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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).