10Wheelchair accessible vehicles

10 Wheelchair accessible vehicles

10 Wheelchair accessible vehicles

(1) A wheelchair accessible taxi or wheelchair accessible hire vehicle used to provide a passenger service must—

(a) contain a space, for each of the number of wheelchairs proposed to be carried by the vehicle, that is not less than the size of a rectangular prism with a length of 1,300 mm (parallel to the centre line of the vehicle), a width of 800 mm and a height of 1,500 mm, and

(b) have no intrusions into that space, other than adjustable restraint devices, and

(c) comply with the following standards—

(i) AS/NZS 3856.1:1998, Hoists and ramps for people with disabilities—Vehicle-mounted, Part 1: Product requirements,

(ii) AS/NZS 3856.2:1998, Hoists and ramps for people with disabilities—Vehicle-mounted, Part 2: Installation requirements,

(iii) AS/NZS 3696.19:2009, Wheelchairs, Part 19: Wheeled mobility devices for use as seats in motor vehicles,

(iv) AS/NZS 10542.1:2015, Technical systems and aids for people with disability—Wheelchair tiedown and occupant-restraint systems, Part 1: Requirements and test methods for all systems, and

(d) comply with the applicable standards of the Disability Standards for Accessible Public Transport issued under the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 of the Commonwealth, and

(e) carry wheelchair restraints that enable the maximum number of occupied wheelchairs that the taxi or hire vehicle is capable of conveying to be safely and securely attached to the taxi or hire vehicle, and

(f) be supplied with an approved child restraint within the meaning of rule 266 of the Road Rules 2014.

(2) (Repealed)

(3) This safety standard is specified for the following—

(a) the provider of a taxi service (other than an affiliated service), if the vehicle is a taxi and is used to provide the taxi service,

(b) the facilitator of an affiliated service and the affiliated provider, if the vehicle is a taxi and is used to provide the affiliated service,