\nCommercial Passenger (Road) Transport (Miscellaneous) Regulations 1992 8\n(b) a multiple purpose taxi, as defined in regulation 3(1) of the\nCommercial Passenger (Road) Transport (Taxis)\nRegulations 1992; or\n(c) a rideshare vehicle or a private hire car:\n(i) fitted to carry a passenger seated in a wheelchair; and\n(ii) in respect of which the licence contains a condition that\npriority is to be given to carrying passengers in\nwheelchairs.\nPart 5 Passenger services levy\n13 Definitions\nIn this Part:\nmonthly levy means the aggregation of the passenger services\nlevy imposed by regulation 14, for a calendar month, for an\noperator or rideshare platform manager.\npassenger service transaction, see regulation 14(2).\nrelevant operator means:\n(a) the operator of a taxi, minibus or private hire car; or\n(b) a rideshare platform manager.\n14 Passenger services levy\n(1) A passenger services levy of 91 cents is payable for each\npassenger service transaction.\n(2) A passenger service transaction is the carrying of a person or\npersons on a journey for reward by any of the following vehicles:\n(a) a taxi;\n(b) a minibus;\n(c) a private hire car;\n(d) a rideshare vehicle.\n\nPart 5 Passenger services levy\nCommercial Passenger (Road) Transport (Miscellaneous) Regulations 1992 9\n(3) The monthly levy is payable by the following:\n(a) for a passenger service transaction involving a taxi, minibus or\nprivate hire car – the holder of the licence under the Act to\noperate the vehicle;\n(b) for a passenger service transaction involving a rideshare\nvehicle – the rideshare platform manager of the rideshare\nplatform through which the transactions were arranged.\n15 Payment and recovery of monthly levy\n(1) A person responsible under regulation 14(3) for payment of the levy\nmust pay to the Director the monthly levy for a month by the end of\nthe following month.\nExample for subregulation (1)\nThe monthly levy for the month of January is payable by the last day of February.\n(2) If a monthly levy is not paid by the due date, it is a debt due to the\nTerritory recoverable by the Director in a court of competent\njurisdiction.\n16 Licence and approval conditions\n(1) It is a condition of a licence for a taxi, minibus or private hire car\nthat the operator, in relation to passenger service transactions in a\nmonth, must, by the end of the following month:\n(a) lodge with the Director a return, in the approved form; and\n(b) pay the monthly levy in accordance with these Regulations.\n(2) It is a condition of the approval of a rideshare platform that the\nrideshare platform manager, in relation to passenger service\ntransactions in a month, must, by the end of the following month:\n(a) lodge with the Director a return, in the approved form; and\n(b) pay the monthly levy in accordance with these Regulations.\n17 Offences\n(1) A relevant operator or rideshare platform manager liable to pay a\nmonthly levy must not knowingly evade the levy.\nMaximum penalty: 85 penalty units.\n\nPart 5 Passenger services levy\nCommercial Passenger (Road) Transport (Miscellaneous) Regulations 1992 10\n(2) A relevant operator or rideshare platform manager must provide the\nDirector with monthly returns of the number of passenger service\ntransactions involving vehicles operated by the operator or\nmanager.\nMaximum penalty: 85 penalty units.\n(3) A relevant operator or rideshare platform manager must keep the\nrecords that are necessary to enable the liability of the operator or\nmanager for the monthly levy to be ascertained.\nMaximum penalty: 85 penalty units.\n(4) A relevant operator or rideshare platform manager must produce a\nrecord mentioned in subregulation (3) to the Director on request.\nMaximum penalty: 85 penalty units.\n(5) A relevant operator or rideshare platform manager must retain a\nrecord mentioned in subregulation (3) for 3 years after the record\nwas made.\nMaximum penalty: 85 penalty units.\n(6) A relevant operator or rideshare platform manager must not:\n(a) provide a return to the Director that the operator or manager\nknows to be misleading in a material particular; or\n(b) keep a record in relation to a monthly levy that the operator or\nmanager knows to be misleading in a material particular; or\n(c) produce a record to the Director under subregulation (4) that\nthe operator or manager knows to be misleading in a material\nparticular.\nMaximum penalty: 85 penalty units.\n(7) A relevant operator or rideshare platform manager must not\nintentionally damage or destroy a record mentioned in\nsubregulation (3).\nMaximum penalty: 85 penalty units.\n\nSchedule 1 Infringement offences and prescribed amounts\nCommercial Passenger (Road) Transport (Miscellaneous) Regulations 1992 11\nSchedule 1 Infringement offences and prescribed amounts\nregulation 2\nProvision Prescribed amount in\npenalty units\nfor\nindividual\nfor body\ncorporate\nCommercial Passenger (Road) Transport Act 1991\n1 section 21(2) 4\n2 section 26(2) 10\n3 sections 26A(2), 37B(2), 38E(2) and\n38K(2)\n4\n4 section 45(2) 10\n5 section 47(3) 4\n6 section 69(a) and (b) 5\n7 section 71(6A) 10\n8 section 71(6B) 4 20\n9 section 71(7A) 20\n10 section 71(8A) and (9) 4\n11 section 72(2) 2\n12 section 74(1) 5\n13 section 74B 4 20\n14 section 79A(1) 7\n\nSchedule 1 Infringement offences and prescribed amounts\nCommercial Passenger (Road) Transport (Miscellaneous) Regulations 1992 12\nProvision Prescribed amount in\npenalty units\nfor\nindividual\nfor body\ncorporate\nCommercial Passenger (Road) Transport (Miscellaneous)\nRegulations 1992\n15 regulation 8(2), (3) and (4) 2 10\n16 regulation 9(1) and (2) 15 25\n17 regulation 9(3) 15\n18 regulation 10(1) 3\n19 regulation 11(1) 5\nProvision Prescribed amount\nin penalty units\nCommercial Passenger (Road) Transport (Courtesy Vehicles)\nRegulations 2003\n20 regulations 4(1) and (2), 5, 10, 11(2),\n12(1) and 16(1), (2) and (3)\n1\n21 regulation 20(3) 0.5\nCommercial Passenger (Road) Transport (Limousines)\nRegulations 2003\n22 regulations 4(1) and (2) and 5 10\n23 regulation 8 3\n24 regulation 9(1) 5\n25 regulations 10 and 12(1) 3\n26 regulation 14(1) and (2) 5\n27 regulation 15(3) 6\n\nSchedule 1 Infringement offences and prescribed amounts\nCommercial Passenger (Road) Transport (Miscellaneous) Regulations 1992 13\nProvision Prescribed amount\nin penalty units\nCommercial Passenger (Road) Transport (Minibuses) Regulations 1998\n28 regulation 4(3) 6\n29 regulation 5(1), (2) and (3) 10\n30 regulation 7A(1) 5\n31 regulation 7B(1) 10\n32 regulation 7B(4) 4\n33 regulation 9(1) and (2) 3\n34 regulation 11(a) 1\n35 regulation 11(b) 3\n36 regulation 11(e) 4\n37 regulations 12(2) and 14(a) and (b) 3\n38 regulation 17(1) and (3) 1\n39 regulations 18C(1) and (2), 18D and 18E 5\n40 regulation 18F(1) and (2) 4\n41 regulation 18G(1) 10\n42 regulation 18H 4\n43 regulations 18L(1) and (3), 18M(1) and\n(2), 18N and 18P\n5\n44 regulation 22(1) and (2) 10\nCommercial Passenger (Road) Transport (Passenger Buses)\nRegulations 1992\n45 regulations 4(1) and (2) and 6 10\n46 regulation 8(a) and (b) 1\n\nSchedule 1 Infringement offences and prescribed amounts\nCommercial Passenger (Road) Transport (Miscellaneous) Regulations 1992 14\nProvision Prescribed amount\nin penalty units\nCommercial Passenger (Road) Transport (Private Hire Cars)\nRegulations 1992\n47 regulation 4(1) and (2) 10\n48 regulation 5 5\n49 regulations 6(3), 7 and 9(1) 3\n50 regulation 11(1) and (2) 5\n51 regulation 11A(3) 6\n52 regulation 12(2) 10\nCommercial Passenger (Road) Transport (Ridesharing)\nRegulations 2017\n53 regulation 9(3) 6\n54 regulation 10 5\n55 regulations 11(1) and 12 6\n56 regulations 13(1) and 14 3\n57 regulation 15 5\n58 regulation 16 3\n59 regulation 17(1) 5\n60 regulation 18(1) 3\nCommercial Passenger (Road) Transport (Special Function Vehicles)\nRegulations 2003\n61 regulations 4(1) and (2) and 5 10\n62 regulations 9, 10(1) and 11 3\n63 regulation 13(1) and (2) 5\n\nSchedule 1 Infringement offences and prescribed amounts\nCommercial Passenger (Road) Transport (Miscellaneous) Regulations 1992 15\nProvision Prescribed amount\nin penalty units\nCommercial Passenger (Road) Transport (Taxis) Regulations 1992\n64 regulation 4(1), (1A) and (2) 10\n65 regulation 5(3) 6\n66 regulations 7(1), 7A and 9 3\n67 regulation 10A(1) 10\n68 regulation 10A(3) 3\n69 regulation 11A(3), (5), (6) and (7) 2\n70 regulation 13 3\n71 regulation 15 1\n72 regulation 16(1) and (2) 3\n73 regulation 20(a) 1\n74 regulation 20(b) 3\n75 regulation 20(e) 4\n76 regulation 21 3\n77 regulation 23(1) 4\n78 regulation 24 2\n79 regulation 25 4\n80 regulations 26(1), 27C(1) and (2), 27D\nand 27E\n5\n81 regulation 27F(1) and (2) 4\n82 regulation 27G(1) 10\n83 regulation 27H 4\n84 regulations 27L(1) and (3), 27M(1) and\n(2), 27N and 27P\n5\n85 regulation 28(1) and (3) 1\n\nSchedule 1 Infringement offences and prescribed amounts\nCommercial Passenger (Road) Transport (Miscellaneous) Regulations 1992 16\nProvision Prescribed amount\nin penalty units\n86 regulation 29(a) and (b) 5\n87 regulation 32(1) and (3) 2\n88 regulation 34 10\nCommercial Passenger (Road) Transport (Tourist Vehicles) 1992\n89 regulation 4(1) and (2) 10\n\nSchedule 2 Fees\nCommercial Passenger (Road) Transport (Miscellaneous) Regulations 1992 17\nSchedule 2 Fees\nregulation 6\nItem Matter Fee ($)\n1 Application for grant of accreditation or\nrenewal of accreditation\n100\n2 Application for approval of communications\nor dispatch network\n30\n3 Application for grant or renewal of:\n(a) one special passenger vehicle\nlicence\n(b) each second or subsequent special\npassenger vehicle licence\n150\n25\n\nENDNOTES\nCommercial Passenger (Road) Transport (Miscellaneous) Regulations 1992 18\nENDNOTES\n1 KEY Key to abbreviations\namd = amended od = order\napp = appendix om = omitted\nbl = by-law pt = Part\nch = Chapter r = regulation/rule\ncl = clause rem = remainder\ndiv = Division renum = renumbered\nexp = expires/expired rep = repealed\nf = forms s = section\nGaz = Gazette sch = Schedule\nhdg = heading sdiv = Subdivision\nins = inserted SL = Subordinate Legislation\nlt = long title sub = substituted\nnc = not commenced\n2 LIST OF LEGISLATION\nCommercial Passenger (Miscellaneous) Regulations 1992 (SL No. 60, 1992)\nNotified 29 October 1992\nCommenced 29 October 1992\nAmendment of Commercial Passenger (Miscellaneous) Regulations (SL No. 22, 1994)\nNotified 10 August 1994\nCommenced 10 August 1994\nAmendments of Commercial Passenger (Miscellaneous) Regulations (SL No. 57, 1998)\nNotified 23 December 1998\nCommenced 1 January 1999 (r 1 and s 2 Commercial Passenger (Road)\nTransport Amendment Act 1998 (Act No. 83, 1998))\nStatute Law Revision Act 2000 (Act No. 19, 2000)\nAssent date 6 June 2000\nCommenced s 6: 4 December 1999; rem: 12 July 2000 (Gaz G27,\n12 July 2000, p 2)\nAmendments of Commercial Passenger (Miscellaneous) Regulations (SL No. 44, 2003)\nNotified 1 August 2003\nCommenced r 4(2) and (3): 1 October 2003; rem: 1 August 2003 (r 1, s 2\nCommercial Passenger (Road) Transport Amendment Act\n(No. 2) 2003 (Act No. 40, 2003), Gaz G30, 30 July 2003, p 13\nand Gaz G38, 24 September 2003, p 2)\nAmendments of Commercial Passenger (Miscellaneous) Regulations (SL No. 50, 2003)\nNotified 1 October 2003\nCommenced 1 October 2003\nCommercial Passenger Vehicles Legislation Amendment Act 2006 (Act No. 3, 2006)\nAssent date 8 March 2006\nCommenced 8 March 2006\n\nENDNOTES\nCommercial Passenger (Road) Transport (Miscellaneous) Regulations 1992 19\nStatute Law Revision Act 2007 (Act No. 4, 2007)\nAssent date 8 March 2007\nCommenced 8 March 2007\nTaxis Amendment (Wheelchair Passengers and Other Matters) Regulations 2008\n(SL No. 4, 2008)\nNotified 26 March 2008\nCommenced 26 March 2008\nCommercial Passenger Amendment (Security Cameras) Regulations 2010\n(SL No. 21, 2010)\nNotified 29 September 2010\nCommenced 1 November 2010\nCommercial Passenger Vehicle Legislation Amendment Regulations 2016\n(SL No. 33, 2016)\nNotified 6 July 2016\nCommenced 1 October 2016 (r 2)\nCommercial Passenger Vehicle Legislation Amendment Regulations 2017 (SL No. 34,\n2017)\nNotified 29 November 2017\nCommenced 1 December 2017 (r 2)\nRidesharing Regulations (SL No. 35, 2017)\nNotified 29 November 2017\nCommenced pts 5 and 6: 1 February 2018; rem: 1 December 2017 (r 2)\nCommercial Passenger (Miscellaneous) Amendment Regulations 2018 (SL No. 10,\n2018)\nNotified 23 May 2018\nCommenced 1 June 2018\nTransport Legislation Amendment Regulations 2019 (SL No. 11, 2019)\nNotified 1 July 2019\nCommenced 1 August 2019 (r 2)\nSex Industry Act 2019 (Act No. 40, 2019)\nAssent date 13 December 2019\nCommenced 12 June 2020 (Gaz S35, 11 June 2020)\nCriminal Code Amendment (Property Offences) Act 2022 (Act No. 24, 2022)\nAssent date 31 October 2022\nCommenced 30 April 2023 (Gaz G8, 13 April 2023, p 1)\nCriminal Justice Legislation Amendment (Sexual Offences) Act 2023 (Act No. 20, 2023)\nAssent date 17 August 2023\nCommenced 25 March 2024 (Gaz S20, 22 March 2024)\nTransport Legislation Amendment Act 2025 (Act No. 23, 2025)\nAssent date 12 September 2025\nCommenced pts 2, 4, 5 and 6: 21 January 2026 (Gaz S5,\n19 January 2026); rem: 18 November 2025 (Gaz S69,\n17 November 2025)\n\nENDNOTES\nCommercial Passenger (Road) Transport (Miscellaneous) Regulations 1992 20\n3 GENERAL AMENDMENTS\nGeneral amendments of a formal nature (which are not referred to in the table\nof amendments to this reprint) are made by the Interpretation Legislation\nAmendment Act 2018 (Act No. 22 of 2018) to: rr 1, 1A, 10, 12 and 18 and\nsch 1 and 3.\n4 LIST OF AMENDMENTS\npt 1 hdg ins No. 33, 2016, r 4\nr 1 amd Act No. 23, 2025, s 23\nr 1A ins No. 35, 2017, r 23\namd Act No. 23, 2025, s 19\npt 2 hdg ins No. 33, 2016, r 5\nsub Act No. 23, 2025, s 20\nr 2 sub No. 33, 2016, r 5; No. 35, 2017, r 4; Act No. 23, 2025, s 20\nr 3 amd No. 21, 2010, r 15; No. 35, 2017, r 5\nsub Act No. 23, 2025, s 20\nr 4 amd No. 21, 2010, r 15\nsub No. 35, 2017, r 6; Act No. 23, 2025, s 20\nr 5 amd No. 21, 2010, r 15; No. 33, 2016, r 6; No. 35, 2017, r 7\nsub Act No. 23, 2025, s 20\nrr 5A – 5B ins Act No. 23, 2025, s 20\npt 3 hdg ins No. 33, 2016, r 7\nr 7 ins Act No. 3, 2006, s 17\nsub Act No. 20, 2023, s 38\nr 8 ins No. 33, 2016, r 8\npt 4 hdg ins No. 35, 2017, r 8\nr 9 ins No. 35, 2017, r 8\namd No. 35, 2017, r 24\nr 10 ins No. 34, 2017, r 8\namd No. 35, 2017, r 25; Act No. 23, 2025, s 23\nr 11 ins No. 34, 2017, r 8\nr 12 ins No. 34, 2017, r 8\namd No. 35, 2017, r 26; Act No. 23, 2025, s 23\npt 5 hdg ins No. 35, 2017, r 27\nr 13 ins No. 35, 2017, r 27\nr 14 ins No. 35, 2017, r 27\namd No. 10, 2018, r 4\nrr 15 –17 ins No. 35, 2017, r 27\npt 6 hdg ins No. 35, 2017, r 27\nrep Act No. 23, 2025, s 21\nr 18 ins No. 35, 2017, r 27\nrep Act No. 23, 2025, s 21\nsch 1 amd No. 57, 1998, r 2; Act No. 19, 2000, s 10; No. 44, 2003, r 3; No. 50,\n2003, r 3; No. 4, 2008, r 12; No. 21, 2010 r 15; No. 33, 2016, r 9\nsub No. 34, 2017, r 9\namd No. 35, 2017, r 28; No. 11, 2019, r 4\nsub Act No. 23, 2025, s 22\nsch 2 amd No. 22, 1994; No. 44, 2003, r 4; No. 50, 2003, r 4\nsub Act No. 23, 2025, s 22\nsch 3 ins Act No. 3, 2006, s 18\namd Act No. 4, 2007, s 2; Act No. 40, 2019, s 32; Act No. 24, 2022, s 35\nrep Act No. 20, 2023, s 39","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"A positive credit balance is required for all requests, including BYOK, so fallback providers remain available. Add credits at https://vercel.com/d?to=%2F%5Bteam%5D%2F%7E%2Fai%3Fmodal%3Dtop-up to continue.","source":"analysis-cron"},"summary":{"complexity_score":4,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"The original 1992 regulations would have been drafted in a very different commercial passenger transport landscape — predating rideshare platforms (like Uber) and significant industry deregulation. The fact that a reprint (REPC060R1) is coming into force in 2026 strongly suggests the scope and content have evolved considerably from the original instrument, likely expanding or adapting to cover modern transport arrangements and updated safety or licensing standards."},"complexity_factors":["The 'miscellaneous' nature of the regulations suggests a broad and potentially fragmented scope covering multiple unrelated topics, making it harder to navigate","The gap between the 1992 origin date and the 2026 commencement date of the reprint introduces uncertainty about what has changed over time","The metadata provided is incomplete (e.g. no Gazette number, no 'Made By' detail), limiting the ability to fully assess the instrument","Regulations of this type typically cross-reference their parent Act and potentially other regulations, requiring readers to consult multiple documents","Industry-specific terminology around licensing, accreditation, and vehicle standards may be unfamiliar to lay readers","The reprint format (REPC060R1) means the document consolidates amendments, so identifying what the original 1992 version said versus current obligations requires careful reading"],"plain_english_summary":"These regulations set the legal rules for commercial passenger road transport—taxis, hire cars and similar services—covering licensing, vehicle and operator obligations and enforcement. Administered by the Department of Logistics and Infrastructure (Northern Territory), they govern operators, drivers and passengers and are currently in force.\n\nAlthough originally dated 1992, a consolidated reprint with a 21 January 2026 commencement is in effect; non‑compliance can lead to fines, licence loss or other penalties."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":7,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"The instrument's scope has expanded since 1992. Amendments inserted ridesharing‑specific rules and a passenger services levy (see r 14 added No. 35, 2017, r 27; rr 15–17 inserted No. 35, 2017, r 27) and recent Transport Legislation Amendment Act 2025 changes (parts commenced 21 Jan 2026) added or updated infringement procedures (rr 5A–5B) and other provisions. The additions broaden coverage to rideshare platforms, impose a per‑trip levy on operators or platform managers (r 14(3)), and introduce new administrative duties and penalties."},"complexity_factors":["Extensive cross‑references to other instruments and Acts (Commercial Passenger Act, Criminal Code, GST Act, ridesharing regulations)","Large schedule of infringement offences with differing penalty‑unit amounts across vehicle classes (Schedule 1)","Multiple regulated actors: drivers, operators, licence‑holders, rideshare platform managers (rr 8, 14(3), 16)","Record‑keeping, reporting and monthly payment regime for the levy with criminal penalties (rr 15–17)","Administrative discretions (Director may withdraw notices r 5A; Minister may set lift‑incentive classes/amount r 12(5))","Operational technical rules (vehicle safety, maintenance, terminal programming caps) with stiff penalties (rr 8–9)","Amendment history adding ridesharing and levy components increases interpretive complexity"],"plain_english_summary":"These Regulations set operational rules for Northern Territory commercial passenger services: they create an expiation (infringement) regime, set safety, no‑smoking and assistance‑animal requirements, cap card terminal fees at 5% (r 8), allow a Minister‑approved lift incentive for wheelchair users (r 12), and impose a 91¢ passenger‑services levy per trip payable monthly by vehicle operators or rideshare platform managers (rr 14–15). The law assigns who pays (r 14(3)), requires monthly returns and record‑keeping (rr 15–17), and gives administrative discretion to the Director and Minister (rr 5A, 12(5))."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":4,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"Originally enacted in 1992 as 'miscellaneous' regulations supporting the Commercial Passenger (Road) Transport Act, the legislation has expanded significantly beyond its original scope. The 2017 amendments added Part 5 (Passenger Services Levy) creating a comprehensive tax collection system for rideshare transactions, and Part 4 provisions for rideshare vehicles — a technology that didn't exist when the regulations were first made. The 2025 amendments further expanded the infringement notice system and removed Part 6 (which previously dealt with security cameras). The regulations now function as a central hub coordinating multiple vehicle-specific regulations (taxis, limousines, minibuses, ridesharing) rather than merely filling gaps in the principal Act."},"complexity_factors":["Multiple cross-references to other regulations (Taxis Regulations, Ridesharing Regulations 2017, Minibuses Regulations, etc.) requiring readers to consult external documents","Schedule 1 contains 89 separate offence provisions drawn from 10 different legislative instruments, creating a fragmented penalty structure","Nested definitions in Part 5 where 'monthly levy' depends on 'passenger service transaction' which depends on vehicle categories defined elsewhere","Conditional exceptions in smoking rules (regulation 10) distinguishing between courtesy vehicles, rideshare vehicles and taxis","Dual penalty structures in Schedule 1 distinguishing between individuals and body corporates for some but not all offences","Incorporation of external statutory definitions (Criminal Code sections, GST Act) without reproducing the text"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this legislation does:**\n\nThese are the Northern Territory's regulations governing commercial passenger vehicles — essentially, taxis, rideshares (like Uber), minibuses, private hire cars, limousines and other vehicles that carry paying passengers.\n\n**Key things it covers:**\n\n* **Fines and infringement notices** — Sets up a system where inspectors can issue on-the-spot fines (infringement notices) for minor offences instead of dragging people to court. It lists exactly which offences attract fines and how much (measured in \"penalty units\" — a standard dollar amount set by law).\n\n* **Safety rules** — Makes it illegal to operate an unsafe vehicle. Drivers and operators must keep vehicles properly maintained. Smoking is banned in taxis and rideshare vehicles when they're working.\n\n* **Accessibility** — Drivers cannot refuse passengers with assistance animals (guide dogs, etc.). There's also a \"lift incentive\" scheme where wheelchair users can offer drivers a special payment (voucher or smartcard) for vehicles equipped to carry wheelchairs, and drivers who accept cannot charge extra for loading time.\n\n* **Payment terminals** — Caps surcharges on card payments in taxis at 5% (including GST). Drivers, operators and payment system managers all face penalties if they exceed this.\n\n* **Passenger services levy** — Imposes a 91-cent tax on every paid trip (taxi, rideshare, minibus, private hire car). This is collected monthly by the government and applies to both traditional taxi operators and rideshare platform companies (like Uber).\n\n* **Fees** — Sets application fees for licences and accreditations.\n\n* **Disqualifying offences** — Lists serious criminal convictions (mostly sexual offences and crimes against children) that will stop someone from getting a licence to operate commercial passenger vehicles.\n\n**Who it affects:**\n\n* Taxi and rideshare drivers and operators\n* Rideshare platform companies (Uber, etc.)\n* Passengers (particularly those with disabilities)\n* Government inspectors who enforce the rules\n\n**Why it matters:**\n\nThis is the rulebook that keeps commercial passenger transport safe, accessible and fairly regulated in the NT. It ensures vehicles are roadworthy, protects vulnerable passengers from exploitation by barring serious criminals from the industry, prevents excessive card surcharges, and funds regulation through the trip levy. The inclusion of rideshare platforms shows the law has been updated to cover modern app-based transport services, not just traditional taxis."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/commercial-passenger-road-transport-miscellaneous-regulations-1992","history":"/api/acts/commercial-passenger-road-transport-miscellaneous-regulations-1992/history","analysis":"/api/acts/commercial-passenger-road-transport-miscellaneous-regulations-1992/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/commercial-passenger-road-transport-miscellaneous-regulations-1992/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/commercial-passenger-road-transport-miscellaneous-regulations-1992/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/commercial-passenger-road-transport-miscellaneous-regulations-1992/documents"}}