Point to Point Transport (Taxis and Hire Vehicles) Act 2016
47Taxis must be licensed
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47 Taxis must be licensed
47 Taxis must be licensed
A person must not use a motor vehicle to provide a taxi service unless—
(a) the provider, or an employee, contractor or affiliated provider of that provider, is the holder of a taxi licence for the motor vehicle, or
(b) the motor vehicle is a stand-by taxi used in accordance with this Act and the regulations.
Maximum penalty—
(a) $110,000, or
(b) for a second or subsequent offence by an individual within 5 years of a previous offence—$110,000, or 12 months imprisonment, or both.
s 47: Am 2022 No 79, Sch 1[5].