Point to Point Transport (Taxis and Hire Vehicles) Regulation 2017
65Wheelchair accessible vehicles
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65 Wheelchair accessible vehicles
65 Wheelchair accessible vehicles
(1) The driver of a wheelchair accessible taxi or wheelchair accessible hire vehicle that is available for hire must accept a hiring for a person using a wheelchair in preference to a hiring for a person not using a wheelchair.
Maximum penalty—10 penalty units.
(2) The driver of a wheelchair accessible taxi or wheelchair accessible hire vehicle who is conveying a person using a wheelchair must ensure that the wheelchair is safely secured to the vehicle throughout the hiring.
Maximum penalty—10 penalty units.