Point to Point Transport (Taxis and Hire Vehicles) Act 2016
32Disqualifying offences
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32 Disqualifying offences
32 Disqualifying offences
(1) For the purposes of this Act, a disqualifying offence is an offence (under the law of this State or any other jurisdiction) prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of this section.
(2) The regulations may prescribe—
(a) different disqualifying offences for taxi service providers, booking service providers and close associates, and
(b) different disqualifying offences for different categories of taxi service providers and booking service providers, and
(c) circumstances in which an offence is or is not a disqualifying offence.
(3) This Act extends to convictions by courts for disqualifying offences whether or not the convictions occurred before the commencement of this Act.
(4) In this Act, a conviction for a disqualifying offence includes a finding that the charge for an offence is proven, or that a person is guilty of an offence, even though the court does not proceed to a conviction.