69Public care objective

69 Public care objective

(1) The public care objective is the objective that the services provided by drivers of commercial passenger vehicles—

(a) be provided to persons using those services and to other persons, particularly children and other vulnerable persons—

(i) with safety; and

(ii) with comfort, amenity and convenience; and

S. 69(1)(a)(iii) inserted by No. 56/2025 s. 7(1).

(iii) without discrimination, sexual harassment or other conduct that is inconsistent with community standards of acceptable conduct; and

(b) be provided in a manner that is not fraudulent or dishonest.

S. 69(2) inserted by No. 56/2025 s. 7(2).

(2) In this section—

discrimination has the same meaning as in section 4(1) of the Equal Opportunity Act 2010;

sexual harassment has the meaning given by section 92 of the Equal Opportunity Act 2010.

Division 2—Non-accreditation offence

New s. 70 inserted by No. 63/2017 s. 18, amended by No. 34/2023 s. 28.