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Road Transport (Public Passenger Services) Regulation 2002
322Action that may be taken in relation to service authorities
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322 Action that may be taken in relation to service authorities
(1) The road transport authority may take any 1 or more of the following
actions under section 323 (Procedure for authority taking disciplinary
action) in relation to a service authority held by a person:
(a) cancel the service authority, and disqualify the person from
applying for a service authority of that kind for a period of not
longer than 2 years;
(b) suspend the service authority for a period of not longer than
1 year and, if the authority considers appropriate, disqualify the
person from applying for a service authority of that kind for a
period of not longer than 1 year;
(c) if the service authority is a licence or approval in relation to
which an amount under the Road Transport (General) Act 1999
has not been paid (see section 321 (2) (f))—
(i) suspend the licence or approval for a period of not longer
than 3 months; and
(ii) if the amount remains unpaid after that time and the
authority considers appropriate, cancel the licence or
approval;
(d) if the service authority is already suspended—do either of the
following:
(i) cancel the service authority and disqualify the person from
applying for a service authority of that kind for a period of
not longer than 2 years;
(ii) suspend the service authority for an additional period of not
longer than 1 year and, if the authority considers
appropriate, disqualify the person from applying for a
service authority of that kind for a period, or an additional
period, of not longer than 1 year;
(e) direct the person to undertake particular training;
(f) impose a condition on, or amend a condition of, the service
authority;
(g) order the person to pay to the Territory an amount of not more
than—
(i) for an individual—$5 000; or
(ii) for a corporation—$25 000;
(h) reprimand the person.
(2) If the person holds more than 1 kind of service authority, the road
transport authority may take action in relation to 1 or more of the
service authorities.
(3) If the road transport authority disqualifies a person from applying for
a standard taxi licence or wheelchair-accessible taxi licence for a
period under subsection (1), the person is also disqualified from
applying for a pre-approval for that kind of licence for the same
period.