Road Transport (Public Passenger Services) Regulation 2002
221IBookable vehicle pricing during emergencies
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221I Bookable vehicle pricing during emergencies (b) the booking service— (i) accepts a jump-the-queue fee for a bookable vehicle booking; or (ii) provides a way for a bookable vehicle driver to accept a jump-the-queue fee for a bookable vehicle booking made via the transport booking service; or (iii) applies surge pricing for a bookable vehicle hiring; and (c) a declared state of alert, or declared state of emergency, is in force for all or part of the ACT.
(i) accepts a jump-the-queue fee for a bookable vehicle booking; or (ii) applies surge pricing for the bookable vehicle hiring; and (c) a declared state of alert, or declared state of emergency, is in force for all or part of the ACT. declared state of alert means a state of alert declared under the Emergencies Act 2004, section 151. declared state of emergency means a state of emergency declared under the Emergencies Act 2004, section 156. jump-the-queue fee, for a bookable vehicle booking—see section 221G. surge pricing, for a bookable vehicle hiring, means the practice of increasing bookable vehicle fares during times of high demand for bookable vehicles. Note 1 Jump-the-queue fees are always prohibited for taxis (see s 221G). Note 2 The Minister may determine fares and ways of calculating fares for taxis, ridesharing and hire cars (see Act, s 60, s 60Q and s 79A).