225Bookable vehicle driver—directions by police officers or

225 Bookable vehicle driver—directions by police officers or authorised people (1) A police officer or authorised person may give a bookable vehicle driver a direction— (a) to accept a particular hiring even though the driver could refuse to accept the hiring under section 129 (3) (Wheelchair-accessible taxi driver—must preferentially accept hirings for wheelchair-dependent people); or (b) about how a particular hiring is to be carried out. (2) However, the police officer or authorised person may not give a direction that would involve the driver committing an offence (other than an offence against this regulation). (b) is given a direction under subsection (1); and (c) fails to comply with the direction. (4) Subsection (3) does not apply if the driver has a reasonable excuse for failing to comply with the direction. (5) If a bookable vehicle driver carries out a hiring in accordance with a direction under subsection (1)— (a) the driver is exempt from any provision of this regulation that would otherwise prohibit the driver from carrying out the hiring in accordance with the direction; and

(b) the Territory must pay the driver, in addition to the fare, reasonable compensation for any damage, injury, loss of time or other harm incurred by the driver because of the driver’s compliance with the direction.