3Interpretation

3 Interpretation (1) In this Act: accredited means accredited under Part 3. affected person, see section 77(2). approved means approved by the Director. approved form means a form approved under section 86A. approved standard means a standard approved under section 86B. bus stop means an area of a public street that is marked off by: (a) a part of the kerb of the street that is between a traffic sign bearing an arrow and the words "BUS STOP" erected on or near the kerb and another traffic sign on the same side of the street nearest in the direction indicated by the arrow; or

Commercial Passenger (Road) Transport Act 1991 2 (b) markings on the pavement of the street adjacent to: (i) a traffic sign bearing the words "BUS STOP", "BUSES ONLY" or "BUSES EXCEPTED"; or (ii) the words "BUS STOP" marked on the pavement. commercial passenger vehicle means a taxi, private hire car, limousine, special function vehicle, minibus, courtesy vehicle, motor omnibus, tourist vehicle or special passenger vehicle. courtesy vehicle means an approved motor vehicle (not being a function vehicle, minibus, motor omnibus, tourist vehicle or special passenger vehicle) used, with the services of a driver, to carry passengers for hire or reward where the carriage: (a) is offered as an inducement in respect of an agreement for the provision of accommodation or activities for recreation or pleasure; and (b) is provided to passengers without payment of a fare. Director means the Director of Commercial Passenger (Road) Transport appointed under section 5(1). disqualifying offence means: (a) an offence against a law of the Territory prescribed by the Regulations; or (b) an offence against a law, or a repealed law, of the Territory or another jurisdiction (including a jurisdiction outside Australia) that substantially corresponds to an offence referred to in paragraph (a). inspector means a person appointed or declared as such under section 64, and includes the Director. licence means a licence granted or renewed under this Act. limousine means an approved motor vehicle that: (a) is used, with the services of a driver, to carry passengers for hire or reward on pre-booked journeys at pre-arranged fares; (b) is not fitted with a meter that either calculates or indicates the (c) does not stand or ply for hire.

Commercial Passenger (Road) Transport Act 1991 3 minibus means an approved motor vehicle that: (a) is fitted, equipped or constructed to carry more than 8 passengers but not more than 15 passengers; (b) is used to carry passengers for hire or reward, including by responding to ad hoc hailings or by pre-booked journeys, for a fare (including a pre-arranged fare) determined in accordance with a rate of hire calculated by reference to the period of time the vehicle is hired or to the distance to be travelled; (c) is not fitted with a meter that either calculates or indicates the (d) is licensed to stand and ply for hire only at a minibus rank or at an approved place. minibus area means an area declared under section 38 to be a minibus area for the purposes of this Act. minibus rank means an area identified by signs as a minibus rank, where minibuses may stand or ply for hire, set aside for that purpose by a competent authority (as defined in the Traffic Act 1987). motor omnibus means an approved motor vehicle that is licenced under Part 6 to carry passengers for hire or reward. motor vehicle means any motor car, motor carriage, motor cycle, goods vehicle, motor omnibus, motor tractor, or other vehicle propelled upon a road wholly or partly by any volatile spirit or by steam, gas, oil, or electricity, or by any means other than human or animal power, and includes a trailer at any time attached to a motor vehicle but does not include any vehicle used on a railway or a powered cycle. operate, in relation to a commercial passenger vehicle, means: (a) to drive or use; or (b) to cause or employ another person to drive or use, that vehicle to carry passengers for hire or reward, otherwise than only in the capacity of an employee or a volunteer. private hire car means an approved motor vehicle that: (a) is used, with the services of a driver, to carry passengers for hire or reward on pre-booked journeys at pre-arranged fares determined in accordance with a rate of hire calculated by