1MOTOR VEHICLE (HIRE CAR) REGULATIONS 1985

NORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA MOTOR VEHICLE (HIRE CAR) REGULATIONS 1985 As in force at 20 June 2018 Table of provisions Part I Preliminary 1 Citation ............................................................................................ 1 2 Commencement .............................................................................. 1 4 Definitions ........................................................................................ 1 Part II Licensing of drivers Division 2 Licensing of drivers 6 Driver of hire car to be specially licensed ........................................ 2 7 Registrar to be satisfied in relation to certain matters before issuing licence ................................................................................. 2 8 Certificate in relation to fitness and competency ............................. 2 9 Medical certificate in relation to hire car driver................................. 2 Part III Conduct, &c., of drivers and passengers Division 1 General 10 Driver conduct ................................................................................. 3 10A Driver to display identification card .................................................. 3 32 Operation of taximeter ..................................................................... 3 Part VIII Miscellaneous 70 Driver of private hire car not to tout for passengers ......................... 3 75 Regulatory offences......................................................................... 4 76 Offences resulting from accident or other unavoidable causes ....... 4 77 Transitional and savings .................................................................. 4 ENDNOTES

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As in force at 20 June 2018

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MOTOR VEHICLE (HIRE CAR) REGULATIONS 1985 Regulations under the Motor Vehicles Act 1949 Part I Preliminary 1 Citation These Regulations may be cited as the Motor Vehicle (Hire Car) Regulations 1985. 2 Commencement These Regulations shall come into operation on a date to be fixed by the Administrator by notice in the Gazette. 4 Definitions In these Regulations: hire car means a private hire car, limousine or taxi. licence means: (a) other than in respect of Division 2 of Part II and regulation 72 – a licence granted under section 26(1) or 27(1) of the Act; and (b) in respect of Division 2 of Part II and regulation 72 – a licence granted under section 10(1) of the Act entitling the holder of the licence to drive a hire car of the type specified in that licence. passenger, in relation to a hire car, includes the hirer of the hire car but does not include the driver of that hire car.

Part II Licensing of drivers Division 2 Licensing of drivers Motor Vehicle (Hire Car) Regulations 1985 2 Part II Licensing of drivers Division 2 Licensing of drivers 6 Driver of hire car to be specially licensed A person shall not drive a hire car as a hire car unless he holds a licence which specifies that he is licensed to drive a hire car of that type. Maximum penalty: 15 penalty units. 7 Registrar to be satisfied in relation to certain matters before issuing licence The Registrar shall not grant a licence to an applicant for the licence except where he is satisfied that the applicant is: (a) a person of good character; and (b) a fit and proper person to hold the licence. 8 Certificate in relation to fitness and competency An applicant for a licence shall answer in writing the questions specified in an approved certificate of fitness and competency to drive a hire car. 9 Medical certificate in relation to hire car driver The Registrar may, before granting or renewing a licence, require the applicant for the licence to present a medical certificate given by a medical testing officer to the effect that the medical testing officer: (a) has, on the date of the certificate, personally examined the applicant, knowing him to be an applicant for the grant or renewal of that licence; and (b) is of the opinion that, having proper regard to the health and safety of passengers and of the public generally, the applicant is a medically fit and proper person to be employed as the driver of a hire car.