85Direction to leave hire vehicle

85 Direction to leave hire vehicle

85 Direction to leave hire vehicle

(1) A driver of a hire vehicle or an authorised officer may direct a person to leave, or not to enter, the hire vehicle if the driver or authorised officer is of the opinion that any of the following circumstances exist in relation to the person—

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

(b) if the person is smoking, or drinking alcohol, and refuses to stop doing so,

(c) if the person is, or is carrying a thing that is, likely to soil or damage the hire vehicle or the clothing or luggage of other passengers, or to otherwise cause inconvenience, a nuisance or annoyance to other passengers or to the driver,

(d) if an approved child restraint or approved booster seat required to enable the driver to comply with rule 266 of the Road Rules 2014 is not available,

(e) if the person cannot, on request, satisfy the driver that the person is able to pay, or has paid, the fare.

(2) A person who is given a direction under subclause (1) must comply with it.

Maximum penalty—10 penalty units.

cl 85: Am 2019 (60), Sch 2 [7].