112Inspections

112 Inspections

112 Inspections

(1) The Commissioner may cause inspections to be carried out to ensure that the provider of a passenger service or booking service, the holder of a taxi licence or the owner or driver of a taxi or a hire vehicle is complying with any of the following—

(a) the terms of any authorisation or taxi licence, or any requirement to be authorised or to have a licence,

(b) safety duties, safety standards or any other requirements imposed under this Act.

(2) Inspections under this section may be carried out at the intervals that the Commissioner thinks fit.

(3) For the purposes of this section, the Commissioner may cause the following to be inspected—

(a) the performance of employees or drivers in connection with passenger services or booking services,

(b) any vehicle used for the purposes of a passenger service and any equipment, furnishings or fittings in or about the vehicle,

(c) the operation of a passenger service or booking service,

(d) any other thing the Commissioner considers to be relevant to the safe carrying on of a passenger service or booking service.