66Surrender of registration

66 Surrender of registration

(1) A registered booking service provider may apply in writing to the regulator for consent to surrender the registration.

(2) Subject to subsection (3), on receiving an application under subsection (1), the regulator must consent to the surrender.

(3) The regulator may impose any condition on the grant of the consent that the regulator considers necessary to protect the interests of a third party.

S. 66(3A) inserted by No. 34/2023 s. 15.

(3A) If the regulator imposes a condition under subsection (3), the regulator must inform the person that they have a right to seek review of the regulator's decision under Part 12.

(4) A person commits an offence if—

(a) the regulator imposes a condition on a consent to surrender the registration of a booking service provider; and

S. 66(5) amended by No. 34/2023 s. 31(1).

(5) A person who commits an offence against subsection (4) is liable to a penalty not exceeding 20 penalty units.

Division 4—Miscellaneous

New s. 67 inserted by No. 63/2017 s. 18.

67 Offence to provide booking service that results in commercial passenger vehicle service being provided by non-accredited drivers

(1) A person who provides a booking service commits an offence if—

(a) a commercial passenger vehicle service is provided as a result of the provision of the booking service; and

(b) the commercial passenger vehicle service is being provided by a driver of the commercial passenger vehicle service who is not an accredited driver.

(2) A person who commits an offence against subsection (1) is liable to a penalty not exceeding 60 penalty units for an individual or 300 penalty units for a body corporate.

Pt 5 (Headings and ss 68–94) inserted by No. 63/2017 s. 18.