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Road Transport (Public Passenger Services) Regulation 2002
84Taxi licence waiting list
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84 Taxi licence waiting list
(1) The road transport authority must keep a list of pre-approval holders
(the taxi licence waiting list)—
(a) in order of when their application for pre-approval was received
by the authority; and
(b) divided into the following lists:
(i) the standard taxi licence waiting list;
(ii) the wheelchair-accessible taxi licence waiting list.
(2) The road transport authority must add a pre-approval holder to the
taxi licence waiting list as soon as possible after the pre-approval is
issued under section 86 (Pre-approval—decision on application).
(3) The road transport authority must move a pre-approval to the bottom
of the taxi licence waiting list if the pre-approval resets to the bottom
of the waiting list under—
(a) section 92A (3) (a) (Standard and wheelchair taxi licences—
notice of availability); or
(b) section 92B (3) (a) (Standard and wheelchair taxi licences—
application).
(4) The road transport authority must remove a pre-approval holder from
the taxi licence waiting list if—
(a) the pre-approval expires under—
(i) section 88 (2) (Pre-approval—term); or
(ii) section 92A (3) (b); or
(iii) section 92B (3) (b); or
Note A pre-approval expires under—
• s 88 after 2 years; or
• s 92A if the pre-approval is at the top of the waiting list, is
notified that a licence is available, but does not apply for it; or
• s 92B if the pre-approval holder applies for a taxi licence.
(b) the pre-approval is surrendered under section 90
(Pre-approval—surrender).
(5) The taxi licence waiting list may be kept in any form, including
electronically, that the road transport authority decides.
(6) The taxi licence waiting list may form part of the pre-approval
register.
Note Pre-approval register—see s 91.