Point to Point Transport (Taxis and Hire Vehicles) Act 2016
129Prohibited advertisements
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129 Prohibited advertisements
129 Prohibited advertisements
(1) A person must not cause to be published any advertisement for a service involving the use of a motor vehicle or a booking service if—
(a) a provider of that kind of service is required to be authorised under this Act and the operator is not so authorised, or
(b) that kind of vehicle is required to be licensed under this Act and the vehicle is not so licensed.
Maximum penalty—50 penalty units.
(2) It is a defence to proceedings against a person who causes an advertisement to be published if the person establishes that the person did not know, and could not reasonably have known, that the provider of a service was not authorised, or a vehicle was not licensed, under this Act.
(3) In this section—
publish means disseminate or provide access to the public or a section of the public by means of radio, television, the Internet, newspapers, billboards, cinemas or other media.