77Driver of taxi to accept hiring

77 Driver of taxi to accept hiring

77 Driver of taxi to accept hiring

(1) The driver of a taxi that is available for hire must accept a hiring immediately when offered.

Maximum penalty—50 penalty units.

(2) However, the driver of a taxi may refuse to accept a hiring in any of the following circumstances—

(a) if acceptance would result in a breach of the Road Rules 2014,

(b) in the case of a driver who is proceeding to a destination for the purpose of terminating a driving shift, if the intending passenger indicates that he or she wishes to be taken to a location that is not on the way to that destination,

(c) (Repealed)

(d) if the intending passenger is smoking, or drinking alcohol, and refuses to stop doing so,

(e) if the intending passenger is a person who is, or who is carrying a thing that is, likely to soil or damage the taxi or the clothing or luggage of other passengers, or to otherwise cause inconvenience, a nuisance or annoyance to other passengers or to the driver,

(f) if one of the intending passengers is under the age of 1 year and neither the driver of the taxi nor any other intending passenger is carrying a child restraint that complies with the applicable requirements of rule 266 of the Road Rules 2014,

(g) if the intending passenger cannot, on request, satisfy the driver that the person is able to pay the estimated fare,

(h) if the intending passenger, on request in accordance with clause 56, refuses to pay the deposit in accordance with that clause.

cl 77: Am 2022 (807), Sch 1[11]; 2023 (279), sec 3(1); 2025 (676), Sch 1[2].