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Road Transport (Public Passenger Services) Regulation 2002
132Wheelchair passengers in wheelchair-accessible taxis
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132 Wheelchair passengers in wheelchair-accessible taxis
(1) The driver of a wheelchair-accessible taxi must not carry a wheelchair
in the taxi unless it is safely and securely attached to the taxi.
(2) The driver of a wheelchair-accessible taxi must not carry a person in
the taxi while the person is seated in a wheelchair unless—
(a) the wheelchair cannot travel faster than 10km/h on level ground;
and
(b) the wheelchair is not in another vehicle (for example, a
motorised tricycle) while the wheelchair is in the taxi; and
(c) if a seatbelt is provided for the position where the wheelchair is
attached—the person is wearing the seatbelt.
(3) However, subsection (2) (c) does not apply if the person is exempt
under a territory law from wearing a seatbelt.
Regulation 2017, pt 16).
(4) Despite subsection (2) (a), the driver of a wheelchair-accessible taxi
must not carry a person in the taxi while the person is seated in a
motorised wheelchair of a kind known as, or that is similar to, a
scooter or tricycle.
(5) The driver of a wheelchair-accessible taxi must provide reasonable
assistance in loading and unloading a wheelchair, or a person in a
wheelchair, into or from the taxi.