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Road Transport (Public Passenger Services) Act 2001
41Transferability of taxi licences
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41 Transferability of taxi licences
(1) A taxi licence (other than a restricted taxi licence) issued before the
commencement of the Road Transport Legislation Amendment
Act 2006 (the amendment Act) is transferable.
(2) A taxi licence (other than a restricted taxi licence) issued after the
commencement of the amendment Act may be issued as a
transferable or non-transferable taxi licence.
(3) If the holder of a taxi licence mentioned in subsection (1), or of a taxi
licence issued as a transferable taxi licence, asks the road transport
authority to transfer the licence to someone else, the authority must
transfer the licence to the person.
(4) The following taxi licences are not transferable:
(a) a taxi licence issued as a non-transferable taxi licence;
(b) a restricted taxi licence.
(5) A taxi licence mentioned in subsection (4) that is issued after the
commencement of the amendment Act is issued subject to the
condition that the licence-holder must not transfer the licence to
anyone else.
Example of transfer of licence
The licence-holder hiring the licence to someone else.