110EPrice determinations

110E Price determinations

(1) Without limiting section 33(5) of the Essential Services Commission Act 2001, the manner in which the ESC may regulate prescribed prices includes determining different prices according to—

(a) the time of day at which, or day of the week or kind of day on which, an applicable unbooked service is provided;

(b) the speed at which the commercial passenger vehicle used in the provision of the applicable unbooked service is travelling;

(c) the distance travelled by the commercial passenger vehicle used in the provision of the applicable unbooked service;

(d) the type of commercial passenger vehicle used in the provision of the applicable unbooked service;

(e) the occupancy of the commercial passenger vehicle used in the provision of the applicable unbooked service, including where there is more than one passenger;

(f) where a journey in respect of which the applicable unbooked service is provided begins or ends;

(g) the prevailing economic conditions, including the price of fuel and the consumer price index;

S. 110E(1)(ga) inserted by No. 30/2021 s. 22A(1).

(ga) the Fair Work Commission's annual wage review under section 285 of the Fair Work Act 2009 of the Commonwealth;

S. 110E(1)(gb) inserted by No. 30/2021 s. 22A(1).

(gb) the commercial viability of operating a taxi service;

(h) any other matter the ESC considers to be relevant.

S. 110E(2) inserted by No. 30/2021 s. 22A(2).

(2) In this section—

fare calculation device means a mechanical, electrical or electronic device that calculates, records or displays information about fares and charges for the provision of unbooked commercial passenger vehicle services;

taxi service means an unbooked commercial passenger vehicle service where the fare is calculated based on time and distance travelled as measured by a fare calculation device.

S. 110F inserted by No. 63/2017 s. 18.