17Vehicle tracking systems—taxis

17 Vehicle tracking systems—taxis

17 Vehicle tracking systems—taxis

(1) A taxi used to provide a taxi service in the Metropolitan, Newcastle or Wollongong transport district or within the Central Coast local government area, and that plies or stands for hire on a road or road related area, must be fitted with an approved vehicle tracking device that is in working order.

(2) The provider of a taxi service (other than an affiliated provider) or the facilitator of an affiliated service that provides taxis in a district or area referred to in subclause (1) must provide and operate a system for monitoring the provision of services provided by taxis that ply or stand for hire.

(3) Subclause (1) is specified as a safety standard for the following—

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

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

(c) the holder of the taxi licence for the taxi.