Point to Point Transport (Taxis and Hire Vehicles) Regulation 2017
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52 Fare estimates
52 Fare estimates
(1) A person who provides a fare estimate for the purposes of section 79 of the Act must also include the following information in that estimate—
(a) information about when the fare may be varied and the amount of the variation or how any variation is to be calculated,
(b) information about any other fees and charges applicable to the provision of the relevant booking service or passenger service.
Maximum penalty—50 penalty units.
(2) For the purposes of section 79(2)(b) of the Act, a fare estimate, including an estimate of variations, may be expressed as an amount per hour, a rate per distance travelled or a set amount, or any combination of any of them.
(3) A person must not commence to provide a related booked service to a passenger unless the fare estimate for the journey has been accepted by or on behalf of the passenger.
Maximum penalty—
(a) in the case of a driver—20 penalty units, or
(b) in any other case—50 penalty units.