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Road Transport (Public Passenger Services) Act 2001
60MLicensed rideshare vehicle not to be used by unlicensed
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60M Licensed rideshare vehicle not to be used by unlicensed
or unaccredited driver
A person commits an offence if—
(a) the person is a rideshare vehicle licensee; and
(b) the vehicle is used as a rideshare vehicle for a rideshare; and
(c) the person is not the rideshare driver for the rideshare; and
Rideshare vehicles Division 5A.3
(d) the person does not take reasonable steps to ensure that the
rideshare driver—
(i) either—
(A) holds a public vehicle licence to drive the rideshare
vehicle; or
(B) is exempted by the Road Transport (Driver
Licensing) Regulation 2000 from holding an
Australian driver licence; and
(ii) is an accredited rideshare driver.
Note 1 A rideshare driver must hold a public vehicle licence to drive the
rideshare vehicle (see Road Transport (Driver Licensing) Act 1999, s 31).
Note 2 Rideshare drivers’ insurance is dealt with in pt 8A.